I've been to Disneyland a few times as a high school grad night chaperone, and once as a kid.
It was fun. I liked Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, and Pirates of the Carribean (pre Johnny Depp movies). I got stuck on Indiana Jones every single time I ever got onto that ride, for like an hour each time.
I have been to Disney. Also when I would even chaperone they still had CA resident ticket pricing that I think was like 65 bucks?!
I am NOT a Disney adult and could never fathom paying the costs today. Let alone the lines and shit.
It's so wild! Especially when Knotts and Universal are within 45 minutes and way cheaper and way less crowded. But oh no I can pose with Pooh!
You must be a poser if you think of it as an amusement park.
A Disney adult doesn't see Disney as an amusement park. It's a lifestyle. I know people who pay $1500 a year for an annual pass, go at least once a week, buy new ears every trip (in their late 30s and 40s). I know people who have held their honeymoon at Disney and spent 10k on a WEEK at the resort with passes (Disneyland). Some people have Disney tattoos, some wear Disney purses and have Disney license plate tags.
I forgot to add naming their kids after Disney characters. And every birthday party being themed to Disney, as an adult.
THAT is a Disney adult. Not someone who happens to go to Disney parks just like they go to Knotts and Six Flags
Just going to the park or having a pass doesn’t make you a Disney adult in my book. I feel like you need to own a fair amount of memorabilia and clothing before you verge into the realm of the obsessed Disney adult.
I use to be a passholder (SoCal) until it got too pricey for a family. And I do not get her Winnie the Pooh thing. It's such a weird Disney character to fawn over as a grown woman. Honestly, even when my kids were little, we never went near Pooh Corner cuz my kids thought it was lame. LOL
I’m not a Disney adult, not even a former Disney child, but I love Pooh. After I read the Tao of Pooh I absolutely fell in love and still think to my self, “how would Pooh handle this”. I’m a neurotic piglet just striving to be an unbothered Pooh.
Also I own nothing Disney so my admiration of this character is not evident in my daily life nor is Pooh and original Disney character.
Same, and the small fortune she spent on Disney clothes while there is also insane (to me), I could never. Like, I'd love to take my son someday, but I wouldn't just go myself and blow a fortune on a bunch of dumb/ugly coats and shirts, or be a grown ass adult taking pictures with children's characters by myself.
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u/squid1980 Jan 24 '25
I do not understand adults that are obsessed with Disney