Even the happiest place on Earth gets old, apparently.
A millennial superfan who has visited Disney World a whopping 300 times — and even moved a whole lot of miles to Orlando to be closer to the theme park — is shockingly shifting her loyalty a number of miles down the road.
“Leaving Disneyland really took it out of me, emotionally and mentally,” Holly Cole — the 30-year-old who in 2022 relocated from Nashville, Tenessee, to Auburndale, Florida — told South West News Service.
Now Cole, her husband Cody and daughter Willow are adventuring to nearby Universal Orlando — with the plan of going a great five times per week.
The mom of 1, a Navy veteran and former merchandise worker at Disney, lamented that although the “pure joy and happiness” of the theme park saved her marriage, it “became very monotonous for us after some time.”
But things are looking more magical now.
“The primary time I went to Universal, I sobbed and bawled,” she said of visiting there in November 2023, adding that the alternative to get $200 unlimited season passes was made after a single visit.
She said the move saved her from “a extremely low point” in her life.
Cole, a “Harry Potter” diehard who makes a recent living as a part-time personal shopper, would go to the park sporting her own witch’s robes and would wisk through the wizarding world section.
Willow also loved “to fulfill Spiderman on a regular basis” and enjoyed “E.T.” and Dr. Suess-themed attractions as well.
“But I had a blast — despite having a extremely easy day, I do feel prefer it saved me from a extremely low point in my life,” Cole recalled of the emotions she felt not working at Disney.
“It was exactly what I needed to get into the suitable headspace,” she said.
And Cole — who gets discounted passes for veterans — still looks back fondly on her initial tour to Universal Orlando.
“I breathed and I people-watched — that’s all,” she said of her costumed visit. “I had my robes on, I had human contact —- I used to be at peace.”
Even the happiest place on Earth gets old, apparently.
A millennial superfan who has visited Disney World a whopping 300 times — and even moved a whole lot of miles to Orlando to be closer to the theme park — is shockingly shifting her loyalty a number of miles down the road.
“Leaving Disneyland really took it out of me, emotionally and mentally,” Holly Cole — the 30-year-old who in 2022 relocated from Nashville, Tenessee, to Auburndale, Florida — told South West News Service.
Now Cole, her husband Cody and daughter Willow are adventuring to nearby Universal Orlando — with the plan of going a great five times per week.
The mom of 1, a Navy veteran and former merchandise worker at Disney, lamented that although the “pure joy and happiness” of the theme park saved her marriage, it “became very monotonous for us after some time.”
But things are looking more magical now.
“The primary time I went to Universal, I sobbed and bawled,” she said of visiting there in November 2023, adding that the alternative to get $200 unlimited season passes was made after a single visit.
She said the move saved her from “a extremely low point” in her life.
Cole, a “Harry Potter” diehard who makes a recent living as a part-time personal shopper, would go to the park sporting her own witch’s robes and would wisk through the wizarding world section.
Willow also loved “to fulfill Spiderman on a regular basis” and enjoyed “E.T.” and Dr. Suess-themed attractions as well.
“But I had a blast — despite having a extremely easy day, I do feel prefer it saved me from a extremely low point in my life,” Cole recalled of the emotions she felt not working at Disney.
“It was exactly what I needed to get into the suitable headspace,” she said.
And Cole — who gets discounted passes for veterans — still looks back fondly on her initial tour to Universal Orlando.
“I breathed and I people-watched — that’s all,” she said of her costumed visit. “I had my robes on, I had human contact —- I used to be at peace.”
