A woman’s trip to Disney World took an unexpected turn after she claimed a park employee flagged her outfit as inappropriate.
After being left sorely disappointed at the happiest place on Earth, the woman’s videos sparked a fiery online debate over whether her outfit counted as proper theme park attire.
“It’s common sense that this isn’t allowed in parks,” one claimed, while another quipped, “Your man's b**bs are basically out... they should have coded him, not you.”
Highlights
- A woman had an awkward experience at Disney World during a trip last week.
- Nicole Arena said an employee at the theme park flagged her athletic outfit as inappropriate.
- “I’m very sorry to anyone I’ve offended [with] my outfit,” she said in a video.
- Netizens had a fiery debate online about her fashion choice.
A woman’s Disney World trip turned sour after she claimed an employee flagged her athletic outfit as inappropriate
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The woman, Nicole Arena, shared the tale of disappointment after her visit to Epcot in Disney World, Florida, last week.
She and her husband were captured smiling away in the middle of the crowded theme park.
But the smile did not stay for too long. Nicole was eventually served a rude awakening over the outfit she was wearing.
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The Epcot visitor was dressed in an athletic top and black leggings. She later admitted she didn’t think twice about her choice until a staff worker at Disney World stopped her.
After waiting in queue for a ride, the employee told her she couldn’t enter if she didn't cover up, thus turning her carefree day into an awkward ordeal.
Nicole Arena said the awkward ordeal took place during her visit to Epcot in Disney World
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Nicole said she had to cough up $45 and buy a T-shirt if she wanted to get on the ride.
“Was so happy to be here that I didn’t realize I was ‘improperly dressed’ and would be forced to buy a $45 tshirt or else I could not get on the ride I waited an hour for,” read the text of a post she shared on TikTok.
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To her surprise, Nicole received plenty of backlash online for her outfit.
She shared a follow-up video to clarify that she had no idea her gym-ready outfit would ignite such outrage.
“Once again I’ve upset the Disney people. People are very angry at me for wearing a sports bra to Disney,” she told her viewers.
She said she was forced to buy a $45 T-shirt or be denied entry to a ride she’d waited an hour for
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Nicole asserted that she wasn’t the only one baring some skin that day at the family-friendly park.
“The point of that post was that there were many people in Disney wearing much less clothing than I was,” she said. “I had nothing showing other than my stomach and my arms. But yet, you guys are acting like I went out n*ked."
She wore a white sports top and leggings, not realizing it may violate Disney's apparent dress code
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The viral visitor insisted her outfit wasn’t meant to make a statement and insisted she would have worn something else if she was aware of Disney’s apparent dress code.
“I just went to Disney how I would go to the gym. I understand maybe that’s not okay for some, but for me it’s fine,” she said.
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“I didn’t know that Disney had a dress code. That’s a whole different story,” she added. “If I knew that, I would have thrown a T-shirt on top of it, but I didn’t know.”
The woman concluded her post with a brief apology.
“I’m very sorry to anyone I’ve offended [with] my outfit,” she said.
“I just went to Disney how I would go to the gym,” she said in a TikTok video
In a follow-up video, Nicole said multiple staff workers at the amusement park had seen her before one random employee said it was inappropriate.
“Not only was I allowed entry into the park with what I was wearing and allowed onto the line for the ride even though I passed by several people that were working on that specific ride,” she said, “and they let me in with no problem.”
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Netizens were quick to share their thoughts on Nicole’s outfit, with one saying, “it's a sports B**. as in BR*SSIERE. Obviously not appropriate to be wearing out in public.”
“My working assumption is that everywhere other than the pool, gym and and beach has a please wear a shirt dress code,” one said, while another asked, “Is wearing a shirt that difficult?”
“It’s underwear, you need something for it to go under,” read one comment online
“It's Florida, this outfit is beyond appropriate. I've been in shorts, I've been in a crop top, and no one ever said a thing. feels like they targeted you cause it's a ‘b**,’” said another.
As per the “attire policies” listed on Disney’s website, rules state that guests are expected to wear “proper attire, including shoes and shirts” at “all times.”
“We reserve the right to deny admission to or remove any person wearing attire that we consider inappropriate or attire that could detract from the experience of other Guests,” they added.
“I really wish this was about his shirt, but I know it’s not,” one commented online
