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Every time I fly home to Orlando, FL for the holidays or a long weekend, I end up in MCO surrounded by all the families ready to hit up the parks. It’s cute when I see a four-year-old with their little Minnie ears on in the airport, and I like watching the excitement on kid’s faces when the plane lands and they’re ready to get to Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, or what have you, ASAP. Sometimes though, I’ll notice the couple or individual adult who is arriving, sans kids. As I ride the little monorail to baggage claim, I am silently judging them and allowing their presence to feed into my opinion that adult Disney fans are extremely unsettling.
I used to invite people to come down with me for spring break in college and I would always offer to take them to Disney Springs if they were interested. I’ve done the food and wine tours in Epcot with my parents and had fun. But that’s about it. I would never pay for my own over-priced ticket into the parks if I didn’t have a child with me. I haven’t been to the amusement park side of things in years. Even when I have future children, we’ll maybe go to the park once in their lives. Because you know what’s more fun than Disney World? Literally anything else.
I have friends that took their honeymoon this past summer to Disney World, and it was all they could talk about for weeks. I had to play up how fantastic the whole thing sounded as they explained their plans to fast pass Space Mountain, and eat at whatever Beauty & The Beast Restaurant where there is random singing during the meal. I’m glad the excursion was perfect for this couple, but I still can’t fathom how it was enjoyable. The parks aren’t cheap, and they insisted on staying in one of the Disney resorts which come at a higher price than a normal hotel. They spent a couple thousand dollars to stand in sweaty long lines, surrounded by rowdy children, and pay jacked up prices for amusement park food.
Even the merchandise for adults is a red flag that someone is an oddball. You don’t need three Piglet dish towels and a seven dwarves luggage set. It’s disturbing. We give so much grief to the degenerate Bronies as we rightfully should. They’re obsessing over My Little Pony, a show designed for children. Adults fixated on Disney are falling into the exact same kind of madness, without the social repercussions.
I don’t even want to have to go here, but there really should be some kind of medical diagnosis for adults (bar parents, I suppose) dressing up in character to go to the parks. A co-worker once explained to me the hundreds of dollars she had spent on making a realistic Little Mermaid costume to wear on her next trip down to sunny Florida. The whole time she was talking, the only thing running through my mind was how much I would hate doing some weird shit like that.
It’s not just the parks. I’ve talked to multiple people who freak out when a Disney movie is released before being put into the Disney vault. These individuals, with no children, are pining over a Blu-ray copy of 101 Dalmatians that will probably cost upwards of $50 because of the “collector’s edition” sticker they insist on pay more for. I can’t even remember the last time I bought a DVD, and these die-hards are buying multiple copies of one movie.
I don’t want to destroy the parks, and I don’t hate the films or the characters. I may not be into him myself, but there’s no personal vendetta I carry against Mickey Mouse. I just think it’s really fucking strange to be a grown-ass adult still obsessed with all things Disney. All the weirdos with a Donald Duck phone case ought to do a little self-reflecting. Being a fan of something is normal, letting it take over your life is not.
Come down to Orlando, skip the Magic Kingdom shit and go to Universal Studios instead. It’s a million times better, and they serve alcohol all over the park..
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when someone is really into disney it’s a sign that they refuse to grow up, and are emotionally immature.
my emotional immaturity, meanwhile, manifests at the liquor store like God intended.
i never realized that star wars was baby shit.
Ignorance at it’s finest. Please tell me how I refuse to grow up. I’ve done more in my 20s being in the military then most do in a whole lifetime?
Than*
Veteran to veteran. Do not say that kinda shit man.
Are you questioning if you’ve done more?
My wife and I have jobs, our own apartment, two older cars, how is that not “grown up?”
Probably because you went to Disney for your honeymoon…
Oh wise one, please tell me where I should have gone?
To hell, where you belong.
Anywhere besides Disney
This is a battle you will not win. We all make mistakes. What’s important is that you learn from those mistakes.
