Quite a few of Pitman’s seniors were disappointed when they realized it’s against Disneyland’s rules for anyone who isn’t a child to wear a costume, since such people may be mistaken for employees. However, there has also been a discovered “loophole” in the rules, meaning cosplay may be somewhat possible after all.
“Disney bound” cosplay is defined as a contemporary version of a Disney character’s costume. Looking for a good time, this is precisely what certain friend groups intend to do on the upcoming field trip.
The key to Disney Bounding is the idea of “closet cosplay,” or using clothes that you may generally already own or doesn’t seem completely out of the norm. This way, it’s cheaper than a usual costume, easy to find in stores, and reusable for other events.
There are a lot of ways one can go thinking about on how to actually go Disney bound, so here are some easy tips on what to do.
Step One: Finding a Character
With having over 6,000 possible Disney characters to choose from, it can be difficult to decide on which character to redefine into a Disneybound outfit.
Generally, most go with their favorite Disney princess, villain, or even critter. Coming up with a list of such characters can help a lot with making a decision. To narrow down options, it’s best to look through your closet on what you already own and compare it to the Disney characters on the list.
Step Two: Using A Color Scheme
Once a character is chosen, a color scheme generally comes easier. Most Disney characters have only one signature outfit or color scheme. Frozen’s Elsa is always cool, dark colors of purple, blue, and black; Tangled’s Rapunzel always wears pastel colors, ironically, of pink as a primary and lavender to compliment; Mickey and Minnie Mouse always wear their black, white, and red attire.
Due to these simplicities, it makes everything easier for choosing which colors to look for when shopping our hunting through the depths of your closet.
Step Three: Getting Clothes with Similar Style
Fortunately again, many Disney characters have one or very few outfits to mimic. Most princesses wear only dresses, which can be mimicked either with another dress or a skirt and shirt. Male characters also generally stick with a shirt and pants, which are easy to touch up on using 21st century attire.
There are even clothes that can be used to Disneybound creatures or animals from Disney shows or movies; they may be easier, even to dress as due to the diverse ways they can be humanized with their color schemes and appearance. Flick from A Bug’s Life could be dressed as, for example, in a pair of jeans and light blue shirt; or one could even use a light blue dress with green accessories, which brings us to our next topic
Step Four: The Perfect Accessories
Accessories are what tie up an entire outfit together and can make the slightest significance. Gold bangles and a red belt with a lamp necklace can infer that a blue outfit is actually meant to be Genie from Aladdin.
Luckily, Hot Topic has been helping out these past few years, especially with Disney necklaces that feature signature object such as the rose from Beauty and the Beast, glass slipper from Cinderella, and Ursula’s shell necklace from The Little Mermaid.
Hot Topic, in this essence, may be the place to go. However, for the crafty there is always the option to create your own accessories. Making a red ribbon hair bow for Snow White, creating a lei for Lilo, or even attaching a red feather to a yellow headband for Robin Hood is simple enough for those with the tools and creativity.
Whatever Disneybound outfit comes to be, it’s meant to be fun and creative, so the fifth and final step?
Step Five: Have Fun!
Disneyland is a magical place in its own way, and going Disneybound definitely adds onto the magic. Never forget that the theme park was created for people young and old alike to have the time of their lives, and whether it’s through Disneybound or wearing park-purchased ears, whatever makes you happy is the way to go.