A Unique Experience at Disney World
An influencer recently shared a story about being asked to leave Disney World due to his choice of clothing. Jesse Cole, an author and social media star, revealed via Instagram that he was escorted out of the Orlando-based theme park because of his attire.
In a video that went viral, Cole explained that he was forced to leave EPCOT in 2017 after breaking Disney’s strict dress code. The outfit in question was a bright yellow tuxedo. Cole, known for always wearing yellow ensembles, had just released his first book titled “Find Your Yellow Tux: How to Be Successful by Standing Out.” He decided to visit Disney to promote it.
“I got ‘invited to leave Disney’ for wearing my yellow tux,” he began in the video. “It was 2017, and I had just written my first book. I had a crazy idea on how to promote it. I thought, what if I did a world book tour at EPCOT?”
He showed up in his yellow tux and started visiting the countries in the World Showcase at EPCOT, taking pictures with guests and cast members. 
Cole shared clips of himself asking the cast members to hold up his book and say “yellow tux” in all of the languages from the different countries, who all happily complied. However, as he reached his eighth country, a security guard approached him and told him he would have to leave.
“I’m going to every country and having the time of my life, people are laughing, smiling,” he continued. “Then I get to Morocco, and a security guard has his eyes on me. He comes over and says, ‘Sir, we’re going to have to ask you to leave.'”
Disney’s dress code states: “Disney reserves the right to deny admission to or remove any person wearing attire that is considered inappropriate or attire that could detract from the experience of other guests.”
Attire that is considered “not appropriate for the parks” and “may result in refusal of admittance” includes “costumes and costume masks” for guests over 14, “clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics, excessively torn clothing, clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment and clothing that touches or drags on the ground.”
The company also notes that at select special ticketed events like Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, “all guests may dress as their favorite character, but may not pose for pictures or sign autographs for other Guests.” 
Cole explained that he was then “walked out of the park” by the security. While it was disappointing, he said he totally understood why Disney asked him to leave.
“That was that. He walked me out of the park, and my world book tour was cut short,” he said. “But looking back, it makes complete sense.”
“I believe you either have a success or a story, and with this world book tour, we certainly had a story,” he concluded.
In the caption, Cole reiterated that he believed “Disney was 100 percent right when inviting him to leave.” “My world book tour at EPCOT will go down as one of the not so great ideas I’ve had over the years,” he joked. “But hey… ideas are everything. In order to get to the great ideas, you have to have some not so great ideas.”
Cole is the owner of the Banana Ball Championship League, including the team the Savannah Bananas. Despite his past with Disney, the baseball team was invited to Disneyland Resort for a special event last month, which he described as a “full circle” moment.
“Disney has always been one of my favorite companies. Getting invited to the park (yellow tux included) with @thesavbananas is truly a full circle moment,” he wrote. 
“This is just the start of our partnership with Disney… can’t wait to see what we do next!”
It comes weeks after a Brazilian influencer gained attention online after she claimed that she received a warning from Disney staff after fellow visitors complained about her “inappropriate” outfit.
Fashion and lifestyle blogger Marina Smith, 27, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, visited Walt Disney World Orlando on March 16 to enjoy the rides and shoot content for her social media channels. Smith, who boasts more than 9,000 Instagram followers, opted for what she described as a “short, form-fitting outfit” for her visit to the amusement park – comprising of a white tie-front shirt and blue denim jeans.
However, she said that she soon began to notice other visitors looking at her and making comments amongst themselves before any member of staff became involved. A park employee then allegedly approached her to inform her that some visitors had complained about her outfit and that it could be considered inappropriate for the environment.
Smith revealed that she was rather taken aback by the striking interaction, as she considered the outfit to be normal and rather modest in other settings. “It’s something I would normally wear on trips or in other places. I didn’t think it would cause this kind of reaction there,” she said. “What caught my attention the most was realizing that people preferred to complain instead of speaking directly to me.”
According to Smith, despite the warning by staff members, she was able to continue her visit to the park afterwards without any further interaction with staff members.
