Disney Adults / Disneymania

[TayandYou]

You're not wrong, Disney has been marketing it for decades as a trip every family needs to experience at least once in their lifetime. It's great marketing and makes the parks an aspirational financial goal for lower-class families. Disney is king when it comes to subtly influencing consumers, if you ever have time read up on Walt himself. He was a true business man at heart and only got into animation as a financial opportunity. Almost every choice he ever made in life was to wring the most money from his customers and he was very good at it.

Yup, Disney adults are a very intentional creation by Disney, their very own cattle to milk dry. Enjoying a vacation at a theme park is one thing, but making being a paypig of a soulless multinational corporation your entire personality is just weird and reeks of corporate consumerist brainwashing.

 

[Judex Meus]

What about this guy complaining about the fact nobody will ever take his one hour "documentary" about disney jingles seriously?

https://youtu.be/b_rjBWmc1iQ

I've always found most of Defunctland's videos to be fairly entertaining and informative. That one about the jingles in particular rubbed me the wrong way, at least at the very end.

Basically, he did a deep dive trying to figure out who wrote the Disney Channel bumper jingle, but at the end it's revealed in dramatic fashion that the guy who wrote it died a few years ago. Kevin then spends the last five minutes or so huffing his own farts about how "I don't want this to just be known as a documentary" or some gay shit to memorialize the guy who died. I kind of get where he's coming from, but he does it in the most pretentious manner possible where he films himself in a dark room in front of a computer and it just comes off really faggy.

His content is otherwise not bad besides the occasional lefty jabs at stuff. It's just that one video that really irked me.

Sorry, off-topic sperging over.

 

[TokiBun]

I've always found most of Defunctland's videos to be fairly entertaining and informative. That one about the jingles in particular rubbed me the wrong way, at least at the very end.

Basically, he did a deep dive trying to figure out who wrote the Disney Channel bumper jingle, but at the end it's revealed in dramatic fashion that the guy who wrote it died a few years ago. Kevin then spends the last five minutes or so huffing his own farts about how "I don't want this to just be known as a documentary" or some gay shit to memorialize the guy who died. I kind of get where he's coming from, but he does it in the most pretentious manner possible where he films himself in a dark room in front of a computer and it just comes off really faggy.

His content is otherwise not bad besides the occasional lefty jabs at stuff. It's just that one video that really irked me.

Sorry, off-topic sperging over.

I hated how self important he acted towards the end too--that he deserves success and admiration because he's a youtuber. Absolutely obnoxious he needs to get a grip and realize he covers theme park and disney channel history not WWII.

 

[NoReturn]

We're out in the real world, amigos!
Have some TikToks to celebrate

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

I've always thought it would be fun to go to a few of these parks and film a documentary in the style of Steve Irwin stalking and recording the behaviors of the kiddults as some sort of exotic venomous animal who's capable of spreading retardation. You could use kids as props to pretend you are filming your own children but in reality you are just collecting footage for a nature documentary about the worst forms of Peter Pan syndrome in the wild. Bet security wouldn't even catch you until you started posting the footage and they went to look for person doing it.

As someone who has been dragged to Disney more times that I want to admit, the people-watching is unparalleled. You can always tell whos a local, who went into debt for the trip, who got dragged along against their will, whos first time it is etc. The family drama, the meltdowns, and yes the Disney adults who spend $1000s on plastic shit that amounts to a hill a beans. My personal favorites are a woman who slapped her kid on a beetus scooter because he touched some rope, a guy who broke up with his gf on Main St, and a girl who had a meltdown because they ran out of some plush that would complete her consoomer collection.

An interesting anecdote, but 97% of the merch sold at Disney is pure bottom barrel garbage. Im talking electronics that only work for days, plastic toys that break easily, cheap plated jewelry, thin shirts with poor quality control... all sold at a 150% markup because Disney. Those keys someone mentioned earlier? Crudely painted polymer paperweights. Your best bet is something licensed by Disney, like a Citizen watch, stuff from the international stores at Epcot or artwork.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Ive been to Disney World dozens of times and I have to say the new rooms look like a new Courtyard by Marriott. The old rooms used to have cool amber tiles that were backlit and have a little table and desk with lighting, plus some mirrors to make the room look bigger. I always thought the bathrooms were super nice too. Now they just look they picked the cheapest design and slapped some Incredibles merch on it to attract consoomers.

