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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Lois Beckett in Anaheim, California

Honey, I lost the kids: is generation Z done with Disney?

women in ballgowns stand on stage with silhouettes of disney princesses above them
‘Fandom was a really big thing with millennials,’ Matthew Ho, 22. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Disney superfans travelled from 36 countries and all 50 US states to take part in the company’s biennial fan conference in Anaheim, California, last weekend. The sold-out event attracted a diverse crowd of tens of thousands, with Moanas, Tianas, and Maleficents mixing with Wolverines and Darth Vaders.

But one group was not well represented: young people between the ages of 12 and 27, also known as generation Z.

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