#Never Too Old For Disney

[shnippers]

Roy needs to watch Encanto with Phoebe and relate to Luisa (the strong sister). He can listen to Surface Pressure and maybe he can allow himself some joy.

[thetinyadventurer]

Thought that made me sit straight up in bed and say “God damn!”: I first saw the trailer for Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire on a VHS tape of the movie Dinosaur. The next year, my parents bought our first ever dvd player and Atlantis was the first dvd we ever got. This was like in 2001/2002. The beginning of a new century and technology was already advancing at a rapid pace… Now we have streaming and such and, damn, do I feel old!

I also think it’s cool that they released Atlantis at the beginning of a new century while the movie took place in the previous century (1914). And it just blows my mind to realize how much of an influence this film had on me: This is the film that introduced me to my love for history (specifically the early 1900’s). Helga Sinclair’s little flip back onto the hot air balloon inspired me to try out gymnastics. Yes, with some help, I actually used to be able to do that on the bars.

Also, Milo-freaking-Thatch! This guy gave me hope in a time in my life where I was a scared and confused little kid. I just remember tiny me going into the first grade the previous year: Brand new school, I was grieving the loss of my cat/dealing with my first experience with death and on top of it all, was aware for the first time in my life that I was VERY different from other children my age. I didn’t get formally diagnosed with ADHD until a few years later but even as a child I knew I didn’t fit in at all. I liked things other kids didn’t, was extremely socially inept and god did I read a lot of books! Anyway, here I am, a neurodivergent little girl who felt excluded and isolated from the other kids and here comes this skinny, kind, brave goofball of a guy with an ancient journal and a dream to find the lost city of Atlantis! Here is Milo James Thatch struggling to fit in with the rest of the group and, at times, getting left out just like me! Here is a guy who’s trying his best to help and making mistakes along the way just like I was! And in the end he finds friends, his dream comes true and he becomes brave! And that was SO COOL as a child to have a character out there that shared similar struggles! He helped me not to feel so alone and I’ll always be grateful for that. Oh, and most of all he taught me to stand up and do the right thing.

Also I HAVE to give a nod to Kida and Helga. Kida influenced me to be kinder to people as a child. She befriended Milo, listened to what he had to say and they learned so much from each other. Kida taught me what it means to be a good friend to someone.

Besides inspiring me to try out for gymnastics, Helga made me want to be stronger. She made me want to stand up for myself. Also, as a little girl, I thought it was so cool to see a lady be out there with the guys, kicking butt and taking names. In an era where a lot of young boys told me “Oh, you can’t do that because you’re a girl!”, Helga helped me to grin and say: “Oh yeah? Just watch!”.

As an adult she actually helped me in a way I didn’t expect. As an adult, Helga REALLY made me think. In an odd way, I guess she’s an example of what happens when you go with the flow of things; When you stay silent in a situation and go along with it, even if you know deep down that it’s wrong. That there are consequences to every action you take and yes, standing by and doing nothing is also a choice. Also, be careful who you give your loyalty to; That you can give absolutely everything to somebody but that they might not be willing to do the same for you. Sometimes, people can and will throw you under the bus (or off the hot air balloon in Helga’s case) for their own gains. This is something I learned the hard way and I’m still recovering from it over twelve years later. But hey at least I didn’t fall several stories onto solid pumice!

Also, for the love of god, do NOT screw around with special things from other cultures. ESPECIALLY if you don’t understand its significance! You could end up as a living rock!

Lastly, real life adventures can be scary but they are SO worth it! It’s better to take chances, especially if you have a dream that you want to accomplish. It may be terrifying and you may hit rock bottom and sometimes you’ll downright fail but don’t let that stop you. If Milo can do it so can you.

Night all!

[l3st1b0urn3s-707]

I'm home alone today, and that means I'm watching the Bluey marathon on Disney Channel.

[creative-soul-22]

Just saw a guy on the underground I assume as an 70- or 80- something who carried an Elsa shopping bag saying "true to myself".

It was so cute I couldn't help but smile like a fool.

#you're never too old for Disney

[penname-artist]

How are you so famous? How did you get so many friends?

*roams up the stairs towards your throne*

Tell me.. what are you?

I don't think I'd consider myself famous...or at least, I wouldn't call myself that, if I was. I dunno, something about having too big a head about it, and thinking you're All That just cuz you're in a good spot has never sat well with me. If I ever do one day fit into a bracket of 'famous', I don't want something like that getting to my head. I want to remember my roots, my beginnings and all my struggles. I know how far I've had to climb and where I've had to crawl out of. And I know all the people that have been the reason I keep going.

And to the second question, I think that the first one bleeds over to it: I want to be a good person. A humble person. Not because of some monetary gain or contest of kindness, but just because...I know the monster I used to be. The monster I've come to terms with, and learned how to grow out of, slowly but surely, with each little step. And I owe it, to myself, and the people around me, to be better than that. No one deserves to go through what I've gone through alone. If I have the power to reach out to people, and bring community together to keep people from feeling alone, then I'll gladly do that. If benefits come out of that, well, then I have further branches to reach for to help more people.

