There are many communities in our world that allow people who share specific interests to join together. One example of this D23. D23 is the official Disney fan club, where hard core Disney fanatics join together and share their love of all things Disney. In the article, “Meet The World's Most Intense Disney Fans,” the overall argument being made is that D23 serves as a community, both online and in real life, for fans to further expand and share their Disney love. The author reveals that the biennial exposition event, the D23 Expo, serves as a place for hard core fans to come together and join in mass Disney celebration. The purpose of this profile is to inform the audience of the immense following that Disney has through D23 and show how it has created a huge community that brings dedicated Disney fans together. The conclusion the author is making is that D23, and the D23 Expo in particular, is a place where super fans of Disney can come together and share their Disney love with others in a place that embraces Disney obsession.
The author, Jordan Zakarin, makes this arguments by mentioning specific aspects of D23, the D23 Expo, and how fans feel about their involvement in the fan club. The author states that, “D23 is designated the official fan celebration, a call to all the truly passionate believers to make a pilgrimage and unite with their mouse-eared brethren...Yes, fans pay around $50 a day to attend, but Disney is celebrating them, so to be there means access to a special club” (BuzzFeed.com). In addition, the author shows how popular the D23 Expo is among fans and how it brings fans together, by showing multiple images of fans dressed up in Disney costumes, taking pictures with one another and with the characters. By stating these facts about the fan club event and how fans participate in it, it reveals that the D23 Expo is indeed a place that brings fans together and allows them to share memorable experiences with one another. In this profile the author discusses all three frames of person, place, and activity. He reveals that the people who make up the community of D23 are Disney fanatics. He shows us this when he mentions specific facts about those involved in the community, “The people who attend are all regulars, with season passes to the parks and plenty of Disney cruises under their belts” (BuzzFeed.com). He also proves this by using quotes from actual members to show their Disney obsession, such as, “‘I’ve been to Disney World at least once a year since I was a child, and use the local library to feed my obsession. And of course, now I'm living 20 minutes from Disneyland, which is even better’” (Buzzfeed.com). The author displays that the place where the fans are able to gather and share their enjoyment of all things Disney is the D23 Expo. In addition, the activity in this community is the members sharing their love of Disney and their involvement with one another at the D23 expo and at the parks.The author proves this by mentioning a quote from an attendee of the D23 Expo, “Traci — dressed as her trademark Ariel — takes pictures with eager expo attendees. And elsewhere in the vast showroom, former Snow Queen Cassie poses as Tinkerbell in her own unplanned meet-and-greet” (Buzzfeed). The author also mentions that, “Friends meet online through Disney fan sites, then become best friends IRL, and cement their bond on Splash Mountain” (Buzzfeed). As the author points out specific facts about D23, mentions quotes from D23 members, and shows us images of members at the D23 expo, the audience is shown the purpose the author had for profiling this community and the conclusion they are making. This profile was written to show readers that there are indeed many people who share similar interests, in this case Disney, who are able to come together to express and devote their passion within a giant community of individuals. This community exists in order to let passionate Disney fans have a place to express their love and further develop their passion, while meeting others with similar interests. We should read about this community because it shows that common interests can bring people together and create events, such as the D23 Expo, which creates a real life event for people of online communities to meet in person and experience an unforgettable occasion.
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