Opinions needed - Could my daughter wear this at Epcot for her 21st?

[_19disnA]

I would assume the Disney dress code for adults is to prevent someone from appearing as though they work for Disney when they do not and perhaps trying to gain access to areas where the public isn't permitted. It could also prove to be a distraction for other guests.

 

[isabellea]

Maybe she could only wear the top with black shorts or the skirt with a green top (if it's a two pieces)? That way it's more disbounding and not a costume.

 

[Selket]

We are going to be in Epcot for my daughter's 21st birthday. She is very much a drama/theater kid and wants to dress up fun for her birthday. She has this Frozen Anna outfit that she has worn for dapper day at Disneyland. She wanted to wear it for her 21st, but I am worried Disney may consider it a costume on a normal day vs allowing it on dapper day.
What do you guys think? Could she get away with it on her birthday?
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So pretty! If it is too close to the characters costume could she modify the top to look less "character" (like just a black top) and maybe keep the skirt? Or find something similar with the skirt so she doesn't have to change the dress. I can imagine either the top or the bottom would be fine with something more plain matched with it.

 

[DisneyFive]

Um, yeah, you definitely don't know my daughter. First, she is such a goody two shoes. Second, she is spending her 21st with good old Mom and Dad, so I don't think getting drunk is on her agenda at all. That is very much NOT her MO.

I didn’t take it that the PP was talking specifically about your daughter but rather the idea of children (or anyone) seeing someone they think is a face character acting poorly.

Your daughter sounds wonderful, and happy 21st to her! That’s awesome she gets to celebrate at WDW!

 

[MamaMermaid]

Team "this is too costume-y". If I were her, I'd look at Selkie dresses (or the knock off ones) and find a fun, sparkly rainbow one that made me look like a cupcake, add a tiara, birthday sash, and be on my way. Maybe an option? Still super dramatic and fun!

Like this:

 

[mlggator22]

Team "this is too costume-y". If I were her, I'd look at Selkie dresses (or the knock off ones) and find a fun, sparkly rainbow one that made me look like a cupcake, add a tiara, birthday sash, and be on my way. Maybe an option? Still super dramatic and fun!

That is likely more up her alley than disney bounding. She wanted to dress up girly and princessy, and had the Anna dress already in hand. I personally didn't think it would work, but she was still throwing it around, so I decided to come here and get second opinions.
She is working on coming up with something else and has a few ideas in place.
Curious, do you know where that dress came from?

 

[MamaMermaid]

That is likely more up her alley than disney bounding. She wanted to dress up girly and princessy, and had the Anna dress already in hand. I personally didn't think it would work, but she was still throwing it around, so I decided to come here and get second opinions.
She is working on coming up with something else and has a few ideas in place.
Curious, do you know where that dress came from?

Yes! Selkie is the brand. They’re pricey for sure but Shein has knock offs.

 

[mlggator22]

She shops Shein quite a bit. I'll show her this.

 

[MamaMermaid]

She shops Shein quite a bit. I'll show her this.

Hope y'all have a great trip!! Happy 21st to her!

 

[DisneyMama811]

I would assume the Disney dress code for adults is to prevent someone from appearing as though they work for Disney when they do not and perhaps trying to gain access to areas where the public isn't permitted. It could also prove to be a distraction for other guests.

a big part of it is to keep the magic alive for children that the characters are REAL and not just actors, imagine if adult guests were allowed to dress in full Disney costume and in the space of 5 minutes a small child saw 10 different Cinderella's walking around, it would be very confusing and destroy the illusion very quickly, not to mention Disney can't tightly control guests behaviour, imagine a small child watching Cinderella drop an F Bomb because someone cut them in line, or lighting up a cigarette

 

[DisneyMama811]

We are going to be in Epcot for my daughter's 21st birthday. She is very much a drama/theater kid and wants to dress up fun for her birthday. She has this Frozen Anna outfit that she has worn for dapper day at Disneyland. She wanted to wear it for her 21st, but I am worried Disney may consider it a costume on a normal day vs allowing it on dapper day.
What do you guys think? Could she get away with it on her birthday?
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enough people have answered your original question so I won't chime in but just wanted to say your daughter looks absolutely beautiful and I hope she has an amazing 21st no matter what outfit she ends up in

 

[mom2rtk]

a big part of it is to keep the magic alive for children that the characters are REAL and not just actors, imagine if adult guests were allowed to dress in full Disney costume and in the space of 5 minutes a small child saw 10 different Cinderella's walking around, it would be very confusing and destroy the illusion very quickly, not to mention Disney can't tightly control guests behaviour, imagine a small child watching Cinderella drop an F Bomb because someone cut them in line, or lighting up a cigarette

Eh, I doubt that many adults would ever choose to dress that way for a theme park visit. Plus, the OP’s daughter would need a much longer skirt and a hoop skirt to make that mistakable for the real thing.

That said, their park, their rules.

 

[princesslover]

a big part of it is to keep the magic alive for children that the characters are REAL and not just actors, imagine if adult guests were allowed to dress in full Disney costume and in the space of 5 minutes a small child saw 10 different Cinderella's walking around, it would be very confusing and destroy the illusion very quickly, not to mention Disney can't tightly control guests behaviour, imagine a small child watching Cinderella drop an F Bomb because someone cut them in line, or lighting up a cigarette

Honestly I don’t ever seeing this being a huge issue with “too many” adults dressing up.

At what age is this enforced? My 15 year old almost brought her Belle (Blue dress with apron) on our last trip and changed her mind. It totally didn’t occur to me it would not be allowed.

 

[Dug720]

Honestly I don’t ever seeing this being a huge issue with “too many” adults dressing up.

At what age is this enforced? My 15 year old almost brought her Belle (Blue dress with apron) on our last trip and changed her mind. It totally didn’t occur to me it would not be allowed.

Per the regulations posted earlier in the thread, age 14.

If you want to dress up in a costume (something beyond "bounding"), go to the halloween party.

 

[princesslover]

Per the regulations posted earlier in the thread, age 14.

If you want to dress up in a costume (something beyond "bounding"), go to the halloween party.

This is what I found when I searched. Has this changed?

 

[_19disnA]

^^ Those are the guidelines for the Halloween events........................post on prior page refers to permitted attire at all other times.

 

[princesslover]

^^ Those are the guidelines for the Halloween events........................post on prior page refers to permitted attire at all other times.

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I’m sorry I’m confused. Which prior page?

 

[_19disnA]

Post #9 above.

 

[princesslover]

Post #9 above.

Ok. The screenshot I shared did not appear to have anything to do with the Halloween events. It was a FAQ that seemed to be the dress code for parks in general. Unless I am reading it wrong somehow. Post #9 appears to reference Star Wars at Disneyland. So still not getting it.

ETA: I’m not being argumentative but the way the policy is worded it is very unclear. It may be talking about the Halloween events but I can see where people would assume it’s anytime.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Ok. The screenshot I shared did not have anything to do with the Halloween events. It is the dress code for parks in general. Unless I am reading it wrong somehow. Post #9 appears to reference Star Wars at Disneyland. So still not getting it.

I posted #9 above and the link included in the post is to the WDW site.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/faq/parks/dress/?int_cmp=INS-intWDWtoWDW-Costumes

Not sure what you’re looking at but you’re not referring to what I posted in #9. It most definitely links to guidelines re:what is/is not allowed at WDW.