Disneybounder

plural Disneybounders · alternative DisneyBounder

1. slanglifestyleOne who incorporates The Walt Disney Company–themed elements in their fashion.

   In time, Disneybounders began wearing their costume-related dress to work and social occasions beyond the theme parks.

   2019, Therèsa M. Winge, Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

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   A Disneybounder might wear a yellow skirt, blue top, red bow and apple pin as a quiet shout-out to Snow White or go all-green with a feathered fedora to represent Peter Pan.

   2015 May 18, Dewayne Bevil, “Disney fans display devotion”, in Sun Sentinel, volume 56, number 23, page 3B

   When a Disneybounder designs an outfit, they decide which elements are most important to that character and the Disneybounder’s representation of it on the Disney stage.

   2022, Rebecca Rowe, “To Act Like a Kid or Not to Act Like a Kid: Disneybounding in the Parks”, in Sabrina Mittermeier, editor, Fan Phenomena: Disney, Intellect, →ISBN, part 2 (The Disney Theme Parks and Their Fans)

   As a Disneybounder myself, my best advice is to have fun with it. That might sound cliché, but it’s true. Don’t stress about not looking like a carbon copy of your favorite character or princess.

   2023 March 1, Casey Clark, “Disneybounding lets you dress up as your favorite Disney characters”, in The Daily Journal, volume 149, number 51, page 5B

plural DisneyBounders

1. alternativeAlternative form of Disneybounder.

   While many DisneyBounders have embraced bounding when visiting the Disney parks, the trend has spread beyond a day at Disneyland.

   2022, Emily Zemler, “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: Fashion”, in Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara: The Stories + The Influence + The Legacy, Epic Ink, →ISBN, page 112

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   Marshal Knight, a 19-year-old Disney World annual-pass holder from Tampa, Fla., mostly sees DisneyBounders in groups of teenagers or college students at the theme parks, he said. His first attempt was Cruella De Vil.

   2015 June 2, Dewayne Bevil, “Made ya look!: ‘DisneyBounding’ encourages adult fans heading to the iconic theme parks to wear age-appropriate, subtle ‘costumes’ channeling favorite characters, from Ariel to Aladdin”, in Star-Telegram, 110th year, number 38, Forth Worth, Tex., page 3C

   Kay’s blog also has a presence on Instagram where it continues to thrive today, the platform allowing participation by other DisneyBounders.

   2022, Dori S. Koehler, “I Am Disney Bound: Costuming as Psycho-Spiritual Practice”, in Priscilla Hobbs, editor, Interpreting and Experiencing Disney: Mediating the Mouse, Intellect, →ISBN