Why do we shrug at grown men in body paint at a football game but cringe at an adult in Mickey ears? Are we judging an entire community by the loudest 1% the algorithm shows us?
AJ Wolfe is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and media creator. She is a New York Times Bestselling author of Disney Adults: Exploring (And Falling In Love With) A Magical Subculture. She is also the founder and owner of Cambrick Yard Media, The Disney Food Blog and is a multi-million follower personality.
In this episode, we speculate on why Disney adults get so much other hate compared to similar levels of fandom in other areas of society, unpack how much of the cult following is addiction by design on behalf of Disney & how even Disney adults can’t escape criticism from each other.
If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 334: FOOTBALL: ARE WE CHEERING FOR BRAIN TRAUMA?
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01:01 Stereotype vs. reality
05:12 Why football fans get a pass
06:40 Walt wanted adults all along
10:08 Are Disney adults making it pricier?
13:41 Resorts, adolescence, and who gets judged
16:05 Who can really afford Disney?
19:11 Is it Disney or big corporations?
22:18 Attacked from both sides
23:47 Youth group meets Mean Girls
27:35 The rose gold ears frenzy
30:43 Blame the algorithm?
33:27 Disney and FOMO
34:47 From suing fans to courting them
36:53 Is Disney hacking your biology?
43:11 Disney’s $1.5B betting bet
44:33 Stop judging from one-liners
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