#Disneyland

[sketchupnfries]

Got my hands on the wind up BD-1 from Disneyland, and now my little collection of BD-1s is growing! Haha

#bd-1 #bd 1 #jedi survivor #Star Wars #star wars jedi survivor #Disneyland #galaxy’s edge #they stack!

[ingravinoveritas]

Hello, lovely followers. I was traveling for work again in the second half of this past week, but I'm now home and looking forward to answering all of your Asks that I've been seeing in my inbox. I first wanted to reflect a little bit, however, because this trip was also a personal one for me.

This week's travels took me to Anaheim, California, which is where Disneyland is (I think I actually must've not been far from where David and Georgia just were, funnily enough, as my hotel was right by the park). It wasn't my first trip to Anaheim, though. The last time I was there was when I was 11 years old, on summer vacation with my dad in California while my mom was on a tour in Italy at the same time. As you'd expect, my dad wanted to take me to Disneyland...but I was too scared and overwhelmed, and we only ever got as far as the parking lot. The gates were visible, and I remember how they loomed, that feeling of something foreboding washing over me...but rather than excitement, my tiny body was filled with dread. I mentioned this while in conversation with one of the hotel employees during my stay, and he said, "What kind of kid doesn't want to go to Disney?"

What kind of a kid. Well, an autistic kid. A kid who was constantly anxious, emotional, and terrified of sensory overload. A kid who hated crowds and noise and rides. A kid who didn't travel well to begin with, because she was afraid of new places, anything unfamiliar, anything that wasn't safe and home.

A kid who was me.

Even before this, there were so many ways that the world had said "This is not for you." But still, there was something different about it happening there, in the bright California sunshine. My favorite Disney princess as a kid was always Belle, because she also loved to read and didn't fit in with the people around her. Belle connected more with books and animals than people, and that made me connect with her. But Belle was also beautiful (as Disney princesses tend to be), and thanks to the bullying from my peers, I was very aware that was something I was not. So no matter how much I wanted to be Belle, there was no way I could ever be a Disney princess.

This is not for you.

Thinking about all of this during my trip made me feel so many things, but I was most surprised to find myself feeling a sense of nostalgia in particular, a longing for the child I was, who I wish I could comfort. It also made me feel such sadness for that child and anyone else who finds themselves in a situation or a place where the world thinks they should be happy, but they're not. And there are few things more difficult than feeling that way in (of all places) "the happiest place on Earth."

I didn't end up going to Disney on this trip, even though I had a little bit of time to do so. It's still not for me, but the difference now is that I am okay with that. That need to be the kid who wants to visit Disney--the "good" child, the child who isn't "broken"--has gone away, and I'm more than happy being adult me, and finding a place that fits me, instead of the other way around.

And that was my nostalgia trip, in quite the literal sense of the phrase. I have a picture or two to share in another post, so stay tuned for that as well...

#personal post #autism #disneyland #of course this happens during World Autism Month #so my emotions were a little all over the place #reflections #reflections from the road #childhood #thoughts #nostalgia #thank you all you lovely people for being here #<3

[green-finally]

#trans positivity #10 things i hate about you #ghost x reader #reference #annabeth chase #jacket #chuuya x reader #kim soo hyun #baseball #disneyland #peridot #ana e mia #poesia #philosophy #tao

[whose-benefit-accept]

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#annabeth chase #bsd dazai #disneyland #peridot #ana e mia #automotive #Jack Gilinsky #kyoto #avatar x reader #fandom ships

[bit-avoid-these-know]

#petblr #curvy mature #nurse #10 things i hate about you #reference #annabeth chase #jacket #zouis #kim soo hyun #bsd dazai #dwyane wade #baseball #gentleman jack #disneyland #black swan

[patelpilled]

THE EXES FAVORITE DISNEYLAND/DCA RIDES BC I AM A NERD autistic

Matthew: Pirates of the Caribbean, I think this was a pretty obvious answer.

Lucas: GOTG: Mission Breakout! I feel like he would love drop rides

Todd: I can’t explain it, but he gives me big thunder mountain vibes

Roxie: TOY STORY MIDWAY MANIA, HANDS DOWN. She would love the competitive rides. She would also love Smuggler’s run

Twins: Rise of the Resistance, they’d try to analyze the inner workings and animatronics on the ride the whole time because of how fluid and lifelike everything is

Gideon: he doesn’t wanna be there because he thinks it’s “childish”. But if he did have a favorite ride, I think he’d vibe with Radiator Springs Racers

#thank you for listening to me ramble lol #also weaving my own bias in because I have beef with radiator springs racers #headcanons #scott pilgrim #league of evil exes #disneyland #disney california adventure #matthew patel #lucas lee #Todd Ingram #roxie richter #katayanagi twins #Gideon graves #special interest

[sofysta]

Torno a casa dopo un bel turno di 9 ore , stanca ma soddisfatta. Oggi ho conosciuto un collega portoghese ed è stato amore a prima s/vista, si perchè gli sono praticamente finita addosso mentre usciva dagli spogliatoi per il cambio divisa. Insomma si è rotto subito il ghiaccio in un suo non perfetto Francese e tra varie risate e lavoro ho imparato un pò di Portoghese. Di questo passo tra una decina d'anni ammesso che sia ancora qui diventerò poliglotta, che figata.

#working #my life in paris #♤♡◇♧ #disneyland

[alexandrelougnon]

#aesthetic #gayhot #gayman #gayguy #gay love #gayboy #taylornation #taylor swift #mental health #disneyland #disney

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was carpooling with Walt Disney and he claimed that Disneyland was the greatest American creation ever and got highly offended when I suggested that the national parks system was just as great.

#dream #carpooling #walt disney #disneyland #america #national park #park

[bludragongal]

Last night, while on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney when it broke down, we witnessed the most empty threat of all time and it was amazing

#art #comic #autobio #disneyland #walk off guy

[lifewithchronicpain]

Based on this post

I decided to be kind and add an answer between once or twice and annually.

Bonus question, how many of you as kids started to figure out the wealthy kids based on all your classmates who went to Disney every year and you never went once? I think I figured it out by 8.

#disneyland #disney world #classism #wealth #privilege #poll

[teathattast]

#disneyland #cigarette night #unreality

[almanilmeier]

#handstitched #tlwgq #thicc women #zone xt #friendship #sugarbabygg #disneyland #experience #paulista

[adventurelandia]

Matterhorn Bobsleds, 1960

#vintage #matterhorn bobsleds #matterhorn #disney #vintage disney #vintage disneyland #disneyland #1960 #1960s

[kawaiibabeshop]

🌷 Kawaii Shop 🌷

Use code "TUMBLR" for a discount

#disney #disneycore #disneyland #disney world #disney blog #disney princess #fairy kei #pastel kei #pastel aesthetic #cuteco #kawaiii #kawaii princess #kawaii blog #kawaii babe #cutecore #mickey #minnie #minnie mouse

[gifs-of-puppets]

Happy First Day of December!

#the muppets #kermit the frog #christmas #merry christmas #kermit #yay #disneyland #muppet #muppets #gif #muppet gif #muppets gif #gifs of puppets