I really never thought I would be in the kind of places I am today. Even just the littlest stuff amazes me. I know that I'm still a very broken person, and I've been through and caused a lot of things that I'm not proud of, and don't intend on returning to. But in that, I know where I've grown, and changed, and been taught the strength of kindness. I've done horrible things before, and I've had to make peace with myself over those matters years later, like old scars. I carry those with me as a symbol of that journey and change.

I still struggle. I'm far from perfect, I'm still making a lot of mistakes. But I'm still growing. I'm not done learning yet. And damn it, so long as I've got air in my lungs, I'm going to be happy. I'm going to help others feel happy. We all deserve some peace of mind, and a reason to smile on cloudy days.

Seemed as good a reason as any to make content about silly little airplanes. :)

[dix-rose]

It’s such a foreign concept to me that bad people get to be happy. I know we as people make our own happiness but I don’t understand how people who went out of their way to hurt people get to be happy while the people they hurt have to suffer with what they did to them.

[isan0rt]

Me, loading Dreamlight Valley: phew, the Halloween event is over, I shall no longer be menaced by the Nightmare Before Christmas aesthetic items in the star path, that aesthetic has irrationally terrified me for 30 years.

Dreamlight Valley: surprise! In addition to the holiday star path, we're out of early access and there's a big update and new villager and world!!

Me: :D

Dreamlight Valley: it's Jack Skellington and Halloweentown!!

Me: 🙃

[robotpussy]

that teenage kraken movie is gonna flop so bad its going up against Indiana jones 5, a movie that has been talked about and been in development since 2008 😭 and nobody knows what I'm talking about when i mention ruby gillam: teenage kraken. or it could be the hit movie of the end of june and I'll be proven wrong 🤷🏾‍♀️ idk

[poorlittlevampire]

i do think disney movies have gone down in quality (for many reasons) but i also think. perhaps. some of us are expecting way too much out of movies meant for. children

[cosmicrhetoric]

okay i don't listen to her and tbh i didnt hear it when everyone was saying stuff abt that olivia rodrigo track and misery business but this new song of hers really does sound like miley cyrus see you again.........i was in the see you again trenches in middle school and im not that much older than her so god i hope the kids still know about see you again

[aberooski]

Trying to branch out and find new music to listen to is so hard because I'm embarrassed to be heard listening to literally anything, like if anyone in my house knew I listened to anything other than Taylor Swift I'd drop dead.

[watchthekittycatcher]

im always so validated whenever anyone talks about how abhorrent their trip to disneyworld was. like Yes bro discuss at length how Bad of a time you had. i also had a Horrific time

[esdeaths]

I feel like I was raised in just the right time and place to not like zendaya

[confused-alot]

i’m sorry no. they were done they very much did get an ending (multiple endings even) and were not “canceled before their time” by disney

there are certainly many shows that fall into that category but pnf is not one of them i’m sure dan and them do love the characters and are happy to be back but disney would have dragged the corpse along forever if they could’ve it was their cash cow for years and the amount of reruns just for pnf??? they did not sweep it under the rug or didn’t market it enough

the revival will probably be fun but it is in no way necessary and is in many ways a cash grab and a shirking of the serialized kids tv that disney has been unfair to

[anathemaspeaks]

you and gojo satoru are the perfect couple. even if nobody else could match your energy, he most definitely always would. you don't remember a single moment when you're not in sync with him.

you're laughing at something stupid? he's right next to you, doubled over with tears in his eyes. you're telling him about your day? better believe he'd be nodding along and interrupting you to ask questions just to know every little detail.

you're listening to old disney songs while baking? he's right behind you, arms effortlessly manoeuvring you across the kitchen floor, dipping and twirling you around while singing at the top of his lungs (rather horrendously) along with you.

you want ice cream at midnight? he's on it! (with some for him too, obviously) feeling clingy? he'll shower you in all the affection you've asked for and more, absolutely refusing to let you go. you just told him a really cheesy pick up line? better believe he's gonna blush, giggle and kick his feet before replying with an even worse one.

and oh boy, get ready to be tossed around like a sack of potatoes when he's around. he picks you up randomly all the time, nuzzling his nose into the crook of your neck just to hear those sweet laughs from you.

he's never believed in soulmates until he found you, to be honest.

you made him feel heard and known. you saw him for who he really was, and you reciprocated his love in a way he never would've imagined anyone could. you loved him for more than his exterior (and you most definitely match his freak).

he'd also never experienced love at first sight until he saw you.

he was absolutely floored by how gorgeous you were, your smile so radiant it made him grin right back with a dopey look in his eyes. you stole his breath away.

shit, he didn't even know your name at the time, yet he could swear he was in love with you.

satoru really loves every little thing about you. he would worship the ground you walk on if you let him. he would bring down the moon from the sky if you asked him to.

this man is whipped, and you wouldn't have it any other way.