• FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    HAVE YOU SEEN DISNEYLAND?

    AN ENTIRE CITY FULL OF PEOPLE DESPERATELY TRYING TO RELIVE THE ONLY MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY WERE TRULY HAPPY BY SHELLING OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND PRETENDING THAT POORLY PAID ACTORS ARE ACTUALLY CARTOON CHARACTERS

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Still remember the time I went on a tear about how weird it is for adults to be more excited for Disneyland than kids are

        A guy sitting in front of me turned around and said "Hey, I go to Disneyland!"

        I couldn't think of a snappy comeback so I just said "Shut up Disney Man"

        • Dirtbag [they/them]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          Lol “Shut up Disney Man” is a snappy comeback, you done good.

        • BeamBrain [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I'm conflicted

          On the one hand, I think certain aspects of "people need to grow up" are influenced by capitalism's desire to crush the joy and wonder out of people and turn them into docile worker drones

          On the other hand, I've never met a Disney adult who wasn't at best a shitlib and Disney itself is part of our modern dystopian media oligopoly

          • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            I'm not even touching on the people's likes, I mean specifically the sort of adult who shells out $1000+ for their "perfect" experience at Disneyland

            It's perfectly okay to like Disney (I like Lilo and Stitch, and Gravity Falls is legitimately funny as fuck), but there's a sizeable portion of people who have Disney as an Identity to the point where they will freak the fuck out at the park they spent $400 for churros at because Snow White is on break and can't sign their sign book

            They want their magic kingdom and they don't care who they have to trample over to get it

      • Dirtbag [they/them]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        I know someone that has season passes to disney world and goes at least once a month. Deranged.

        • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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          3 years ago

          I used to have a season pass, idk I think it’s fun. Rides + nostalgia = serotonin. And Epcot has some pretty good food sometimes. I never understood people over the age of 9 who meet characters though. Why on earth would I want my picture taken when a sweaty college kid in a Mickey Mouse costume

      • Dirtbag [they/them]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        love to pay 500 dollars for a laser sword toy like an adult.

        • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          I only paid 80 for mine, and it does everything the "official" ones does and more

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Everything I hear about Disneyland just makes me hate it more and more

        If it was really a place for kids to experience joy and wonder, it would be free for everyone (God knows Disney can afford it)

        • LoudMuffin [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          puttin on my rootin tootin five ten tacticool love handle compression shirt

          i seriously hope this isnt a thing