Addicted to Disney
Caz is addicted to anything Disney, Wayne is her husband aka Mr Disney gets dragged along to all the Parks and shows and doesn't like to admit he is a Stitch Fan.
Join us as we share our experiences and thoughts on anything related to Disney from Disney Parks, and Disney Cruises, to Collectables and anything else made by the Mouse.
Addicted to Disney
Crafting the Perfect Disney Park Ensemble for Fun and Function
Ever wondered how to strike the perfect balance between style and practicality for your Disney park adventure? Well, you're about to find out! Join us, Caz and Wayne of Addicted to Disney, as we navigate the fashion minefield of a day at the 'happiest place on Earth.'
We'll share our hilarious misadventures in footwear choices and why breaking in new shoes amidst the magic is a big mistake. Plus, we'll debate the practicality of various shoe options, from the breeze of flip-flops to the quirky comfort of Crocs. But it's not all about shoes; we dive into Disney's dress code, giving you the lowdown on what's hot and what's not – think avoiding designs that could get you mistaken for an actual Disney character if you're past your 14th birthday. And for those fashion-forward folks, we introduce the art of Disney bounding – get ready to express your inner character in a subtler, yet equally enchanting way.
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Caz and Wayne are Addicted to Disney, a podcast about the ups and downs of Disney trips, from Parts to Cruises we will try it all.
Caz collects Disney Ears, Characters and Loungefly bags. Wayne likes cameras.
So yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are back here at the podcast studio with Caz and Wayne, and what are we going to talk about today?
Caz:Caz, what to wear in Disney.
Wayne:Clothes.
Caz:Yep, you have to wear clothes. Yeah, you have to wear clothes, you definitely have to wear clothes to go to Disney. You can't go to Disney naked.
Wayne:Yeah, I think you'd possibly get thrown out of that.
Caz:Yeah.
Wayne:Okay, I've just checked on the rules, so do you actually know what the disney rules?
Caz:are for clothing. Well, go on then right disney rules.
Wayne:One, they suggest that you dress comfortably, Secondly, they suggest that you wear good walking shoes and check the local weather reports before you leave for the parks. That's really helpful. On the subject of shoes, from personal experience I will say wear decent shoes, because you're going to be walking lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of steps.
Caz:You mean I've got to walk.
Wayne:Yeah, you've got to walk. No, I'm not pushing you around all the rest of the parks.
Caz:I'll just get an EV then, yeah.
Wayne:And don't buy brand new shoes and then decide to go to the parks. That is a really mad idea. I know this because I did, although I did it with a pair of Skechers, and everyone talks about Skechers and say are Skechers really the thing to have? They're not that great, actually. They're sort of comfortable once you get used to them.
Caz:Me. On the other hand, I wear my comfy boots. However, some people swear blind to wear flip-flops and other people wear Crocs.
Wayne:But please, guys don't wear Crocs with socks. Why don't you wear crocs with socks?
Caz:no, no, it's just not a good image that rhymes. You know that yeah, crocs and socks is just not a good image. It's a bit like socks and sandals, especially if you're men okay, we do actually own crocs yeah, we do yeah, we bought some disney crocs which we wear to go into the gym we're going to go to the gym, going to the swimming pool and going to the spa on the ship and they actually are comfy, but I don't think I could wear them all day in the park.
Wayne:No, there's lots of walking into the park, yeah. Anyway, going back to what Disney does and doesn't allow, yeah, they suggest that you wear something comfortable and they talk about having proper attire. Now, bear in mind Disney parks are generally designed for families, so there is a list of things that you should avoid wearing. Some of them are obvious and some of them aren't actually quite as obvious, so do you want me to go through the list?
Caz:Well, I think one obvious one is that if you're an adult and you're wearing a T-shirt to Disney, nothing sexual to deflemmatory.
Wayne:I think that comes under clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics. Yeah, we've also got excessively torn clothing.
Caz:You've got to look semi-tidy.
Wayne:Clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment. And this is one that actually comes up quite often by so-called influencers, who seem to love going in with some weird and wonderful bodysuit which exposes probably everything apart from the bits that legally they have to cover up, and then they complain because they get thrown out.
Caz:I'm sorry, guys. That means no string vest and you do actually have to keep your shirt on in the park. You can't walk. This isn't tenerife, this isn't managa, this is disney, and disney is family. So you do actually have to wear your shirt. You can't walk around with your shirt tied around your waist so I can't wear my string vest no, you can't wear string vest or a bikini top.
Caz:I wasn't planning on wearing a bikini top. B ikini tops are one of those things they actually say not to wear and to have to be covered, because, again, bikini tops are exposing chest and the last thing you want to be is on, say, an attraction and something pops out.
