DisneyBounding: What is it?

By Ray

Brian DisneyBounding as Mickey Mouse.

One of my favorite things to do as a child was to dress up and pretend to be my favorite superhero: Batman. Fighting crime and saving the world was what I did in my spare time. That is why when I go to a Disneyland, and see children dressed up as their favorite Disney characters, I get a little jealous. Who doesn’t want to pretend to be someone else for an entire day? Children get to dress up, as their favorite character, and take a photos with that character, but how about us adults? Is there a way for fun us to join in the fun as well? Well, there is a way and it is called DisneyBounding.

To put it simply, DisneyBounding is when you style yourself as your favorite Disney character using normal everyday clothes. This is not really “dressing up” but it is the closest you will be able to get while inside a Disney theme park. Leslie Kay is widely regarded as the creator of DisneyBounding. She has always been a huge fan of Disney and fashion, so she decided to mix the two together. On her personal blog, she started matching and creating the outfits to Bound with (to Bound is to dress up similar to a Disney character). Ever since the creation of DisneyBounding, the popularity has been growing.

Sarah and Leo are Bounding as Bernard and Bianca (Dapper style) from ‘The Rescuers’.

Even though Disney theme parks (Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort) have a dress code that guests must follow, DisneyBounding does not break any of these codes. The reason that Disney theme parks have a dress code is so that guest and cast member can be told apart. So, DisneyBounding is the prefect way to get away, so to speak, with dressing up as your favorite Disney character and not getting into trouble while in the parks.

Now that you know what DisneyBounding is, I bet you are wondering where can I get ideas to do this? Well, there are two websites that I recommend visiting for your DisneyBound needs. The first suggestion is Pinterest and search the keywords “Disney Bounding” or “Disney Bound”. There is a huge collection of different DisneyBounding outfits and ideas posted on Pinterest. Another website I suggest, of course, is Leslie Kay’s blog. Here website has an amazing collection of different Bounding ideas, and there is a great community there where you can meet other DisneyBounding fans as well. Kay’s website even post dates of events where you can meet other Bounding fans in Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

Dressing up and pretending to be a superhero was something I use to love doing all the time as a child. Now that I am an adult, I find it hard to pretend as much anymore. This is the reason I love Disney theme parks so much. Every time I walk into Disney theme park, it does not matter if I have been there hundreds of times, I feel like I am my seven year old self again; experiencing the park for the first time. I love being an adult but there is nothing better than feeling like a kid again. To many people, DisneyBounding brings alive the fun and playful child hiding inside themselves. Disney parks are a magical place and whatever you can do to make your experience more enjoyable, do it. Why should we let the kids have all the fun? Happy bounding!

Here are some examples of DisneyBounding ideas from Leslie Kay’s blog.

I would like to thank Sarah and Brian for letting me use their photos for this article. You can find more of Sarah’s Bounding and Disney adventures at her YouTube channel and Brian’s at his Twitter page.

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