Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm stealing LuLu's idea for a topic here and starting this. In another topic, we were wondering about what people consider "obsessed" with Disney. Where would you place yourself on the following scale? (Feel free to invent your own category if none of these fit) 1: MILD MOUSKETEER: I enjoy Disney parks, but I'm not into Disney movies or merchandise, and I like to travel to other places beyond theme parks. 2: MOUSKETEER 3RD CLASS: I travel to a Disney park as often as I can. The parks are important to me, but I';m not into Disney movies and merchandise all that much. 3: MOUSKETEER 2ND CLASS: I'm a regular at Disney parks, visiting at least once a month. I think about Disneyland a lot, and talk about it with people whenever I can, offering travel advice and tips. I can't see myself ever getting tired of visiting Disney parks. I like some of the movies, some of the animated features and music but mainly the parks. 4: MOUSKETEER 1ST CLASS: When I'm not in a Disney park, I'm thinking about my next visit. Given the choice to visit anywhere in the world, I would choose a Disney park always. I can't ever imagine growing tired of visiting the parks over and over again. I think about Disneyland a lot and never tire of reading about its history, origins, future development. I also love Disney movies, animated features, music, merchandise. 5: TRULY OBSESSED: I visit the parks multiple times in any given month. If I could, I'd want to stay and never leave. I have memorized the spiels for every ride. I never consider vacation destinations other than a Disney park. I think and talk about Disney all the time. I rush to see every new Disney movie or animated feature and I have a vast collection of Disney merchandise. Visiting a Disney park is attractive to me because it makes me forget about real life and allows me to avoid things that are troubling me, so I go often. If someone says something negative about a particular Disney park, attraction, movie or the company itself, I feel personally stung by this.
Originally Posted By alexbook I'd say 3rd, maybe in the process of moving up to 2nd. (I've been watching a lot of Disney videos lately.)
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I'm a level 4. I have a hidden "talent" of turning any conversation around to a Disney topic. I somehow was even able to get the door to door missionaries wanting to leave without converting me because I turned the conversation around to DL. (I think they mentioned "Paradise" and that was the only "in" I needed!)
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <--- Mild Mousketeer, teetering into Mousketeer 3rd Class in that I go to DL often for not living in the area. I like "some" merchandise and "some" of the movies but I don't have to line up to see any of it right away. I am not obsessed with the history of Disney nor that interested in the business side. I don't care about when Snow White's birthday is or that the 4th edition of a Mickey Mouse pin where's he's wearing red shorts and yellow shoes vs red shoes and yellow shirt, blah blah blah. I just enjoy the ingenuity and imagination of Disneyland. I feel the more I know the less the magic. So I just want to go, soak it all up and let it be my escape.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 Mouseketeer 2nd class is the one I mostly relate to, though I do enjoy traveling to other places too.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes When I was in my late teens I was a # 5, Truly Obsessed. But life happens and responsibilities pull you away. Now I’m a number 2: MOUSKETEER 3RD CLASS: “I travel to a Disney park as often as I can. The parks are important to me, but I'm not into Disney movies and merchandise all that much.†Frankly, the quality of the product has declined over the years. It’s been brought up on the boards numerous times about the merchandise you used to be offered at Disneyland as opposed to what’s offered today. I have no interest in seeing High School Musical or The Game Plan. I’m sure I wouldn’t visit the Parks as often as I do if I didn’t experience them as I did years earlier. Take Tomorrowland. Think about what it was like in 1967 – just amazing. There’s little that interests me there now, but just seeing things like the Innovations building reminds me of when it was Caroussel of Progress and America Sings. Those are pleasant memories. I don’t go to Disneyland just for the memories, but they sure add to my enjoyment of the place and keep me coming back.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer MOUSKETEER 1ST CLASS - I wish I could add more but Kar2oonMan has me down to a science. Like ajnhollysmommy, I also have a very slight touch of TRULY OBSESSED so I guess I'll have to work harder. One other category might be the PSEUDO OBSESSED, those would be the posers who think they are but really aren't. An example of that might be someone who vacations at DL and then spends more time back at their hotel or laying out by the pool than in the park.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I guess 3d class would describe me somewhat. I do visit DL on pretty much a weekly basis and talk about it to people. However, DL is really my only Disney interest. Oh! And Annette Funicello.