Cal State Fullerton Titans revisited childhood memories through nostalgic Disney movies and Disney Channel television shows during Tuesday\u2019s \u201cOnce Upon a Titan,\u201d a Disney-inspired event that celebrated Associated Students\u2019 50th Anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hosted by ASI\u2019s Student Programming, the event ran from 6-8 p.m. at Pavilion A in the Titan Student Union. Students who attended participated in arts and crafts, trivia, snacks, mocktails, giveaways and a photo booth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event incorporated references to Disney films and Disney Channel shows, including \u201cLiv and Maddie\u201d and \u201cAustin and Ally,\u201d and also iconic childhood characters like Mickey Mouse and Disney princesses.<\/p>\n
Anthony Thomas, the event leader from ASI Student Programming, said he wanted to create an experience that would feel familiar to students who grew up watching Disney Channel TV shows and movies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to bring back a little nostalgic feel to it,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI knew that this is what I grew up watching, and I knew that a lot of people that are in college with me right now grew up the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas said the nostalgic theme reflected ASI\u2019s goal of bringing students together through shared experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like, again with the nostalgic feel, it makes people want to come together, makes everybody want to come together for a similar experience that they all used to have,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n
Organizers of the event decorated with Disney-inspired props, including princess displays, cardboard cutouts and a castle, while television screens showcased familiar clips and music videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For third-year child development major Konoha Miyagi, the TV clips and hands-on activities made the event memorable. Miyagi said she decided to attend the event after going to an ASI event the previous week and hearing that another one was planned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve loved Disney since I was a kid, and I think for this event specifically, I liked that there were the TV screens,\u201d Miyagi said. \u201cThey were showing little videos of Disney Channel that I used to watch when I was little.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event also collaborated with CSUF\u2019s Disney Club, bringing members together with other students who share a similar interest in Disney.<\/p>\n
Valeria Hernandez, the club\u2019s head of marketing, said Thomas had contacted the organization via Instagram to invite them to participate in the event. The club\u2019s members and friends were also encouraged to attend. The collaboration let members connect with students outside of the club\u2019s usual Thursday meeting times.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes it\u2019s kind of hard to get involved with school, but when you come with kind of a purpose of something we\u2019re all engaged in, I think that\u2019s what brings us all together,\u201d Hernandez said.<\/p>\n
The Disney Club also facilitated a Kahoot trivia game with about 30 questions. Participants tested their knowledge of Disney and competed for a prize bag containing Disney-themed items. Hernandez said that the club wanted to contribute an activity for the event while introducing itself to more students.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The organization is in its first year at CSUF, with the club debuting back in September. Hernandez mentioned that membership has grown quickly over the past few months, and the club hopes events like this will boost its visibility on campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first year of it actually happening. So I think we were just excited to be involved with the student union and everything,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cWe really just want to show ourselves more on campus and basically build a community.\u201d<\/p>\n
The partnership introduced the club to a bigger audience while supporting ASI\u2019s goal of helping students connect.<\/p>\n
By centering the anniversary celebration on a shared pop-culture theme, the event connected ASI\u2019s milestone with students\u2019 interest in a nostalgic Disney experience.<\/p>\n
\u201c50 years means a lot to ASI,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cThey\u2019re really big on their student employees and making sure that we have the voice and have the platform to grow. So me being a student employee with ASI has really helped me grow as a leader, as a coordinator, and as an event planner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cal State Fullerton Titans revisited childhood memories through nostalgic Disney movies and Disney Channel television shows during Tuesday\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,75977,73414,77097,198893,198892],"class_list":["post-518972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-asi-board-of-directors","tag-associated-students-inc","tag-disney-channel","tag-disney-club","tag-nostagia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}