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  Meet Clay Reece. Clay hails from Ohio and spends his days working at an electronic manufacturing plant, as well as spending time with his family. What most people don’t know about Reece, is that he has the mother of all home theaters in his house – what he calls his “ManCLAYve”.       The ManClayve is inspired by Clay’s favorite films – Pirates of the Carribbean and The Nightmare Before Christmas.     More like a museum than a home theatre, the ManClayve started coming together around five years ago when Clay purchased his first piece.    ...

Thomas Atkinson-Towers (24) was born and raised in Bournemouth (UK), and has fond memories of his childhood, which was saturated in 90s Disney.   “As with many other 90’s kids, my first Disney memory is sitting down to watch The Lion King on a VHS that our parents rented from Blockbusters. The storyline just emotionally attaches to you no matter your age. Many times, I remember stealing my sister’s lion teddy to re-enact the Simba scene on Pride Rock, at the beginning of the film.”     For Thomas, Disney was a big part of his life, growing up in...

. It has been over two years since we here at Hourloop established this blog for our readers. In that time, we have been lucky enough to interview many passionate adult Disney collectors who are willing to showcase their collections to other fans. We have spoken with some incredible people, and seen some amazing Disney collections. With so many adult Disney fans to interview, I’ve been wondering – why is Disney so popular among adults? For me, it’s largely about nostalgia – I love Disney as an adult, because it was such a large part of my childhood. I enjoy...

For Peoria, Illinois local, Steve Spain, the Happiest Place on Earth might not be Disneyland, it might be his basement. Spain is a long-time fan of Disney, as well as an avid collector of film art and memorabilia from the Golden Age of Walt Disney animation. His impressive collection of framed Walt Disney animation celluloids and Disney collectibles inhabit the large basement ‘museum’ that he has built, to display his prized collection.   . . Raised in Disney’s Golden Age   Spain was raised in Illinois during what is now known as the Golden Age of Disney animation. This refers...

  . For 30-year-old San Diego urbanite Stephanie Hadfield, there is nothing more enjoyable than collecting Disney. Except for perhaps visiting a Disney Park. However, what’s truly interesting about Stephanie is her passion for music, and for American Sign Language, and how she has come to express this using Disney music.   “Before I start practicing important music that is assigned to me, I use Disney music to do warm-ups whether it’s singing, or violin.  I also work on keeping up with my second language which is American Sign Language, through Disney music as well, because I don’t want to...