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??!! For the Love of God, Erika… DO NOT MARRY THIS MAN!!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Though billed as "The Best Marriage Proposal in World History," trust me when I say IT IS NOT. In fact, you will be hard pressed to EVER see a more anus-cringing display of horrible, affected narcissism than on display in this video. I don't want to ruin the jaw-dropping fun, but let's just say it involves Disneyland, musical theater… and I'm sorry… a poor, unsuspecting girl named Erika who apparently has no idea that she will be condemned to a miserable. frustrated life of being this guy's beard.
Again… WOW.
Should I thank you, Videogum? I'm really not sure.
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I was giving him the benefit of the doubt until he said "thanks everybodyyyyy!"
Obviously he is gayer than a Christmas ham.
Obviously he is gayer than a Christmas ham.
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@1 apparently he hasn't figured that out yet, but after that show SHE must've gained a clue
ugh! that was terrible. he was on his knee .....shoulda left it there.
ugh! that was terrible. he was on his knee .....shoulda left it there.
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Ok, so, when do we get to the part where he admits to her that he is gay? Before or after they get married?
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BRUTAL. So, so brutal. But be thankful for this kind of thing. It does not come along that often, a soul echoing, ball-shrivelling cringe that feels like you ate a super, super hot pepper and are now totally disoriented. Also, just consider the dozens of hours that dude prepared and rehearsed for that. DOZENS.
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over the top marriage proposals like this feel like they only are done because the person doing the proposal is worried they'll say no, so they make it a spectacle to pressure them into saying yes so as not to ruin the spectacle.
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I loved it. I am also gayer than a Christmas ham.
However, yes, she should run away immediately. Even if he isn't gay (hahahahah!), the narcissism was disturbing. The moment was all about him and she played supporting cast.
However, yes, she should run away immediately. Even if he isn't gay (hahahahah!), the narcissism was disturbing. The moment was all about him and she played supporting cast.
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At the risk of being that commenter who says "FAKE!1!!", um, this is obviously not a real proposal. Disney marketing's done a decent job of creating a viral video, though.
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@11 - That's what I thought while I was watching it too. The only thing that kept making me question whether it WASN'T fake was the girl's discomfort. That felt pretty real.
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For Erica's sake, I hope Julie in Eugene is right. I'd still like to see this guy dragged out into a dark woods and shot like a dog, though.
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they are all disney employees, erika included. if not, there's no way the live happily ever after.
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Apparently it is a fake, nothing but a big Disney advertisement designed to promote honeymoons or something like that. Here is a link that explains:
http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009…
http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009…
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@9,
That's the whole reason why they're public, I'm sure. Who wants to be the person who breaks someone's heart in front of a crowd?
That's the whole reason why they're public, I'm sure. Who wants to be the person who breaks someone's heart in front of a crowd?
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I can't believe anyone thought this was legit. The piped-in music was the obvious giveaway, and the girl's reactions couldn't have been more phony.
The most laughable part: if someone had tried this for real at Disneyland, security would've shut them down.
The most laughable part: if someone had tried this for real at Disneyland, security would've shut them down.
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@24 - Obviously if someone thinks it's real, they'd have to make the assumption that the guy had planned this with Disneyland management. There's a difference between gullible and retarded.
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Yeah this was really obviously fake. If it didn't scream fake to you then you are way too credulous for your own good.
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uh guys, it was clearly fake from the moment the film started rolling. some guy actually mounted mulitple cameras to film this, on his own? the beauty of filmmaking I guess is that the audience forgets there's a camera involved
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I can't believe anyone fell for this. But if you need some brain bleach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMHidjDB_…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMHidjDB_…
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Oh pshaw, all of you "If you didn't realize this was fake you're an idiot!" people.
Obviously, it was staged by Disney: the camera angles, the piped-in music, the fact that it went smoothly and uninterrupted by employees or security. The only ACTUAL question would have been whether the proposal itself was real, whether the proposing guy had paid some exorbitant fee to Disney for the right to do this, or had agreed with Disney that he could do it in exchange for their making it into a commercial.
And now we know it's not. Fair enough. I thought it might have been a real proposal too.
Obviously, it was staged by Disney: the camera angles, the piped-in music, the fact that it went smoothly and uninterrupted by employees or security. The only ACTUAL question would have been whether the proposal itself was real, whether the proposing guy had paid some exorbitant fee to Disney for the right to do this, or had agreed with Disney that he could do it in exchange for their making it into a commercial.
And now we know it's not. Fair enough. I thought it might have been a real proposal too.
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@16: I hope he shows more appreciation for the fucking the guy than he does for the him finding the god damn wedding ring that he was too stupid not to keep off the damn ground.
"I found your expensive and precious piece of jewelry right here, sir!"
"Yep, you did." *yoink!* "Now to continue the show about me!"
"I found your expensive and precious piece of jewelry right here, sir!"
