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?

When I took my kids to Disneyland, the queues were insane and all I could think of was that they would have been a LOT shorter if it had not been for all the gaggles of 27yo women in Mickey Mouse ears (this is in Tokyo BTW).

I feel like this is a kids' space, first and foremost--I avoid taking my children to very "adult" venues like wine bars, and maybe this should be reciprocated.

Not my cup of tea (I was a strange child who absolutely loathed the idea of going to Disneyland.) But I desperately want to go to the Harry Potter Studios, know my Hogwarts house, wand and patronus, own a wand, wear Harry Potter themed t-shirts and jewellery, dress up as my favourite characters for Halloween... You get the idea. It's escapism, pretending to be something different for a bit.

and all I could think of was that they would have been a LOT shorter if it had not been for all the gaggles of 27yo women in Mickey Mouse ears

Shorter queues but twice as expensive surely? Those 27 year olds have bought their tickets, and paid a lot for them.

I don’t think it’s much like taking a child to a wine bar.

Opinions are allowed last time I checked.

Indeed. But you said it confirmed the view that "there's something odd about it". It doesn't. Your seven year old doesn't have the last word on what's "odd" does he/she? And nor do you.

kerala the fact that you think it is only in England that you will find adult Disney fans proves how little you know about Disney! Take a look at the Japanese for starters and you’ll find that there are plenty of European adult superfans Of Disneyland Paris. Next weekend in Paris is the Run Disney event. Adult runners from all of the world including the US will be dressing up as characters and running a half marathon. The highlight of this run is the opportunity to meet rarer characters!

Just because you don’t get it don’t assume people must be sad or uniquely British to love Disney as adults

Brings to mind the character from Come Fly with Me. When asked why she loves Disney so much, she replies it’s because she’s a bit thick. Maybe I just have no inner child but I don’t women and Disney obsessions.

Bloody hell, my eyes have been opened to the magnitude of judgement on this website! Seriously, labelling people as pathetic and pitying them for doing something they enjoy? What madness is that?! What on earth makes it pathetic?!

DH and I went for our honeymoon, we literally had the time of our lives. We recently went back with our DC, and had the time of our lives again.

What about that makes us pathetic? We weren't hurting anyone! On our honeymoon we spent two weeks in the sunshine, enjoying each others company, smiling and laughing.

But that's pathetic because it's Disney and we are adults? Get a hold of yourselves.

I don't need pity from anyone, maybe you need pity for being so miserable and judgemental.

(Not aiming this at you OP, your post was fine, it's the other, more judgemental posts that struck a nerve!)

one2 what this website should open yours eyes to is that people have different opinions...

Certainly and also it's fine to point out when people are being proper sneery ignorant arses when expressing them.

Brings to mind the character from Come Fly with Me. When asked why she loves Disney so much, she replies it’s because she’s a bit thick. Maybe I just have no inner child but I don’t women and Disney obsessions

You know, if I was going to imply other people are thick, I'd make sure my post actually made sense...

Oops Jacques, missed out “understand” after don’t, thanks for pointing it out. As for the tv programme, you can google that if you don’t know what I’m talking about

Completely Carol, that’s the beauty of this site

Still hold the same opinion despite the ranting Disney super fans. Its for kids to me and don't get the appeal to adults and some of the lone adults we saw there we felt abit sorry for. Still as you say does no harm people have all sorts of hobbies I wouldn't fancy personally

I am well aware that people have, and are entitled to their own opinions.

What I don't understand is the need to ridicule and pity others because the things they enjoy don't match your 'opinion' of what is fun for an adult. That isn't having an opinion, that is just being a rude, obnoxious arsehole.

Calling someone pathetic because they enjoy Disneyland as an adult, isn't an opinion, it's just not very nice.

If your child came home from school and said 'Mum, there's a kid in my class who loves trains, isn't he a weirdo,' SURELY you would reply with something along the lines of 'That isn't a very kind thing to say. Just because that child has different interests to you, that doesn't make him weird.' Would you not? Same rules apply here.

I have absolutely no objection to people saying something like 'Well personally the Disney thing isn't for me, I've never really understood it myself, I'm not much of a Disney fan, but each to their own!' That is having an opinion. Ridiculing others for having different interests is completely different to that though, isn't it.

This actually has nothing to do with me being a Disney fan. The actual subject matter here is irrelevant. I am not reacting in this way because this is about Disney, I would react the same if it was about something that doesn't even interest me. If people were sneering and looking down on others in a thread about stamp collecting, or embroidery or any number of hobbies/interests that aren't relevant to me, I would still think it was totally unnecessary and nasty.

One2, you don’t actually think people talk in real life how they talk on AIBU?

I would hope not, no. That doesn't make it okay though does it, just because it's AIBU. Calling people pathetic because it's under the protection of AIBU doesn't make it okay.

I think you need a nice cup of tea to be honest. The vitriol from the Disney defenders is....interesting.

It's not about being a "Disney Defender", which I'm not. It's about calling out the nastiness that's so prevalent on Mumsnet. People with shallow lives who think it's OK to name-call and insult others based solely on their hobbies or interests.

Kerala I hope you pointed out the irony to your son of his sneering at- sorry, sympathising with- some one at the same place doing the same thing that he was.

I really am quite at this thread really.

I am a Disney fan- most of my friends/family know this... they may or may not "get it" but I like to think they wouldn't think me stupid or sad.... it's just what I like and they like what they like! Not sure why it's so hard to grasp?

My good friend enjoys fitness and talks about it a lot, the thought of any kind of fitness brings me out in a cold sweat and I don't understand how anyone can enjoy it, but she does, I don't judge her for it! FFS!

I'm quite happy to enjoy something that means I get to have fun! Rides, shows, entertainment all set around making people smile and laugh... what's not to like!

The point is you don't have to do it if it's not your thing, just leave those who do want to do it to get on with it. You don't have to get it, I don't get the need to make yourself feel superior at the expense of those who are doing you no harm whatsoever.

Totally agree with pps who think sneering, because that's what this is, at other people's interests and activities and inviting others to pile on with the point and laugh while thinly veiling their scorn as 'lighthearted' and curiosity is bang out of order.

I did Eurodisney with my grown up friends and loved it!!! My motto is if you’re going to do something, then throw yourself into it... so I did... I threw myself straight into a tiara and Minnie ears. I looked great

There's no "vitriol" or "ranting" KERALA. Stop pretending there is to take the focus of your own unpleasantness and sneering. Some posters are standing up to it. Perhaps you didn't expect it because yoy were so sure that your way of viewing things is The Right One, so now you're feeling injured perhaps? You feel sorry for people who like it and behave in a way you don't understand? Well tbh I feel rather sorry for you because if you are this scathing about this partIcular interest I feel very sure there will be others you'll be scoffing at too. What a limited way of going through life.

It is perfectly ok for people to think an adult Disney obsession is pathetic - that’s their opinion. Those with the obsession can have their opinion too.

I don't think considering Disney is for children is an unusual or unreasonable view. And I am seeing quite abit of ranting ! Backs away....