Have you heard of Dapper Day? If you haven't, these photos might be a bit confusing, just as confusing as finding yourself surrounded by well dressed people from different eras at the Magic Kingdom would be.
Dapper Day is a twice yearly event at Walt Disney World (as well as Disneyland, where it was started), created to pay homage to the gorgeous concept art of the Disney parks and a bygone time when people dressed in their Sunday best to go to the theme parks. Participants are encouraged to dress their best, from any decade they'd like, and I'm always impressed at how stylish everyone manages to look. Though the event was started by fans and is no affiliated with the parks in any official capacity, it has gotten much larger over the past two years - Disneyland had over 10,000 participants at their most recent event! Here in Florida it's not quite as crazy, but I did notice a huge difference in the number of participants at this spring's event as compared to fall of 2012, the last Dapper Day I made it to.
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| See? So many people! And this was an impromptu group shot with just the folks who were nearby. If you squint, you can see me right in the middle. Photo thanks to Josh Wilson. |
While many people dress to the nines - and look fabulous doing it, no matter the decade they represent - a new(ish) trend seems to be catching on with the Dapper crowd...Disneybounding! If you haven't heard of Disneybounding yet, it's generally a term used to mean dressing in an outfit inspired by a Disney character (basically closet cosplay). I'd say at least half of the Dapper Day participants at the most recent Florida event were Disneybounding, if not more. There was even an Avengers group (would that be Marvelbounding? Or still Disneybounding since Disney owns Marvel now?)!
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| Dapper Avengers! Loki, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, Emma Frost, Cap, and Iron Man. |
If you love Disney and getting dressed up & taking photos, Dapper Day is the perfect event for you. Definitely consider checking out the next WDW event on September 27th at Hollywood Studios. For now, enjoy some of my favorite shots from the spring event:
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If you'd like to see more of my photos from this spring's event here at Walt Disney World, you can check out my facebook album for the full set. For more info about Dapper Day, including info about the next WDW event on September 27th at Hollywood Studios, check out Dapper Day's website.
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