Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network Show Name: The Fan & The Foe Episode Title: Disney Adults!!! You are listening to the fan and the foe with your host(s), Gabbi and Louisa. In this episode of The Fan and the Foe, we discuss the most magical place on earth, Disney Segment 1: Talk about it Gabbi: This episode is a little different than normal because Louisa is actually a Disney fan, but I'm sure she will still have some input on the fans as she normally does. Typically, I'm the most avid follower in the studio, but today,my\y Louisa might have me beat, she is a pretty big Disney fan. Louisa: BUT I WILL NOT BE A DISNEY ADULT. LET ME MAKE THAT CLEAR Gabbi: Okay,y, okay. But anyways…Disney World is widely acknowledged as the most magical place in the world. But there are many magical places because the Disney franchise has parks all over the world, there are 2 locations in the US, Tokyo, Paris, and China. Louisa has actually been to the Paris parks. Why don’t you tell us a bit about how it was different from a park in the US? Louisa: Ooooh, okay. I loved Disneyland Paris, because it was so easy to get to: all you had to do was take a train. The rides were also good because they were aimed towards an older audience, which I find some of theDisneyy parks lack. And of course, the food was also amazing. Gabbi: Wow, you definitely know a bit more than I do. What do you think about cryogenic freezing? Louisa: Whoa, what? Where did that come from, haah. That was quite the pivot. Gabbi: Well, yeah, I had to catch you off guard there. There's a rumor that Walt Disney is frozen to be reincarnated one day. Louisa: Oh, well, I have heard that. I think it's a bit odd, but I guess it's kinda cool. I wouldn’t personally do it, but who am I to judge? Gabbi: I think that's fair. And that's the least weird thing we're going to mention today. Louisa: That's for sure. Gabbi Fromm, what I do know, the whole franchise is built upon a series of movies and shows in which iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Olaf, and Snow White all come from, along with all the other Disney characters, princesses, and villains alike. Louisa: How dare you forget the ride?. The rides are why people go to Disney. I am still so pissed off that they got rid of the Rockin’ Rollercoaster. That was the best ride they have had, and now they're rebranding it. Gabbi: Sorry for your loss. But Disney is also responsible for making New York the family-friendly tourist attraction it is today. Along with the governor of New York, Disney worked to make Broadway safer and a place people wanted to take their families. They opened their first show, Beauty and the Beas, and it was an automatic hit. It revolutionized the whole New York experience and made it somewhere everyone wanted to go. My first Broadway show was The Lion King, which is just SO good. Segment 2: Banter over Disney adults Louisa: I think we can both agree that there is one type of fan who always goes way too far with their love of Disney, and that is the Disney adult. Gabbi: Disney adults freak me out. Like grown humans crying because they saw a guy in a mouse costume? Louisa: They just really love the magic, I guess, but like go see a magician tf. Gabbi: Magic? It’s a $200-a-day theme park and a forty-minute line for a mid-tasting churro. That’s not magic. Louisa: It’s nostalgia! They’re reliving the best parts of childhood….right? Gabbi: Yeah, except childhood ends for a reason. You can’t be forty with a Disney backpack and still call it “core memory building.” Louisa: Honestly, if it makes people happy, who cares? At least they’re not, like, crime-obsessed podcast people. Gabbi: I’d prefer a murder...
