The “Disney adult” industrial complex
The grown-up Disney superfan has become a much-mocked phenomenon online. But creating these consumers was always part of the corporation’s plan.
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Amelia Tait is a freelance journalist, and was previously tech and digital culture writer at the New Statesman.
The grown-up Disney superfan has become a much-mocked phenomenon online. But creating these consumers was always part of the corporation’s plan.
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