To not get Disney?

[Fridaysgirl]

I'm talking about adults here, not kids.

Why do grown men and women feel the need to wear Minnie ears, buy mugs, bags and T shirts of Disney related stuff?

And why in god's name would you pay £££££s to go and gawp and an artificial pink princess castle when you could pay far less to see something real? Or cuddle a Minnie/Mickey Mouse (or should I say a stranger dressed up)?

Please can someone explain all this to me?

A better example would be asking why someone would want to read jilly cooper when they could read the bronte sisters or go to an art gallery when they could scroll through instagram

None of the comparisons make sense though. Doing one thing doesn’t preclude one from doing the other. There would never be a situation whereby visiting Disneyland I couldn’t visit a real castle. Or by reading a Jilly Cooper I could never read a Bronte novel.

@NearlyGranny the prices are underneath the item or on the tag, all Disney shop items are priced, it's on the barcode sticker.

I have seen only a handful of Disney movies. Would never wear Disney merchandise or buy cuddly toys etc. But I have a Disney annual pass..going for the 4th time this year soon (adult no children)

I have no clue what who half the characters are, and couldn’t think of anything worse than sharing a meal with people in costumes. Buts it’s still AMAZING.

I don't get it either, not even for children, it's corporate money making not magic! I'm already being pressured to take DS to Florida for Disney when he's older and he's not even a year old yet, 'oh but it's so magical'. There are plenty of magical things to do with £10k and a two week trip to the land of drive thrus, strip malls and theme parks isn't one I'd put high on the list. I know adults who can't afford to buy houses but go to eurodisney several times a year and the US parks most years.

I know adults who can't afford to buy houses but go to eurodisney several times a year and the US parks most years.

This reminds me of the worn out trope that the reason millennials can't afford to get on the housing ladder is because they've spent all their cash on avocado on toast and a coffee.

Listening to what a school mum was telling me, it’s to do with being transported by the experience, and entering more innocent age, feeling magical. It seems to make a lot of people very happy.
Doesn’t appeal to me at all, but it would be dull if we were all the same.

To be fair the Op asked “why” people like Disney because she can’t see the attraction. Saying “we all like different things” is a really poor response as it doesn’t actually explain the reasoning behind liking Disney.

I couldn’t relate to any of it as a child and I don’t get it now.Added to which they ruin nearly every story they re tell ( looking at you Little Mermaid).
I quite like Epcot though.

Totally agree OP. Yes, fair enough if people get something out of it but I am horrified by the idea of having to spend time at Disney without kids! The queues! The cost! Etc.
God I sound miserable 😬
I know what you mean though, what is the whole 'thing' they're buying into? As an adult it seemed just a money spinner, I'm amazed adults could find it 'magical'.
As others have said, I guess we all enjoy different things.

@VladmirsPoutine I know two adult couples and a single woman all in their thirties all living with their parents, complaining about not being able to afford to move out but go to Disney euro and Florida, regularly. I'm a millennial I eat avocados I still bought a house. (Without help from anyone else and in the home counties). If people love mouse ears and hugging adults in furry suits, fine, but please stop complaining when your Disney obsession for the last five years could've funded a property deposit. These are professional people, intelligent mostly, it's weird and cult like.

WhyBirdStop Some people seek out experiences and others seek out 'things'. It is very much the case that one can bemoan not being able to move out yet go on holiday. A friend of mine lived on cornflakes for years saving for a deposit and didn't travel anywhere but to work - which she cycled to. I spent my 20s mainly travelling and experiencing new things. She's got her house and she's happy. I've got an international circle of friends and a wealth of experiences/travels.. I'm happy. It doesn't have to be an either/or.

Why can't we accept people are different and have different tastes. The idea of Disney world or whatever fills me with dread, much rather a quiet cafe in Berlin, for example. But I can accept it's not for everyone.

I don’t understand people who travel thousands of miles to lie on a beach and see nothing if the culture of the country they visit

We once knew of a couple who went to Egypt in a room with a Nile view, they demanded that the foliage around their balcony be cut back because they couldn't lie in bed and see the river. They never left their hotel in Luxor other than to go to the airport!

