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Dapper Day at Disneyland – Good Old Fashioned Fun

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This past Sunday was Dapper Day at Disneyland!

Dapper Day is an unofficial event that takes place at Disneyland twice a year.  It’s an independently organized event (not hosted by Disney) that started a couple years ago.  Participants are encouraged to dress up all fancy like for a day at the parks!  If you look at photos of Disneyland from the 1950s, you’ll see everyone is dressed very nicely – dress shirts and ties for men, and skirts or dresses for women.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Disneyland used to be a place worthy of dressing up in your finest!  (Kind of like air travel.)  Now Disneyland is full of shorty shorts and flip flops (guilty).  So once in a while it’s fun to get dolled up and enjoy the parks as previous generations did.

My day started by asking my social media peeps to help me pick an outfit – eep!  I’m extremely indecisive.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
Outfit 2 with the pink top and leopard skirt was the resounding winner!
I also never wear makeup – but my friend Michelle had just sent me some Arbonne products to try so I put on some foundation (which I never wear but I loved) and lip gloss in Raisin.  Full review of Arbonne products will be up on the blog soon!
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Buena Vista Street at Disney’s California Adventure is the perfect backdrop for Dapper Day.  We saw plenty of people dressed up.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
There were adorable people everywhere.
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
I especially love this couple’s coordinated polka dots.
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

I met up with my good pal Valerie and her stylish friends.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
Valerie’s friend, a talented photographer, was nice enough to take a couple pictures of moi.
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
What I’m Wearing:
Top: A Target find from a few years ago
Sunglasses: Black Glitter Cateye by Betsey Johnson, from Little Black Bag

Then I met up with my lovely Disneyland Bride friends at Carthay Circle Lounge.  
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Some beary special friends joined us.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

My little (in age only) bro also tracked me down!  He was DisneyBounding as Donald and he did a great job on his outfit.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

As we were headed out, we bumped into some other Disneyland brides, so we all posed for pictures in the lobby.

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun
After parting ways with everyone, I had some fun just taking pictures and processing them through Instagram, which was made for events like this!  If you’re on Instagram, follow me @mindyjoym!
Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day at Disneyland - Good Old Fashioned Fun

Dapper Day was so much fun and I can’t wait for the next event!

(All photos are personal photos – please do not use without my permission.)

About Mindy

Mindy Marzec is a life-long Disney fan who grew up in Los Angeles. She started This Fairy Tale Life to share Disneyland travel tips for adults. When not at Disneyland, you can find Mindy at home snuggling with her cats and re-watching Thor: Ragnarok for the billionth time.