Wayne:Yeah, that could be entertaining because then that's exposure what else we have? Clothing that touches or drags on the ground, trip hazards, trip hazard. Yeah, clothing with multiple layers is subject to search upon entry yes, that's always fun when it's cold. And, of course, the other one in their list is objectionable tattoos, yeah. So again, remember, it's a family environment the ones that are quite interesting because you wouldn't initially oh why wouldn't I be allowed to wear those? And that's costumes and costume masks.
Caz:I think that's because they don't actually want you to be mistaken for Disney cast members or characters.
Wayne:Quite possibly true, and the rules actually say costumes and costume masks which may not be worn by guests of 14 years or older. There are a couple of exceptions, one of which is specific Halloween and Christmas events, which we will be talking about in a bit, and some outfits inspired by Star Wars.
Caz:I think again, it's a whole. So you're not mistaken as being a cast member or an official Disney character walking around the park.
Wayne:So I can't walk around like Mickey Mouse.
Caz:No, you can't, I'm afraid.
Wayne:Or Stitch.
Caz:Or Stitch no.
Wayne:Can I walk around like Olaf then?
Caz:Possibly in an Olaf-inspired costume or outfit or a Disney bound.
Wayne:A Disney bound, A Disney bound. So come on. What's a Disney bound?
Caz:A Disney bound is where you have an outfit that you've actually based around a Disney character. Now you can't wear Disney costumes, but you can Disney bound. So say you want to be, for instance, minnie Mouse and you want to have an outfit inspired by Minnie Mouse. You could wear a wedding like polka dot dress with Minnie Mouses and have a Minnie Mouse bag and yellow shoes, and hey, there you go, it's a Minnie Mouse outfit.
Wayne:I'll look quite nice, like that will I yeah, you would look quite nice like that.
Caz:Yeah, you'd look probably better as gaston in a nice pair of dark slacks and a red shirt and your hair brushed so you can show your muscles my muscles, your muscles I am gaston or you could do donald duck. Blue shorts white t-shirt blue short white t-shirt yellow shoes I.
Wayne:I think I could possibly do gaston you.
Caz:You know why why.
Wayne:It is because of your hair. I could do Pepe Le Pew, but I think Pepe Le Pew is actually Pepe Le Pew. Is not Disney, is not Disney, sorry Disney.
Caz:There are ways that you can actually go to the park and look similar to a Disney character, but you cannot go to a park and actually be in a costume that is impersonating a Disney character.
Wayne:Unless, of course, you go to an After Hours event. Yes, the After Hours events are Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and we have a Disney Villains After Hours.
Caz:Disney Villains After Hours is in Disneyland, California, I believe.
Wayne:Quite possibly, I'm just reading off the Disneyland website.
Caz:I was going to say Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party that is in Walt Disney World and that is notoriously good fun, apparently, and you do get lots of candy and you can dress up in Disney costumes someone said candy yes, don't worry, we are going to Milky's Not so Scary Halloween Party this year goody, goody, goody, right in terms of what costumes you can actually wear during one of those events.
Wayne:Just scanning down the guidelines. You can dress as your favourite character, but you're not allowed to pose for pictures or sign autographs for other guests. But I'm famous, I'm an influencer. They could be signing for my YouTube channel.
Caz:Yeah, but they do?
Wayne:We know someone who does that.
Caz:No, they do actually say you can look like your favourite character. So if I wanted to go in a Belle-inspired or a Belle outfit, a ball gown or something, I could go looking like Belle. But I can't stop and pose and have people take photos of me on sign autographs Because again, it's distracting away from the characters which Disney actually have around the park for these events.
Wayne:And of course, you're not allowed to wear masks no, you cannot have your face covered. That's a pity.
Caz:That's good. It means no Jawas.
Wayne:Yeah, jawas are another story which we're not going to discuss on today's costuming podcast. What's?
Caz:wrong with?
Wayne:Jawas. What's right with Jawas?
Caz:Routine. Other things to consider when going to Disney is the weather.
Wayne:Yeah, the weather at Disney can be interesting. Sometimes people think that, because it's Disney, disney also control the weather, and I know there's a lot of conspiracy theories about disney. He's not buried underneath somewhere in the park, he's not frozen, and all that jazz. You have to be prepared for the weather. There's two main types of weather we get, and this includes disney in florida and also includes disney in paris. One thing you're going to get is a rain, or what's the best thing to use when it rains ponchos, I was gonna say bin liner ponchos.
Wayne:They look like bin liners. But yes, everyone seems to go for ponchos. You can buy ponchos at the parks.
Caz:In France they're about 10, 12 euros, in America they're about seven, eight dollars. But one thing the ponchos are reusable and you can actually fold them up and put them in your park bag, and we will be doing a podcast about what to put in your park bag and what not to put in your park bag I put everything in your park bag yes, I know it probably explains why I get stopped at security yeah, gentlemen, tip for you.