He could win if his response was “Yeah, I went to Disney on my honeymoon. I know it’s weird and not your thing, but fuck you.”
Yeah, I went to Disney on my honeymoon. I know it’s weird, not your thing, so fuck you. Better?
I don’t care about “winning.” I’m stating an opinion. Don’t like it? I don’t care. I’ll go about my day and life.
Just a hot tip, it’s really hard to claim “I don’t care” when a quarter of the comments on this article are you being defensive.
I don’t care that you think I’m not “winning” an argument. I don’t care that you think I’m doomed to damnation. I made a point of discussion.
because you’re going to Disney World/Land voluntarily.
My coworkers cousin had a Star Wars theme wedding, went to Disney World for the honeymoon, and travel there 4 times a year. That’s a psycho move
Kid from my high school had his honeymoon there. They were wearing mouse ears and matching shirts the whole time. How you choose that over an all inclusive resort in another country is beyond me (especially when they are social/binge drinkers).
I did a beach vacation with a former girlfriend and her family a little over a decade ago. Hanging around the beach/pool gets boring after awhile.
Should’ve done excursions on the island / surrounding area. There is always more than hanging by the pool.
you sound boring, not even after awhile though..
Girl that was in our undergrad friend group goes there 6-8 times per year and justifies it by paying to run in their 5k/half marathons. She always pays to stay at one of the on site Disney hotels. It’s mind blowing.
yeah, how dare they spend their money how they see fit!
100% on board with this take. Adults who do this on their own need new hobbies.
Please let me know what your hobbies are so I can judge them.
My hobby is to downvote the guy defending disney trips
Dave why are you even here. And by here I mean on this website. You seem to bitch a lot.
Getting the feeling he’s just a troll after seeing all his comments after yesterdays random National airport argument
How the hell does one troll a blog called “post grad problems?”
User dave11686 is the alt account for Dave Ruff. He uses it to post comments that don’t go with the brand he is creating on the site and on social media.
or its some guy named dave born on January 16, 1986 that went to Disney World/Land for his honeymoon that also has strong opinions on airports.
The latter would be correct.
Because I enjoy being here? Why are any of us here?
Ok yeah going for honeymoons is weird but why all the hate on Disney movies? What’s wrong with a little nostalgia? Also theme parks are awesome.
Acceptable take until the last paragraph…it’s dumb to fawn over Disney characters, but ok to go to a park and run around with the Hulk and Spiderman? Same difference.
Not tryna to piss off multiple communities at a time
Second this ^^^^ Universal is the same as Disney
Not EVEN close. Universal caters to different people.
Disney World is an entirely artificial, sterile experience that invests heavily in its park employees and support staff to create a feeling of “corporatized fun” that most people ignore because it makes their kids happy or reminds them of their childhood.
Whereas Universal Studios is just another amusement park setting. The staff hate working there, more people are drunk in the park than you think, and corporate just does not give a shit.
(Plus, good rollercoasters.)
A girl I dated for a while in high school goes twice a year – once with her entire family and once just her and her husband. Have never been happier she cheated on me by making out with some guy she met at the mall back in sophomore year.
And you’re sitting there, alone, dreaming of a girl you dated as a sophomore. Guess which one is the loser.
Yeah, telling people to go to Universal instead. Which in case you missed it is a ‘theme park’ that showcases Minions, Harry Potter, and Marvel. That’s toootally different(I mean like why didn’t I see that before??) It’s cute that you think you’re above liking theme parks and those that do. 😉
If saving money for alcohol is all you’re after, there’s a grocery store down the street that sells cheap wine. And it even comes in a box so you can carry it to the couch more easily.
I ended a 4 year relationship over his obsession with Disney. It’s more than going to the parks, it’s the childish obsession all Disney related things.
Love flying out of MCO and seeing the parents who are completely defeated
You have clearly never heard of Drink around the World at Epcot…
Read the article, she enjoys that and is hating on people who like the actual amusement parks/parks with rides and shit.