For the happiest place on Earth, Disney can be hugely polarizing.

Many among us believe that the entertainment conglomerate is pure magic. After all, Disney's biggest themes — that dreams should be big, dragons can be slayed, and that everyone deserves their own happily ever afters — are some of humanity's most universal ideals. But for others, it's a scam — consumer culture at its purest, tying real human emotions to an unending river of products to consume, all to profit one of the biggest, most powerful companies on Earth.

Many people swing from wonderstruck to skeptical as they grow up. But certain adults have remained die-hard loyalists. They get married at Disney World, go to work dressed as their favorite characters, and would rather spend their Friday nights playing Disney trivia than camped out at a bar.

Their obsession gave birth to the global phenomenon of Disneybounding. Born out of the theme parks' strict rules that prohibits anyone over the age of 14 from entering in costumes, Disneybounding has exploded in recent years. Thousands of Disneybounders share their outfits on social media every day, and an entire cottage industry of third-party shops cater to their expanding wardrobes and specific tastes. And some have even found a way to turn their hobbies into wildly lucrative careers.

Follow the characters on Instagram:
Sarah Sterling: @sarahsterling
Leo Camacho: @mrleozombie
Tiffany Mink: @tiffmink
Yvette: @disneylandmermaid
Heather Laing: @chuchl
Chelsea Watson: @styledbymagic
Connie Wang: @conconwang