Why do I love Disney?
It’s hard to explain really I just do.
I’ve been visiting WDW in Florida now for over 30yrs. I’ve been as a child with my parents and sister, I’ve been many times as a teenager and then an adult, and more recently I’ve taken DS to Paris Disneyland so I’ve also experienced it now as a parent.

I adore the Disney movies, they’re brilliant, the music is gorgeous. It reminds me of my childhood. I’ve so many happy memories of holidays there. I’ve got lots of souvenirs and a few items of Disney clothing. I’m confident enough in myself to wear a pair of mouse ears or a Mickey t-shirt without caring whether other people would approve or not. I’m also a huge fan of Harry Potter, theme parks and rides in general. It’s just pure magic and escapism!
I’ve no interest in meeting characters personally but I’m sure that’ll change as DS gets older.
There’s so much in WDW specifically aimed at adults too and I’ve had some amazing times on specialist tours, shopping and at the food and wine festival. There’s some superb evening entertainment.

For balance...I do a very serious job, I also love holidays in Europe and have seen many real and authentic castles, I love classic literature and I’ve no idea why so many people think if you love Disney you’re incapable of appreciating other things.

The first time we took our children to Disneyland there wasn't the big Disney 'thing' in the UK with Mickey and Minnie, they were more interested in the other characters and in the other areas , Epcot and, the, MGM. I find it astounding to see grown adults, usually women, head to toe in Disney merchandise getting orgasmic at the parades. Yoy can even buy all the baby stuff and rent a Princess pram, a four poster cot on wheels with lights!
We enjoy going with the grandchildren, although more for the other areas than Magic Kingdom.

I’ve no idea why so many people think if you love Disney you’re incapable of appreciating other things

It's inverted snobbery. Personally I would rather chew my own foot than go on a cruise on one of those floating tower blocks but that's my preference, even the Nile cruises get tedious once you're on the move and not visiting the temples. The mail boat on round the coast of Norway is wonderful though but it's not a 'cruise' in the accepted sense.

I just don't understand the need for such total escapism in the artificial

Isn’t that the point of escapism to avoid ‘real’?

I went for the first time last year (with DC &DH) it was a blast. Even for adults. It was constant entertainment, brilliant service and everything was so easy. I had way more fun than I've had visiting cultural cities and historical sites around Europe in recent years. It's just fun escapism from the real world for a while. Wearing some Minnie Mouse ears is just a bit of fun, getting into the spirit of it while you're there. Why not.

I can see the fun the rides and Disney is a great theme park. I don't get the character autograph thing though - we were in Euro Disney in the summer and the longest queues were for photos with Aladdin, and there were hardly any children in the queue.

@Dalmatian88 could have written your post myself. Went a week ago, Lion King and Jungle book season was great.
Can't wait to go in October for Halloween

Yes escapism is to avoid real life yes it’s artificial but aren’t most things that enable you to?
It’s a beautiful bright bubble where you are in the outdoors and walking around and everyone is happy. It’s bright and colourful and everything for the most part runs smoothly. It’s an experience and one which is immersive so you switch off from real life
Fantasyland is aptly named

Everyone likes different things, I'm sure you like something that others would question why. We all have our likes/dislikes, we all choose to spend our money in different ways, it's not like that's your only choice

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/longhaul/3662990-Not-being-facetious-but-can-someone-explain-the-appeal-of-disney-Orlando here's a thread to help you

Because I work very very hard and long hours all year round and I get swept away in the glitter and magic and out of this world fabulousness of it.
There is absolutely nothing like it anywhere in this world.

All year round I am miserable, antisocial, don’t do people or crowds, fucking hate the heat and avoid anything fun yet take me to DWF and I come alive!
I bloody love it.

Going again in a few months.. can’t wait!

Disney is life.
All hail Walt Disney. It is right to give him thanks and praise...
Snow White was a marvel of a film.
Do you deny it?!

I like Disney because:
The films are fun, nostalgic and beautifully animated. I really love seeing how styles and techniques change over the years.

The songs are wonderful!

The rides are fun.

The parks are full of interesting details and designs that link back to the stories which are fun to spot.

Some people like clothes with logos, words and pictures on. I don't have any disney clothes at the moment but I wouldn't mind a hoody with a Disney character on.

It's just fun, I don't know what's hard to understand about it being fun.

I find Disney obsessed adults very creepy.