I hysterically cried after I finally got to hug Goofy – trolls think it’s weird but I’m proud to be an adult Disney fan
SHE went viral earlier this year when her mum shared a video of her hysterically crying while hugging Goofy at Disney World.
And despite the clip prompting an outpouring of criticism from cruel trolls – with some insisting Sarah Rachul needed to “get help” – the 28-year-old insists she’s proud to be an adult Disney fan.
“The reason I think so many people hate Disney adults is seen in my comment section,” Sarah told Insider.
“People who say, ‘Wow I wish I could be this happy’.
“We are so secure in who we are and what we like.
“It p**ses people off because they want to be like that and they can’t.”
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She added that she reason she cried was because her father’s favourite character was Goofy so, in a way, she felt as though she was hugging her dad.
“It was the best character hug I’ve ever gotten,” she said.
“I know the Disney cast members also got a lot of hateful comments from my video — like people implying they hate their jobs — but I just want to thank the ones who were involved.
“They never made me feel like I didn’t deserve a magical character interaction because I’m an adult.”
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Sarah also took the opportunity to slam the people who had left cruel comments on the initial video.
She’s using the experience to speak out about cyber bullying, and urged others to do the same.
“A few of the comments I deleted,” she said.
“They were outright vile.
“Others were well written but so cruel, like, ‘I urge you to seek therapy for what seems to be a very aggressive mental-health problem.'”
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Sarah added: “It’s not about me.
“It’s the fact that there are teenagers who think it’s appropriate to suggest a stranger should go to therapy when they don’t know that stranger’s history with mental health. “