"Yep, you did." *yoink!* "Now to continue the show about me!"
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Thank God that is fake. Otherwise that poor woman is going to have to call up Charlie Crist's wife for tips on getting through the day.
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http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/06/28/disn…
I'm going to go with the folks here who think this is possibly legit, but that the couple are Cast Members -- particularly since he says they met right there a year ago.
Disney is known for occasionally setting up lavish things for folks wanting to do proposals, birthday surprises, etc.
I'm going to go with the folks here who think this is possibly legit, but that the couple are Cast Members -- particularly since he says they met right there a year ago.
Disney is known for occasionally setting up lavish things for folks wanting to do proposals, birthday surprises, etc.
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One argument in the legit column... While I know that Disney is above virtually anyone on getting details right, you'll notice that the flow of pedestrian traffic around the crowd and in and out of Disney Clothiers never stops, which is fairly typical as folks start gathering along the street for a parade.
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@41 - The pedestrians/onlookers and their reactions were real. The show was pre-planned (obviously), and put on by actors. I guess there's a tiny chance that the couple were really former cast members, but, it seems highly improbable.
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so fake yet a couple things i wished were real...
1. her moving her mouth towards her mouth made me think she was going to hurl
2. i was staring at the train tracks WISHING, PRAYING for a train to mow them ALL down
yet i must still throw myself on a sword. blow up disneyland.
1. her moving her mouth towards her mouth made me think she was going to hurl
2. i was staring at the train tracks WISHING, PRAYING for a train to mow them ALL down
yet i must still throw myself on a sword. blow up disneyland.
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@ 30,
My high school friend met her husband at Disneyland. They were parade performers, Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming. He proposed during the parade, on the float, and the rest of the cast was in on it. They had a big, Sleeping Beauty themed wedding. Last I heard, they are living in Las Vegas, where she is performing as a show girl.
My high school friend met her husband at Disneyland. They were parade performers, Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming. He proposed during the parade, on the float, and the rest of the cast was in on it. They had a big, Sleeping Beauty themed wedding. Last I heard, they are living in Las Vegas, where she is performing as a show girl.
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real or fake, if I found my self in Erika's spot, I'd have stuck two fingers down my throat to make myself vomit all over that asshole.
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I've hated Disney land since my parents made me go there when I was three, all the way from the UK. Disney, the unhappiest place on earth. And Walt was an anti-Semite.
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@53 Yes the guy did radiate the well-scrubbedness of an LDS missionary.
As far as fakery goes -- at one point his lip synching failed.
Even if it was real, the chick might have played along just for the sake of not disappointing the crowd.
As far as fakery goes -- at one point his lip synching failed.
Even if it was real, the chick might have played along just for the sake of not disappointing the crowd.
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Best fucking comment: @13! Hahahahaha! No way this was a real proposal, @40, even if it was staged. Erika the cast member has to be aware of the proposer's proclivities.
My question is how pissed were the audience members when they found out they'd been used for marketing purposes? I wish the OC Register reporter in @23 interviewed some of them. I'd certainly be pissed, but as an old hand at Disneyland, I also would have been asking, "Is this real? this can't be real." loud enough for the mikes (and unassuming bystanders) to hear.
I hate marketing.
My question is how pissed were the audience members when they found out they'd been used for marketing purposes? I wish the OC Register reporter in @23 interviewed some of them. I'd certainly be pissed, but as an old hand at Disneyland, I also would have been asking, "Is this real? this can't be real." loud enough for the mikes (and unassuming bystanders) to hear.
I hate marketing.
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Hahahaha! The first comment (currently) listed at the OC Register story from @23 :
Aztek says:
July 10, 2009 at 5:15 am
...
And worst of all, the “groom” in the video was very obviously a gay man, so why on earth would he ask a girl to marry him in the first place? The very least they could do was to get a Disneyland Parade performer that could at least butch it up just a bit more for the video. My Gaydar was off the charts once the “groom” appeared. Please.
Aztek says:
July 10, 2009 at 5:15 am
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And worst of all, the “groom” in the video was very obviously a gay man, so why on earth would he ask a girl to marry him in the first place? The very least they could do was to get a Disneyland Parade performer that could at least butch it up just a bit more for the video. My Gaydar was off the charts once the “groom” appeared. Please.
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It's too bad it's fake; I was feeling warm and fuzzy at the thought that two people with such a rare fetish (Disney/Musical Theater Exhibitionism) had found each other.
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Even if this had been real, I think Ian McConville's writing an 8-bit video game from scratch for his girlfriend beats this as the 'greatest proposal.'
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How is it fake? When I go to Disneyland I usually set up a three camera shoot on Main Street. Though I find it difficult to get a camera on the roof of the Penny Arcade.
"She must have a really big dick."
I'm a straight man and I'd still fuck the shit out of her.
"She must have a really big dick."
I'm a straight man and I'd still fuck the shit out of her.
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