To think that adults who love Disney are immature?

[WildLemonLurker]

I don’t get the obsession with Disney among grown adults. AIBU to think that being so into children’s movies and merchandise is immature?

Sneering at other people's preferences is immature.

Adults are free to like what they like. It doesn't affect you in any way shape or form.

Do you feel the same about adults who like Marvel? Or DC?
Or go to those war type places and play with toys?
Or like Lego?
I could go on and on.
This has made me want a Disney T shirt now.

But is it strange?

i don’t have Disney bedding, but I did get a t-shirt with mouse ears on prior to my last visit to wdw, and I have a Disney holiday every year, I’m NT. I do feel relieved that I have children to Justify my annual pilgrimage but I don’t think I’m strange, I just like escapism and nostalgia

Took my adult daughter to Disneyland this year. We had such amazing Disney fun when she was little, it doesn't just go away overnight.

I don’t understand the adult Disney love - the merchandise, Disneyland/Disneyworld obsession. I also don’t understand the love for cruise holidays, Ed Sheeran or popcorn. Each to their own.

The films are fun, some more than others.

Can’t get upset about it! People who really really love it - as in wear Disney clothing and have Disney tattoos - and generally make it their personality are not my people. I know it’s not inherently wrong but long with #mumwine hashtags and those polaroid sunglasses - I get huge ick.

It is however, totally harmless as far as things-that-baffle-me go. I can live and let live on this one as long as they don’t try and recruit me! I know my morning-person energy, enthusiasm for trail running and over interest in cheese plates are very boring to plenty of people!

I don’t like Disney but I disagree with you. One of the good bits about being an adult is indulging your hobbies and if that’s “childish” stuff like Lego or Disney then who cares what other people think? Go for it if it’s not hurting anyone.

I love Disney. My husband loves Disney. We have been to Disney Land and Disney World many times. We are planning our next trip soon. We don't have kids (Not through lack of trying, IVF and miscarriages over many years).
We have Disney bedding. Disney ornaments in the house. We occasionally wear Disney socks and t shirts and pjs. Watch Disney films.
But none of this takes over our life. It's not all we wear or all we watch. We also have family photos on the walls etc. We also like other theme parks as we like rides generally. We don't like beach holidays etc. I also LOVE horror films. He loves crime documentaries.
Out of the house no one would know most of this as we are normal adults with professional jobs.
At my age I honestly couldn't care less if someone thinks we're immature. I'd just smile and agree and carry on with my Disney World trip planning.

I live an hour and a half from Disney World and have visited enough through the years that I really have no desire to go back. But, there are so many people absolutely obsessed with Disney. Florida residents can buy an annual pass, and thousands do. And go there EVERY weekend. I don’t get it. After the first few times, it’s just a concrete, boring theme park. I think adults like that are immature, or something.

Some of the films are absolutely brilliant. Lots of the songs are superb. Bare Necessities is a classic and it's over 50 years on. What's not to like?

I've enjoyed the odd Disney Film but in general I hate pretty much all Disney stands for.
Each to their own though.
Some folk might hate things I like.

Or maybe we are well rounded. I am a professional working in a job where I deal with heartache most days. A bit of light hearted fun is a great antidote.
I find ‘immature’ is a super judgemental word. People have different tastes. If they are immature does that mean you are ‘old and boring’?

Seriously, I don't know what they are...😁

I like Disney and I'm certainly not immature.

You're just a poo poo head.

I don’t like Disney that much, but I disagree that personal taste in media ranks that high on the list of benchmarks for maturity. The only person I know at the moment who likes Disney had a string of successful businesses in the past - a truly immature person probably couldn’t achieve that!
And lastly, animation in general isn’t just for kids, even if many people dismiss it as such.

I think it is hugely immature and narrow minded if you cant recognise that everyone is different and just because you dont like something, doesnt mean anyone who does is somehow wrong.

This lack of perspective and inability to recognise that people are different and take comfort from different things is literally a childish trait.

I dislike Disney btw, but if people like it - great! it doesnt affect me in any way.

Has anyone told us what suitably mature interests/hobbies/books etc they think we ought to enjoy? Or why having a bit of fun or joy in your life - wherever it comes from (as long as it is legal, of course) is SUCH a bad thing?

No? Didn’t think so.

Ha. Great way of expressing contempt for this awful phrase!

Yes, I agree. But I don’t know anybody like this at all amongst all my adult friends and colleagues so the issue never really crossed my mind or affects me.

Hopefully that poster can get the yuk on your yum parents aswell 🤢

I'm not necessarily into animation but I love family/ children films. If they have animals even better!

Unfortunately a distant Cousin. They are on their third character faze now. Each time the teddies and merch then end up bagged up in the attic, tattoos get covered with the new character. They are currently in their stitch faze Facebook tells me. It was some princess before that and prior tigger.

because it remins me of my first ever holiday with my late mum

that enough for you

Why yuk someone else’s yum OP?

What a dreadful phrase!

I used to love some of the old classic films but don’t watch them now, I don’t have small kids anymore. I went to Disney in Florida a couple of times as a child as we have family over there but never felt inclined to take my own children over. They weren’t big into it themselves.
I find the idea of adults going there with no kids crazy, lining up to watch parades of adults in character costumes and watching a fireworks display etc but just because it’s not my idea of fun I wouldn’t knock anyone else for enjoying it. Well, I’d think “what a waste of a good holiday!”’in my head but certainly not say it out loud because I understand my holidays might not be seen as fun to others.