To ask what you think about grown women who go to Disneyland without dc with Disney ears and wearing Disney dresses?

[Witchofzog]

Before anyone flames me this is meant to be light hearted. Obviously a holiday is about doing what you want to do and I strongly believe each to their own. I also don't get holidays where you fling yourself out of trees or go to back to basic retreats where you pay a fortune to effectively starve yourself.

But I have 2 friends on Facebook - one an ex colleague and the other a distant family member who have been to Disneyland Florida with their partners (who look a bit bored in the photos) over the last 2 months. Both have dressed in cutesie Disney dresses, Disney shoes, bags and ears despite being in their 30's and their photos are mainly all with various characters. I just don't get it. I imagine with children or for a few days it would be totally magical but I think 2 weeks of meeting characters and eating Disney shaped food would get a bit boring after a while. But I am prepared to be educated. These women look like they are literally having the time of their lives so there must be something I am missing.

Would you go on your own without dc's for 2 weeks?

And what greendale said.

By the way, y'all, the one in Florida is called Disney World, not Disneyland.

I do wonder why adults meet the face characters. I can understand the cartoon type characters but to me there's something odd about queuing to meet a young girl in a pretty dress.

Disney is my idea of hell. I don't like crowds. I don't like spending my day queuing. I don't like rides. Some people do and good for them. Zero judgement for going to Disney. By all accounts if you like theme parks then they're meant to be wonderful for all ages. Friends of ours go as a couple every year. They love it.

What I do judge a bit is the grown adults getting hysterically squealy about it all. You've not met Elsa from Frozen at all. You've met an actor in a costume. You're 29 years old. Get a grip. That sort of excessive acting like a child weirds me out a bit, just like silly glitter sparkles and unicorn obsessions.

Now, people who go on cruises, or prison ships as they are called in my house, that’s something to get judgmental about.
I agree with you here.

What I do judge a bit is the grown adults getting hysterically squealy about it all. You've not met Elsa from Frozen at all. You've met an actor in a costume. You're 29 years old. Get a grip. That sort of excessive acting like a child weirds me out a bit, just like silly glitter sparkles and unicorn obsessions.

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@taratill Yes, we are! It will be our second time at Ft Wilderness. It's by far the best RV park we've stayed in, Disney or no Disney.

There are companies who will not only rent you a big caravan, they'll tow it to the Fort and set it up for you! I'm not sure how that compares (caravan rental + Ft W space) to staying onsite at one of the hotels, though. We priced RV'ing vs staying 8 nights at the Grand Floridian or Wilderness Lodge + airfare, and towing our caravan from California to Florida was much cheaper AND more fun than schlepping through airports! Plus when we leave WDW we're headed back to Yellowstone NP.

We'd love to RV across Canada! It's such a beautiful country. We've only been to Vancouver Island and Waterton Lakes NP so far. One of these days..........

I want to do this, why can't adults be children two. There not hurting anybody are they?

Wow live and let live. They are not hurting anybody, it may not be your cup of tea, but no need to look down your noses at them, or pity them, they don't need your pity, they are having so much of a good time.

For the record, dh and I went to Disneyworld in Florida pre kids, for our honeymoon, and had a fantastic time. We did Magic Kingdom, which was for kids really (yes shock horror, I wore my Disneystore Winne the Pooh shorts and cami top set). The Epcot centre was fantastic, and more science based, and the Animal Adventure was also very interesting. We also went to Universal Studios, and the Kennedy Space Centre, and Sea World too, so not just Disney. Though in light of the animal welfare, I would not do Sea World again.

No, I did not go round getting squealy at the actors in costume. I had my photo taken with Pumba from the Lion King, but I love Pumba, but that was it.

I found that with Disneyworld there were things for adults and children alike. I also liked their shows that they did, they did a Sleeping Beauty show, and and one on special effects, at the MGM part.

You may not have intended it to be judgemental, but that is how your post comes across to me.

It comes over to me that because you do not want to do it, you feel that they are childish and so therefore you are more superior than them.
I have seen lots of people going to or from a comicon. I don't have any interest in it myself and only know it is on because I see people walking around the city centre dressed up. I don't pity them or look down on them. I am more likely to admire them for doing what they enjoy without being put off by what other people think.
I am planning a trip to euro Disney. Yes I am taking a child, but wouldn't look down on someone who was there without one, or expect preferential treatment because I had a child with me and they didn't.
I don't know if I feel comfortable on how I would look on photos to wear a top with a Disney character on, but may Disney bound in a subtle way. I am thinking pale blue tunic to bound as cinderella or red spotty top to bound as Minnie. The most important thing to me is that my daughter enjoys the trip, and I feel comfortable in what I am wearing (both actual comfort and with my appearance).
I have ears that match my daughters, because I know she will like that. (but a good point was made up thread and I will try and remember to take them off if we see a show). My dh in contrast will not wear anything different to the clothes he would wear at home (other than footwear suitable for the amount of walking), and may not want to be in many photos. It may not be his choice of holiday, but he knows our daughter will love it, and will enjoy seeing her do that.

All those pontificating about preferring to go back-packing and holidaying in the Caribbean and Thailand, why do you think you are so much more intelligent or better?

