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August 25, 2015

Even Celebrities Seem to Suffer at Disneyworld

By Allison P. Davis

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Celebrities have a complex relationship with Disney amusement parks. In theory, Disneyland and Disney World should be locales of joy and happiness, where celebs can roam free in lineless exuberance. Where Mariah Carey went to wed Nick Cannon; where Emma Stone went for a post-breakup pick-me-up. But in practice, Disney World is not just for the happy, it’s a place where people can come and be sad — and not just on Goth Day.

Maybe it’s the rampant commercialism. Maybe it’s the lines. Maybe it’s the grown adults wearing costumes and singing songs every 20 minutes for eight hours a day. Maybe the monotony of the rides. Or maybe it’s the fact that, when paparazzi are shooting you from behind every bush, eventually they’re going to capture you without a smile on your face. Regardless, it seems that for every beaming Mariah, there’s a sad, sad Ben Affleck.

Here, for our contemplation, is a collection of photos of celebrities at various Disney Parks wearing expressions of despair.

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Katy Perry I gaze into the abyss. Where there was once color, now there is only darkness. Photo: Sharpshooter Images /Splash/© Corbis. All Righ... Katy Perry I gaze into the abyss. Where there was once color, now there is only darkness. Photo: Sharpshooter Images /Splash/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
North West My best years are behind me. Photo: Brewer / Whittle Splash News/� www.splashnews.com
Donald Faison This is not the life I imagined. Photo: Jeff Woo/© www.splashnews.com
Nick Jonas Why? Photo: Sharpshooter Images / Splash/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Jennifer Lopez What for? Photo: Sharpshooter Images / Splash/© www.splashnews.com
Crystal Hefner Vroom. Photo: Sharpshooter Images /Splash/© www.splashnews.com
A.J. McLean Show you the meaning of being lonely? This. This is it. Photo: Ronin 47 / Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
Billy Corgan Get me off this ride. This ride of life. Photo: Fern/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Kourtney Kardashian I have lost my faith in womanhood. Photo: Brewer / Whittle Splash News/� www.splashnews.com
Beyoncé It doesn't even matter. Photo: FKF+LSN/Ã?© www.splashnews.com
Heidi Klum I am German. The melancholy is my home. Photo: Sharpshooter Images /Splash/© www.splashnews.com
Alessandra Ambrosio I'm captive on a carousel of time, but what happens when the music stops? Photo: Sharpshooter Images/Splash News/© www.splas... Alessandra Ambrosio I'm captive on a carousel of time, but what happens when the music stops? Photo: Sharpshooter Images/Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
Jennifer Garner We might be together, but we really walk alone. Photo: Fern / Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
Victoria Beckham My spirits droop. Just like my pants. Photo: Banks / Radcliffe / Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
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