Friday’s New York Post released an article, “Sorry, childless millennials going to Disney World is weird,” commenting on a rant by an angry mom who is clearly morally superior based on her obscenity-riddled Facebook post that has gone viral. The story was that a childless young woman was in line ahead of a mom and her 3-year-old son to get a pretzel, and because it took too long and the mom got frustrated, her child cried. Lady, nobody made your child cry but you, when you told him, “no,” because you did not feel like waiting. Perhaps you should have used this as a moment to teach your child how to wait in line and how to be patient. Rather, you post a vicious attack on Facebook that anyone without a child should be banned, blaming them for entitlement and creating long lines… all while strongly believing you should be able to skip ahead – how ironic.

Johnny Oleksinski laments in his article that people between 23 and 38 (mostly millennials) have an “unhealthy” relationship with the biggest corporation geared towards children in the world. The claim is that adults are “throwing their money away” on frivolous things meant for children. Certainly there are some that are a bit… overboard… on the Disney stuff. You know the ones – they have the full-on Little Mermaid themed bathroom, or Mickey ears for every single occasion… it’s a little weird, but what really is the harm in capitalism?

By the way, my husband and I are 37, childless, and Disneyland Annual Passholders.

According to Oleksinski, it is causing us to miss out on seeing different places around the world, which is not true at all. I will be the first to admit that we are lucky, since we have the luxury of driving to Anaheim and spending a couple hours at Disneyland. This also has not hindered our ability to watch great films or read good books. Sure, we will be entertained by the latest Marvel or Pixar flick (Spider-Man was fun, and Toy Story 4 was very cute and clever, by the way), but this is only part of our lives, and we pursue many different interests. Nor has enjoying Disney “infantalized” us – my husband and I work extremely hard at our jobs to the point we have each gotten praise and promotions. We maintain several responsibilities (fiscal and otherwise), and I just put myself through graduate school on my own dime while I ran for local office (and won) while full-time. What’s it to you – or anyone – if I want to relax and have fun as a kid at heart after mentally exhausting myself?

None of what I just said does not mean I cannot appreciate the meaning of the Disney Parks for children because I do not have any of my own – several of our friends have had babies in the last year or so, and we have been trying for our own, and cannot wait for them to be old enough to take them and see their little faces light up with joy!

Here is where I do find myself agreeing with Oleksinski and “Mother Gothel,” though. Between the recent brawl in Disneyland’s ToonTown a few weeks ago, someone punching an employee on Orlando’s Tower of Terror, and the grossly inappropriate dress of (mostly female) guests needs to go (to note, most of these people were there with their kids). It is still a family park and adults need to act with decorum in public – I do not think any child needs to see a woman wearing shorts with her butt-cheeks hanging out (and, frankly, neither do I).

Disney knows what they’re doing. Nostalgia in any form brings feelings of happiness. The redesign of California Adventure park has turned it from “cheesy” to a beautiful trip to Old Hollywood, which is lovely to stroll through on a summer evening (oh, have I even mentioned the exercise benefit? We usually get about 7-10 miles in each visit!). The Food & Wine Festival showcases tons of great local and international flavors. But the best thing about Disney Parks? Every time we go, we know we will be welcomed by a pleasant experience every single time in terms of cleanliness and customer service that truly is second-to-none. In the gift shops, the restaurants, snack stations, rides… everyone is pleasant and has a great attitude. It is refreshing, as many places of business the service has continually gone downhill.

Regardless of the negativity, adults are still going to come in droves to Disney, so as Elsa sings… LET IT GO.