Disney Adults

[nelsonic]

Recently learned about the term “Disney Adults” via:
https://youtu.be/LvhX7Y8tNzQ

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/disney-adults-tiktok-hated-internet-1370226/

[iteles]

"A Disney adult is someone who lives and breathes the brand, buying limited-edition mouse ears and popcorn buckets and branded fitness trackers the moment they drop, constantly posting free advertisements for the park in the form of Cinderella’s Castle and Purple Wall selfies (so named for the violently mauve wall in Tomorrowland) whilst wearing rose-gold mouse ears. To declare oneself a Disney fan in adulthood is to profess to being nothing less than an uncritical bubblehead ensconced in one’s own privilege, suspended in a state of permanent adolescence, raised on a diet of wasp-waisted princesses and talking-animal sidekicks and dancing candelabras, refusing to acknowledge the grim reality that dreams really don’t come true."

Oof. It's a whole world.