Travel Dispatch: They’re Plus-Size and Kind of Famous at Disney World
How five friends became niche celebrities.
Travel Dispatch
April 9, 2026

Five 30-something friends from Massachusetts have become niche celebrities since they began posting videos that help larger people at Disney World and other amusement parks find comfy chairs, ride roller coasters and feel confident.

“In a world where GLP-1s are the rage, we are being adversarial by being plus-size,” said Stephanie Lanciani, a member of the group known as the Plus Size Park Hoppers.

Read the full story about the group, and how its members handle the online cruelty that comes with the attention.

Three women are seen from the back in front of Cinderella’s castle at Disney World. They are wearing colorful dresses and backpacks, including one with a rainbow heart.

They’re Plus-Size and Kind of Famous at Disney World

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