![]() (I’d been aware of it, of course-I’m a fancy Disney historian after all-I just didn’t realize it had a fan following until recently.) I was recently made aware of a remarkable “fan stop” at EPCOT, one that I think is certainly worthy of appreciation, and that has a wonderful backstory that many fans may not know about. Years pass, but those special locations remain constant settings for making memories. We have taken my oldest son to the White Rabbit Door near Alice in Wonderland in Disneyland since he was first walking-he’s 14 now. There are special places, too-not just the parks, but specific locales within the parks, especially since the rise of Instagram: the “Purple Wall” in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World, or the “ it’s a small world” backstage gate in Disneyland. ![]() ![]() Park food has fans-from Mickey Beignets to Dole Whips to a cavalcade of Churro flavors. Movies, music, and characters are a given, but often we really love the rare characters that many people may have forgotten, such as Orange Bird or Val the Velociraptor. It’s always interesting-and rarely predictable-what will appeal to that cultural stimulus in we Disney fans, or what we will choose to idolize or celebrate. Often those things we embrace become a part of our identity and ethos, and we create rituals or fan bases around them. We hold a love of Disney things-in most cases relating to a highly subjective event or experience. We love it and celebrate it, and protect it on a deeply personal level. ![]() One of the joys of being a Disney fan is that the culture we embrace is one about which we feel proprietary. ![]()
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