Would I be talking about this if I
wasn’t?
I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m
a Disneyphile on account of the fact that my top five favorite films are all
Disney. I grew up with Disney ever since I was a baby. Yep, you read that
right. I practically looked at my baby calendar and saw that I watched Snow White with my sister when I was
several months old. Well, maybe that’s because she was two years old then, but
that’s how my love of Disney began.
Most of my childhood memories have
been centered on something Disney. Though I only watched certain movies over
and over again as a kid, I decided to watch the entire list of Disney animated
features a few years back. Now that I’ve watched all 54 animated features, I
consider myself one of the more knowledgeable Disney fans. I’ve also watched
various cartoons, TV shows, and movies with actors who have been in at least
one Disney film, so I could identify most of those guys at the drop of a hat.
Sometimes, I just listen to a voice and I identify that voice with that of a
Disney character’s.
Fun
Fact: I’m listening to the Mary
Poppins soundtrack as I’m typing this.
I have never been to Disneyland or
Walt Disney World, though I’m planning to go someday. I don’t know exactly
when, but I’m hoping to go at least once in my lifetime. Trust me, it’ll be on
my bucket list. I don’t care whether I go with my family, my future husband,
and/or my future kids. I just want to experience the kind of fun millions of
visitors at the theme parks do.
My parents watched Aladdin in theaters just after they got
married. My sister and I think our love for Disney came from the day our mom
and dad saw that movie. It’s funny because Mom and Dad are not huge fans of
Disney like my sister and I are. They only went to see Aladdin because it had Robin Williams in it. I think this was the
type of publicity that Williams was uncomfortable with. See? I know my Disney
trivia.
I look up to Walt Disney as a hero, but I can’t help but wonder
about his bad aspects. Yes, he smoked, swore, and drank, but despite all of
this, he did a lot of good in this world. I’m hoping to become like him
someday, but I’m intimidated by how difficult certain processes will be. I have
a lot of good stories, though I’m afraid that many of them are just spoofs of
pre-existing stories and movies. However, I can’t help but feel that I’m a lot
like Walt Disney.
So, how much of a Disneyphile am I? Well, let me list some things:
1. I’ve watched-
a. All 54 animated features
b. All 15 Pixar films
c. Countless episodes from most of the
“Disney Afternoon” shows
d. A lot of the sequels
e. A lot of other stuff now owned by
Disney
f. Many live-action films
g. Many films that combine both
live-action and animation
2. I own-
a. All 54 animated features
b. 14 Pixar films
c. A few copies of Alice in Wonderland (I’m an Alice
geek)
d. One or two copies of some DVDs
e. Ducktales, Talespin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, The Little Mermaid (TV series), Aladdin (TV series), and Timon
and Pumbaa
f. Lilo and Stitch (TV series), House of Mouse, and
Kim Possible (well, okay, that’s my
sister)
g. Computer games, including the
“Animated Storybooks”
3. How many times have I imagined myself
on a Disney adventure? Too many times to count.
When I was a kid, I gave my virtual
pets and some of my toys Disney names. I consider myself pretty close to being an
ultimate Disney fan. My love for Disney, though not extreme, can be reflected
in my plans to spoof certain films in my fanfictions. I have plans to write
about certain characters in these Disney-centric plots (though these stories
might be tweaked a little). Here’s the link below for some of them:
The Cyborg of Coruscant (my version
of The Hunchback of Notre Dame) –
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11459697/1/The-Cyborg-of-Coruscant
Discord in Wonderland – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11334367/1/Discord-in-Wonderland
Crane White and the Seven Snails –
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11351912/1/Crane-White-and-the-Seven-Snails
Blossom and the Demon (my version of
Beauty and the Beast) – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10629061/1/Blossom-and-the-Demon
I hope you’ll enjoy them!