And for almost $1000 dollars. For reference, I can get the equivalent of that room, high level and ocean view at Fountainbleau in Miami Beach for less than $700 WITH MORE AMENITIES & ALCOHOL INCLUDED. Im talking full sized kitchen, hot tub, jacuzzi, and it actually looks like what you pay for. Disney company greed has ballooned. Throw top hats at me, idc.

This is correct, the well-off have better things to do than throw money at consoomer-hell with kids. Vacation homes, yachts, exotic locations where you can get a real experience instead of something sanitized. Disney is not luxury.

You can find pictures of the old hotel rooms on Flickr and yeah, they used to be a lot more cozy and charming, hotel rooms in general are one of the many, many things the modern world has ruined, they all go for that boring minimalist/brutalist style, Disney is just following the trend.

I think there's this perception that anything that isn't minimalism is "tacky" and has got to go, I think this all started with Apple, there's no real aesthetic to anything anymore, no charm, no fun, everything is just bland mush, say what you will about tacky but it's a lot better than boring.

One of the clearest examples of that is the Planet Hollywood restaurant on Disney World property, it was originally the very epitome of 90s tacky design style which was fun as hell, it's now been turned into a horrifying boring minimalist joint, like I said, everything with life to it has got to be scrubbed out if they can.

Disney was even going to build a whole hotel in that awful modern style before Covid happened.

 

[Deogracias]

Yup, Disney adults are a very intentional creation by Disney, their very own cattle to milk dry. Enjoying a vacation at a theme park is one thing, but making being a paypig of a soulless multinational corporation your entire personality is just weird and reeks of corporate consumerist brainwashing.

Slightly off-topic but related to your post, the Kiwi Farms movie gang viewed that awful Chip and Dale movie and there was a ton of celebrity worship displayed in-universe, as well as an in-universe reboot of the show near the end during the credits. The movie tried to frame both of these are perfectly normal and something to always get excited about every time. I just found it bizarre, off-putting, and more than a little insulting.

Look up "lifestyle brands" if you want even more of a reason to hate marketing and everything it stands for; it certainly is the end goal for Disney, especially for their Marvel and Star Wars brands.

 

[Flatline]

Special mention should go to the planed community for wealthy Disney Adults, Golden Oak!

The head must be literally out of this world for someone to willingly put a ring on her finger and buy that Disney-adjacent house.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

The head must be literally out of this world for someone to willingly put a ring on her finger and buy that Disney-adjacent house.

Especially if that ring has Mickey Mouse ears inscribed on it. I can't understand how anyone could buy something like that and not deep down feel a sense of embarrassment.

 

[Father Karras]

I went to Disney when I was 17 with my cousins, and wanted to go to galaxy's edge because I was lurking here and knew what a shitshow it was. Disneyworld was ok, gud thread

 

[Makhno]

You can find pictures of the old hotel rooms on Flickr and yeah, they used to be a lot more cozy and charming, hotel rooms in general are one of the many, many things the modern world has ruined, they all go for that boring minimalist/brutalist style, Disney is just following the trend.

I think there's this perception that anything that isn't minimalism is "tacky" and has got to go, I think this all started with Apple, there's no real aesthetic to anything anymore, no charm, no fun, everything is just bland mush, say what you will about tacky but it's a lot better than boring.

One of the clearest examples of that is the Planet Hollywood restaurant on Disney World property, it was originally the very epitome of 90s tacky design style which was fun as hell, it's now been turned into a horrifying boring minimalist joint, like I said, everything with life to it has got to be scrubbed out if they can.

Disney was even going to build a whole hotel in that awful modern style before Covid happened.

It has nothing to do with aesthetics and everything to do with the Jews who sit on the boards of these companies, or are also the CEO in case of Iger, being cheap kikes who will put every extra dollar into their pocket that they can and minimalism/brutalism is something that allows them to do that.

 

[NoReturn]

Especially if that ring has Mickey Mouse ears inscribed on it. I can't understand how anyone could buy something like that and not deep down feel a sense of embarrassment.

Good lord they're real.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

Good lord they're real.
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Imagine trying to show off your relatives or friends with that.
"Oh here is this ring my fiancé got me, it's a token of our love for all things Disney! It's what I'll be wearing on my wedding night for ya'all to see".

 

[GenociderSyo]

Disney runs an entire site for engagement rings, etc.

 

[Meat Target]

Good lord they're real.
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If that wasn't marketed as a Mickey Mouse ring, I would think nothing of it. Then again, I don't know jackshit about jewelry.

 

[NoReturn]

Disney runs an entire site for engagement rings, etc.

