Shot this story for the The New York Times with the absolute legends known as the Plus Size Park Hoppers — and I’m sorry but I will never do Disney without them again.

Pure joy. Pure chaos. Disney character outfits. Snacks. Honesty. Laughter that doesn’t quit.

The kind of day where you forget about everything else and just be — fully in it, fully alive, fully yourself.

These women don’t just go to Disney… they expand it. Make it softer, louder, funnier, more human.

Madison Malone Kircher told the story, I got to witness the magic. Best shoot ever. Would do it again in a heartbeat

Writer | Madison Malone Kircher, Mary Beth Koeth for The New York Times