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Fans Reveal Their Disney “Triggers”

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Posted on by Krysten Swensen
Three women wearing Minnie Mouse ears and sunglasses are sitting on a bench against a yellow wall, laughing and enjoying their time together. Clearly Disney fans, the woman on the left wears a green dress, the one in the middle sports a black tank top, and the one on the right dons a black shirt.

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When Walt Disney opened Disneyland Park in 1955, he wanted to create a place where adults and children could enjoy themselves together — a place where the adults did not have to sit on the sidelines and watch while their kids had a blast. That was also the plan when he decided to head to the East Coast and create the Walt Disney World Resort.

Unfortunately, over the years, many people have decided that Disney theme parks are really just for people with young children. In fact, the term “Disney adult” has actually become a thing and is typically used in a negative light. Being an adult who loves Disney has come to mean someone who is childish and needs to grow up.

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However, adult Disney fans have learned to take the “Disney adult” title in stride, and even have some fun with it. Including X (formerly Twitter) user Gratuitous Theme Parks (@GratThemeParks), who asked fans what you can say to a Disney fan to “trigger” them. And fun-loving commenters did not hold back.

Trigger the Disney Fan Base With One Sentence

Disney has many fun IPs, especially when you include things like Star Wars and Pixar. However, they don’t have the rights to one giant film franchise — Harry Potter. Disney’s biggest competitor, Universal, has the rights to the Boy Wizard franchise and has built several Wizarding World of Harry Potter areas at its global theme parks.

One commenter said that the Wizarding World is much better than Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, which is located in both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park.

Wizarding World>>>Galaxy’s Edge. (I’m a Star Wars nerd with disposable income and didn’t spend a dime there. I gladly emptied my wallet at WW and am a Potter casual.)

Walt Disney always believed that his theme parks would never be complete as long as there was imagination left in the world. So, Disney Imagineers are always looking for creative ways to change the theme parks for the better.

However, over the past few years, some guests have become very upset at Disney’s changes. There was a massive uproar when the Mouse House announced that it would be closing its iconic Splash Mountain and reopening it as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Thousands accused the company of being “woke” and making the changes because of liberalism.

Disney, however, claimed that the changes were made because of the film’s overtly racist aspects, which are not acceptable in today’s society. Many guests still think that Disney is eliminating all theme park creativity and relying too heavily on its IP.

The parks are more fun with big rides based on movies I recognize. Only nerds care about CoHeSiVe OrIgInAl ThEmInG.

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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure isn’t the only major transformation in the Magic Kingdom. At this year’s D23 Expo, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro revealed that a new Cars-themed area was being built in Frontierland. Disney will reportedly destroy Tom Sawyer Island and fill in parts of the Rivers of America.

While there are a lot of people who love the 2006 Pixar movie, they were not happy that it was coming to Frontierland. It seems very out of place and throws off the entire aesthetic of the land.

I am excited for the cars attractions. While rivers of America looked nice, I always felt like it was a waste of space.

Of course, every Disney fan has their own triggers, although there are some pet peeves many people can agree on — like slow walkers, people who stop in the middle of the walkway, guests who hold their phones high into the air during the fireworks show, and line jumpers.

No matter what your Disney “trigger” is, never let it ruin your day at the most magical theme parks on earth!

What is your Disney trigger? Let us know in the comments!

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