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ <-- Mild I enjoy the parks as a place to meet up and spend time with friends. It is several times a year destination because it's a great place for far-flung friends to gather. Lots of flights at decent rates; relatively inexpensive hotel rooms; restaurants; built in entertainment. I do own stock, but it was a fun place to invest my Roth IRA, not something I bought because it's Disney. I don't buy much merchandise. What I do buy is usually a gift for someone. Burned out lightbulb? Big deal. The one at the base of my stairs, 20 feet in the air has been burned out for months. My favorite ride is shut down? Oh well. I know when Disneyland's birthday is only because of LP. Most people I know, outside of LP, go to the parks in a frenzied state, trying to cram everything in and come home exhausted. When I go with them, we take a different pace, look at the little things and somehow, they still end up riding more rides, enjoying their trip more and feeling more rested at the end.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Uh, Oh, Don't think that I'm a poser, but I plan to be down October 10th through 14th, but if I don't spend most of my time relaxing at the pool, my vacation won't be what I planned. Sometimes you need to unwind, and too many of my recent trips to the Park have been rush rush rush! So this time I'm just going to kick back.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Obsessed? No. Passionate? Yes. (As I explained on that other thread,I prefer the term passionate to obsessed.) I would place myself between the first and second category. That's mainly because I don't go to Disneyland as often as I can. I COULD go every single day, if I really wanted to. But that would be... obsessive. I also really don't have a great passion for the rest of Disney. I do have an intellectual interest (as I do in many, many things). I like Disneyland for the same reasons as Lisann. For the ingenuity and imagination. I also like the fact that in Disneyland I can be carefree for a few hours. Free of cares. Not turning my back on reality or escaping from the world, simply happy and content in a pleasant place.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I have to chime in and say that I agree with Doug and Lisann. My greatest interest in Disneyland is the application of imagination through architecture and engineering. I also think of it foremost as a Park - a place to relax. I get to fly over quite a lot and it is amazing how it appears as a 90 acre circle of green surrounded by nothing but concrete and asphalt.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Hmmm... I love to go to the parks. In the 90's, I was going to the Official Disneyana Conventions every year, and I made trips to the grand opening of DLP and the 10th of TDL. I also went to the grand opening of TDS, and the 50th of DL. But mostly I just go to DL when I happen to fly to CA to visit family, in other words, DL is not the main reason for the trip. I like the animated films, but I don't necessarily rush to see them opening day or even weekend. I've definitely missed some altogether, primarily because they haven't had the Magic they once had (or so I have heard). I probably shouldn't let others judge for me, but I guess I do since I'm not that "into it." I don't follow Disney TV at all. I have no idea what they show on any of their stations, not even ABC hits like Lost or Desparate Housewives. I used to be a big pin collector... before it was popular, actually. I got out before it became big in 1999/2000. I have a lot of other stuff, from the conventions, and when I used to work at TDStore. The only thing I am collecting now that's Disney is the CARS diecast toys, and I am OBSESSED about those to the point that I go to the store every day just so that I won't miss the newest releases... but I justify it by taking my dog walking at the same time.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Mouseketeer 1st Class It's not so much the parks with me because of where I live. I rarely (once every three or four years) get to visit, though I would like to visit more. The movies are a big deal to me, though. I was going to school to major in animation, so it's not just that they're Disney; it's that they feature the best animation of its kind. I have only one Disney shirt--a souvenir from WDW, and VERY limited Disney merchandise.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer Schmitty, you could never be a poser!! I have known a few over the years though. They like the idea of DL and want people to think they're big fans but in actuality they don't have a clue. These are the ones who would love to display a picture of themselves with Mickey but wouldn't wait 2 minutes in a line to do so.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 ^^^I should have said *most* feature the best animation of their kind. There have been a few exceptions that I thought were below the bar.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost MILD MOUSKETEER: Not even close to anything else. Love Disney Parks, some Disney Movies and have very few Disney products that I have purchase for myself. I enjoy other things as much or more than Disney. I'm still considered by my friends to be totally Disney obsessed. What do they know?
Originally Posted By Dznygrl Hmm. I'd say I fall under pieces of 2, 3, 4, and 5. MOUSEKETEER DZNYGRL CLASS: I travel to a Disney park as often as I can. The parks are important to me. I think about Disneyland a lot, and talk about it with people whenever I can. I can't see myself ever getting tired of visiting Disney parks and never tire of reading about its history, origins, future development. I like MOST of the movies, animated features and music, and have a vast collection of Disney merchandise. If someone says something negative about a particular Disney park, attraction, movie or the company itself, I sometimes feel personally stung by this, depending on the comment's degree of negativity.
