In Defense of the Disney Adult

Disney Adults are so easy to tease. People think they’re immature, embarrassing, cringe. As such, jokes about people who enjoy visiting Disney parks annually (or even multiple times a year) run rampant on social media. Satirized as being mentally stuck in elementary school and shamed for spending exorbitant amounts of money on their Disney fix, “Disney Adult " has become the punchline de jour for someone who needs to grow up and get a life. In their park of choice—whether it’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, or Hollywood Studios—Disney Adults typically wear some sort of Disney-coded costume or outfit meticulously coordinated with an on-theme Loungefly backpack and mouse ears.Disney Adults are blasted for constantly returning to “the most magical place on Earth,” and their slanderers believe those travel funds should be spent on “real” vacations. Where? Literally anywhere else. The most outrageous of culprits? A Disney Adult who enjoys the Disney bubble… without any children. But in defense of the oft-ridiculed Disney Adult, why put a price on someone else’s joy, especially if you’re not the one bankrolling it? I’ll admit it: I am a Disney Adult. You know what, I’m proud of it...