You are destroying the food chain, marine life and adding to the pollution as well as contributing to slave labour and redirecting limited resources away from the rest of the population.

Your holiday choices aren't any better.

But you are that fucked up that you need something to feel smug about, so pick a group to feel sorry for (and therefor superior to).

Get the fuck over yourselves and wake the fuck up.

Over-commercialisation? Yes, because when you go on your travels to Africa, Mexico and Asia, you are making a much more intelligent and reasoned choice based on the good of your fellow People and the Planet.

Well done you.

Meh, whatever makes you happy.

My holiday obsession is skiing. I spend more than I can probably afford on my trips and the associated clothes and equipment. Plenty of friends and colleagues think I’m nuts going for holidays in the cold while they jet off to warm locations to lie by the pool. But I adore my skiing holidays and it’s truly a passion of mine.

At least they're having fun and doing what they love and making the most out of their time there.
I know people who go on 5 diff holidays a year and all they do is get paralytic drunk, dont make it to any of the sights and then complain about how rude the locals were for kicking them out of establishments! Such a waste!

I think some people forget how old some of these films and characters are. If you asked my Grandma what the first film she ever saw was she'd tell you it was Snow White in the 30s and that she loved it so much she stayed in the cinema to watch it twice. No doubt she have quite enjoyed seeing someone dressed up as Snow White.

For some people Disney brings back memories of when they were young. If they want a picture with said character then crack on - they've paid their money like everyone else and the actor/actress playing the character is doing their job posing for a picture with them. No one dies.

Some of the judgement on this thread is horrible - people should be allowed to holiday as they like without becoming the subject of a discussion on the internet. I don't even know these people and I'm annoyed on their behalf - if you want to know why they went to Disney as adults without children that badly then ask them rather than throwing their life choices to the wolves on here.

I would think they are childish, creepy and weird.

Brilliant, thanks for that. Of course you’re not being judgmental at all - I regularly call people I like, and/or respect, and/or at least recognise a difference of opinion is not a prosecutable offence, creepy and weird.

But it’s okay people, keep telling yourself you’re not judging.

As it happens, I’ve been called way worse than weird and survived, but I object to creepy. Me standing in a queue for the Star Tours ride - not creepy. Me wearing a shirt with the Captain America shield on - not creepy. Me eating a Mickey-shaped, well, anything (Mickey shaped food is everywhere) - not creepy. Not to your liking, not to your tastes, but not creepy.

Your holiday choices aren't any better.
But you are that fucked up that you need something to feel smug about, so pick a group to feel sorry for (and therefor superior to).
Get the fuck over yourselves and wake the fuck up
I don't think my holidays are better.
Disney isn't my cup of tea for a number of reasons (and many of them are reasons I wouldn't go to Alton Towers either).
I don't judge people who go to Disney. I've heard from friends it's meant to be amazing.

I do judge the hysterical over the top adults squealing about how they 'are so excited to meet Elsa' etc. I don't get what that sort of regressing excessively childish behaviour adds and find it a bit odd.

'I'm off to Disney again and we're going to be based in Animal Kingdom and we're going to to get the same sort of room.as last time with all the spa facilities. It's amazing. They've done a new ride on somethinf and there's a new light show/performance which we can't wait for. It'll be good to get those mouse ears on again.' - Great. Not my type of holiday but it's just the sort of holiday my friends enjoy and they go back every year

'Eeeeeh. 243/135/23 sleeps until Disney!! So excited. I'm already planning my itinerary so I can meet all the characters. I'm still missing Tigger and Sleeping Beauty. I love Disney princesses and have to see them all. I've even got my Disney style themed outfits ready so I can be a different princes every day. Etc - a bit over the top childish for me, and usually someone who also loves unicorns and mermaids and sparkles and has bought into this idea of an infantalised adult. If it makes them happy then great, but I find that sort of carry on a little excessive and bizarre

People have opinions. They don't need to "wake the fuck up".

I went to Disney World as part of my honeymoon when I was 31 (before kids) and we plan to go back when DD is a bit older. Each to their own!

OP this is a major thing in Japan. Adults dress up for disney and go without children and literally rush to reach rides/special products before children. I presume this is spreading.

Personally I think they are nuts, I've been to Disney as an adult with friends, and Ive bee with the kids and I prefer Thorpe Park personally 😁

I also think friends who do cross country mud runs are completely nuts too.

Childish and weird in my opinion but each to their own. It would be my idea of hell.

Those that are suggesting it’s “childish” or “weird” or “creepy”.

Please do share what massively superior holidays you take. No do, would LOVE to know.

Personally I like somewhere warm, sandy beaches, cocktails, and placec to explore, to understand the country and local culture.

I tend not to dress up as cartoon characters or a princess at any stage of it. 😁

Well how wonderful Bluntness. It must be tiring carrying the banner for what is a “proper adult holiday”.

But you see I enjoy exploring culture and new countries too.

Not cocktails or beaches. The people who like those invariably share dull selfies along with comments like “living my best life” and squealing that it’s “mojito o’clock”

Enough weird interests of my own not to want to throw any first stones

Me too.

I can’t see why some people get annoyed about other adults dressing up and having a bit of fun. Goodness knows, there’s a lot of bad things is things in this world - why judge anyone for a bit of harmless escapism?