Wayne:Stick everything in her bag. She gets stopped and you don't. It's great. Um, you can also wear jackets and things which they allow, but unfortunately, you're then going to end up carrying them around all day, and ponchos tend to be one, quite common, quite small. So, yeah, you can stuff them in a bag. If it's cold, my advice would be wear layers. Wear layers, because you're going to be cold at one point and then you're suddenly going to discover that big, heavy jacket stuck inside it. It's going to be hot and sweaty for the rest of the day.
Caz:So wear layers, so you can strip off, within the dress code, of course, and don't do what we did, which is on time in disneyland paris. We went out and even oh, sunset, it's shiny, and it's sunny, it's dry. We won't take anything waterproof with us. So go to the park, get our spot to watch a parade, and somebody turned the tap on and we got wet.
Wayne:It's not as bad as the time we walked out of sequoia lodge, got probably 15 yards to the lake and by which time it was hammering down. We were actually due to go into disneyland village to have something to eat.
Caz:We just turned around, walked straight back and we were completely and utterly drenched so my advice would be when planning what to wear in disney is have a look at the weather and also then prepare for the worst right, there are certain times when you actually do have to wear specific outfits.
Wayne:There are certain places within Disney that have dress codes. What, yeah, dress codes? So there's certain places generally the restaurants of the higher level can.
Caz:I still wear Mickey ears.
Wayne:I think you can still wear Mickey ears. There are a few restaurants. There's Walt's, and what's the new one in Disneyland Paris?
Caz:There are two in Disneyland Paris. You've got Walt's, which is the fine dining restaurant on Main Street, which is a really nice restaurant. Well, themed. But you do actually have to have a smart, casual outfit on to go into there, and the other one is I think it's called's called enchanted road it's some posh restaurant in the disneyland hotel.
Caz:It's the fine dining version sit-down restaurant which used to took over where cafe fantasia used to be. And basically, again, this dress code is there a smart casual guys I'm sorry that does mean trousers and shirts and ladies, you can wear trousers and smart blouse, or a dress or a skirt. It is a dress code that you do have to dress appropriately. You can't just walk in on your swimsuit or your swim shorts yeah, trousers, a shirt.
Wayne:Normally they define shirts as being collared shirts. They don't like shorts. They don't like open-toed sandals. It's very similar.
Caz:Actually, on the cruise we have paolo paolo, which is found on all the cruise lines. You have enchante, which is found on the disney wish, and you have reme, which is found on the dream and the fantasy and basically they all do have a dress code which is smart casual.
Wayne:so again, no open-toed sandals, no sportswear shirts with a collar I mean they're not as bad as you must have a tie. But if you're going to go and spend some money going for fine dining, why not dress up? Why not turn it into something that's really nice and interesting? I think that's nearly about it.
Caz:We haven't covered theme nights on cruises. I briefly mentioned Pirate Night. Okay, theme nights on cruises. Some of the cruises that you go on are going to have theme nights. A lot of them you'll hear of have a pirate night. This is normally this. Who are pirate night? This is normally the second or third night of your cruise. The stateroom host leave you a nice bandana on your bed in the morning. When they do, you'll tidy up your stateroom for you, but a lot of people like to dress up in pirate inspired costumes. Now you can either be as piratey or not piratey as you want to be. I've got a full-blown pirate costume and Mr Disney's just got a Disney pirate shirt that he wears.
Wayne:And a bandana.
Caz:But you do see some people that really go to town. One thing you also want to consider in terms of attire and packing, especially when going to Disney in France, is some of the hotels have got swimming pools. Some of those swimming pools do actually have rules in terms of what can be worn by a gentleman in the water, but some of the hotel pools do expect the gentleman to wear trunks that's not actually the hotels.
Caz:There's actually french law I think it might be french, but some hotels are okay about it. Just be prepared that you might want to put a pair of trunks in, just in case.
Wayne:Get your budgie smugglers out.
Caz:That's our take on what to wear when going to Disney. The main key things are you want to be dressed comfortably, you've got to remember you're in a family environment, and you also want to make sure you are prepared for all occasions, and that includes for the children as well.
Wayne:Basically wear clothes.
Caz:Yeah, do not go to the park naked yeah, no, no naked park goers, please.
Wayne:Anyway, thanks for listening. That's the another one of our stunningly long podcasts, although once we've edited, it won't be that long. Don't forget, you can follow us using the various means on podcasting. We're still learning how to do podcasts. Half the time it's like I don't know what this does. And press that button and all suddenly you, you can have reviews. So please, please, please, follow us on your favorite podcasting player and don't forget, you can leave reviews. We'd love to hear from you, but I think that's it, so goodbye from me and it's goodbye for me.
Caz:And don't forget, you can also follow us on youtube as well youtube and all the usual social media things.
Wayne:Links are generally in the story notes, but if you look for addicted to disney generally, you'll find us. So bye.
Caz:Thanks for listening. Bye.