Sort by best-selling, go to bottom, scroll up from "sold out".
This is the worst-selling one:

 

[Overcast]

Christ should be the foundation of a life long marriage, not Mickey fucking Mouse.

 

[Briananderson1138]

Mickey Mouse themed wedding rings are some of the most Poor White Trash junk imaginable.

 

[Gutter Twin]

GUTTER TWIN PRESENTS: SPERGING ABOUT DISNEY FOOD VIDEOS ​

I made a post in the Consumer thread about TikTok/YouTube "What I ate in a day at ________" videos. I included some Disney related ones in there.

I decided to dig a little deeper into the Disney side of the phenomena. Turns out there are TONS of these videos. Some are long-form vids by YouTubers, but the vast majority are from TikTok. I will discuss the two halves here. Now you might be asking, "Hey, Gutter, where is the funny/milk in this?" Well, I think the real horror comes from the fact that there are so many of these videos. Really teaching the populace to go out and spend their earnings on useless garbage. You'll see what I mean.

PART 1: LONG-FORM YOUTUBE VIDEOS

There isn't a whole lot to delve into here other than the fact that these are vlogger style videos that sometimes give tips on the best deals and foods to get. Most of these people are not Disney Adults (at least that I could find).

One of the first videos I stumbled across was this one by YouTuber feed meimei:

Spoiler: Archive

Title is self-explanatory. She has a few other videos on Disney food, but her content is dedicated to food stuff in general. Honestly... I kind of like her. Yes, she is a consuuuuuuumer, but she and her boyfriend have decent enough personalities and the editing isn't bad.

I should also mention the video has 1.4 million views.

Spoiler: Archive

This is another food YouTuber. The video is a merciful (by vlogger standards) 10 minutes. He's clearly not a Disney Adult and is an actual cook (if a bit of a trend-follower), so his commentary is refreshingly honest.
Also, he gets weirded out by the Disney attendees at points (specifically at 6:30-6:36) which made me kek.

>mfw babe shows me her Mickey Mouse ear collection

There's other videos like these, but, as I said, they aren't Disney Adults, so there is not as much milk to be had from them.

PART 2: TIKTOK
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

Here's where it gets more interesting.
I don't have TikTok, so I find these videos as reuploads on YouTube. After looking through individual videos, I finally came across some compilations.

Spoiler: Archive

Spoiler: Archive

More than 20 minutes of Zoomer/Millenial chicks and the occasional male autist logging their food consumption. How riveting.

I was worried I'd hit a dead end until I saw this video:

Spoiler: Archive

Part 16?? How many more parts could there be-


25 VIDEOS. BETWEEN 8-15 MINUTES EACH. JFC

I guess my main question when looking at these vids is why? Why do people make these? Why do people watch them? Is your life really so vapid that you have to get your dopamine hit by telling the Internet that the Disney corndog was a little dry? I find it obsessive and pathetic.

All right, give me your hats and puzzle pieces now.

Also, feel free to put any of these vids in the OP if you want.

 

[Mepsi Pax]

Sort by best-selling, go to bottom, scroll up from "sold out".
This is the worst-selling one:
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So that's $1500 bux for, I dunno, maybe like 4-5 pennyweight of 14K? It looks thick in the picture but I'm sure it's small in real life. Even if it was a pretty thick band there's no way it would be over say, 8 pennyweight.

1 Pennyweight is about 1.5 gram, and spot for 14K is about $30 per gram right now. So this ring is probably about 6-8 grams, or $180-240 worth of gold. Haha.

Notice I didn't mention the diamond? Yeah that's because commercial diamond isn't actually worth anything. Don't believe me? Try to sell some jewelry. You'll get gold spot for the weight and if they're feeling nasty they'll knock a bit off for the diamond or even take some pliers and pull it out of the setting right there. Half carat total weight with some of that being tiny rocks on the sides is the poorest ass diamond ring you can get. Even some entry-level kay jewelers shit might have .7 carat with bigger main rocks. What's the quality of this diamond? Who fuckin' cares, even if it was colorless/flawless (it's not), no one's gonna give you money for that thing, it's so small I don't even know what common noun to use for the simile.

Anyways all jewelery is like this, that is to say massively overpriced, but this ring is still bottom of the market not so much because of the 500% markup but because it's so undesirable. At least if you get some nice rocks you might be able to flog them private party and get some of that list price back (or keep them as family heirlooms), while this ring will forever be some crackhead's last resort.