“You’re Not Gonna Get the Show That You Paid For”: Elsa Calls Out Audiences’ Bad Behavior

Apparently, Disney fans are not just causing problems for Disney performers within the Disney Parks; the rise in Guests’ bad behavior has spread to other Disney-related events, too!

Not all Disney fans love the stage versions of Disney musicals (and apparently, audiences really don’t like this brand-new rendition of the Cinderella fairy tale), but some Disney fans do really love to see Disney stage shows on Broadway or on tour.

Caroline Bowman, the singer and performer who currently plays the Disney princess Elsa from the Frozen films in Frozen on Broadway (in the North American tour of the Disney musical), recently hopped online to share an audience behavior that has become a particularly big challenge for her and her fellow performers!

“I am the most supportive of all the queens, any kind of queen who comes to see the show, of all ages,” Elsa declared in a story on her Instagram profile.

Apparently, many Disney fans (including Disney Adults as well as Disney-loving children) are showing up to the show in their own Nordic queen finery or Disney costumes.

“I encourage you to wear your crowns and your Mickey Mouse ears if you want,” Elsa explained, adding that intermission would be a good time to show them off, “but if they light up”, apparently, those light-up crowns or Mickey Mouse ears and headbands really can cause problems for the Disney performers!

“When we look out into a dark theater we see one lit crown or one lit Mickey ears,” Caroline Bowman explained, speaking kindly but firmly.

Apparently, Disney headwear is “super distracting”, which is also why it’s standard for audiences to be forbidden from using cell phones or cameras during any kind of performance, as well.

“You’re not gonna get the show that you paid for because we’re gonna be a little bit distracted by it,” Bowman confessed.

She emphasized again that crowns and Mickey Mouse ears are a great accessory choice “for this empowering show”, but that there is a very specific time and place for their light-up features.

“Turn off the lights when the [house] lights go down,” Bowman finished. “It’s really helpful for us so we can give you the show you paid for.”

The singer and actress was not unkind while making her request, but light-up crowns or Mickey Mouse ears were most likely a problem for last night’s performance (hence her desire to promptly speak about the issue on social media and her inability to “let it go”)!

Did it ever occur to you that unique Disney costumes or merchandise could actually be a significant obstacle for Disney performers, both in the Disney Parks within Disney Resorts like Walt Disney World Resort and outside of official Disney properties?