Woman, 23, says she got ‘dress-coded’ at Disney World for her ‘inappropriate’ top

A Florida woman says her revealing black crop top got her ‘dress-coded’ at Disney World — and she ended up with a free T-shirt to cover up in.

Tori Cannella, 23, was visiting the Magic Kingdom in Orlando in a pair of denim cutoff shorts and a skin-baring black top when an employee notified her that it was against the park’s dress code.

But because Disney is in the business of making magic — not enemies — the park employee simply brought her to a store and gave her a free Walt Disney World tee to wear instead.

Tori Cannella, 23, was visiting the Magic Kingdom in denim cutoff shorts and a black top when an employee notified her that it was against the park’s dress code (pictured on a different visit)

‘So yeah I just experienced getting dress coded at Disney,’ she wrote in her video, which has been viewed 6.6 million times in just three days.

‘I mean, I kinda agree w them looking back at this video,’ she added.

In the clip, she focuses on her outfit, which consists of jean shorts with a silver-colored chain belt.

On top, she’s wearing a long-sleeve black crop top, which falls at her waist and barely closes with two ties at the front.  

She is also holding a slip of paper, which may explain the dress code violation, though the words are illegible in the video.

But while Tori conceded that her outfit might not have been the most appropriate thing to wear to a theme park, she noted in the comments that the employee who flagged her crop top ‘was not very sweet about it’, suggesting that she could have been ‘in a bad mood’ or perhaps ‘had it out’ for her.  

Tori then filmed herself following an employee through the park and ending up at a store, where she was given a yellow T-shirt from Disney’s 2020 Retro Holiday T-Shirt collection that retails for $24.99. 

In the video, she is holding a slip of paper, which may explain the dress code violation, though the words are illegible in the video

Tori filmed herself following an employee through the park and ending up at a store, where she was given a yellow T-shirt from Disney’s 2020 Holiday collection that retails for $24.99

According to Disney World’s website, ‘Disney reserves the right to deny admission to or remove any person wearing attire that is considered inappropriate’

According to Disney World‘s website, ‘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 ‘not appropriate for the parks’ can include clothing with objectionable material like obscene language or graphics, excessively torn clothing, and clothing which ‘exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment.’ 

Tori said the employee who stopped her ‘was not very sweet about it but maybe she was in a bad mood,’ suggesting that she ‘had it out for me’

In the comments on Tori’s video, a former Disney employee chimed in to say ‘the rule is that your top can’t have just a string to hold it together.’ 

Many of the other commenters were in agreement that Tori’s top was too revealing and ‘inappropriate,’ with a few pointing out the possibility of a wardrobe malfunction on certain rides.

‘It’s not a “bad”/“showy” crop top but I could see them wanting you to wear something else in case you went on rides and accidentally flashed an 8yo,’ one TikTok user commented.  

Others were not so convinced however, with one pointing out that Disney’s dress code is not particularly consistent.

‘I’m sorry but they reached with this one,’ the person wrote. ‘There is nothing wrong with your original top. I’ve seen so much worse.’

One noted the irony is Disney’s dress code, given that some of the characters ‘wear less’ as part of their costumes, writing: ‘I’ve seen Ariel in less.’

Another chimed in: ‘I- that’s literally probably one of the least revealing crop tops you could wear… at least the shirt was free lol.’ 

Some were fascinated by the fact that Tori received a free T-shirt to wear in place of her crop top, suggesting that they might wear something similar on purpose simply to snag themselves a free shirt.

‘I’d get dress coded on purpose so I can get a free shirt,’ one joked, while another added: ‘Maybe I’ll do this so i can get a free shirt.’