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COSTUME DRAMA

Disney-obsessed family visit Disneyland EVERY WEEK in costume – and have been 300 times

The Ruvalcaba family live next door to Disneyland and mum Jennifer makes the Disney-themed costumes for her family from bargain-priced fabric

IF you thought that you were obsessed with Disney, think again.

The Ruvalcabas family live right next door to Disneyland in a town called Norwalk in California, which means they visit the park at Anaheim at least once a week - and they do.

 The Ruvalcabas family live right next door to Disneyland in a town called Norwalk in California - and they visit every week dressed up as different characters
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The Ruvalcabas family live right next door to Disneyland in a town called Norwalk in California - and they visit every week dressed up as different charactersCredit: Barcroft Media
 Mum Jennifer creates all the outfits herself from scratch
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Mum Jennifer creates all the outfits herself from scratchCredit: Barcroft Media
 The family of four reckon they've visited the park more than 300 times
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The family of four reckon they've visited the park more than 300 timesCredit: Barcroft Media

Parents Jennifer and Raul estimate that they have been to Disneyland as a family over 300 times to date.

The family take things even further by dressing up as their favourite characters.

Mum Jennifer creates all the outfits herself from scratch.

After teaching herself to sew, the stay-at-home mum has made over 60 outfits for six-year-old daughter Riley.

 After teaching herself to sew, the stay-at-home mum has made over 60 outfits for six-year-old daughter Riley
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After teaching herself to sew, the stay-at-home mum has made over 60 outfits for six-year-old daughter RileyCredit: Barcroft Media
 Jennifer is now making money out of her own Disney costume business
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Jennifer is now making money out of her own Disney costume businessCredit: Barcroft Media
 Riley poses with a Disney cast member dressed as Moana at the park
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Riley poses with a Disney cast member dressed as Moana at the parkCredit: Barcroft Media
 Mother and daughter dressed up as matching Mary Poppins characters for a day at the park
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Mother and daughter dressed up as matching Mary Poppins characters for a day at the parkCredit: Barcroft Media
 Two year old Liam already has 20 handmade Disney outfits
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Two year old Liam already has 20 handmade Disney outfitsCredit: Barcroft Media

She has now started sewing cloaks and an estimated 20 outfits for two-year-old son Liam.

One photo shows little Riley dressed up as Cinderella, while another shows mum Jennifer dressed as Princess Merida from Brave with son Liam.

The family have also dressed up as characters from The Incredibles, Moana, Mary Poppins and Peter Pan.

Jennifer told : "I didn’t go [to Disneyland] much as a child.


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"I would wear costumes in the living room and use my imagination in the house.”

Jennifer says that she buys her fabrics from a local bargain shop to save on money and spends up to six hours at a time on each.

 Mum Jennifer posts the results of her sewing to Instagram and has since made a business from the costumes
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Mum Jennifer posts the results of her sewing to Instagram and has since made a business from the costumesCredit: Barcroft Media
 Daughter Riley and son Liam both love being dressed up as a Disney characters
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Daughter Riley and son Liam both love being dressed up as a Disney charactersCredit: Barcroft Media
 Liam poses with characters from Thor and the Avengers
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Liam poses with characters from Thor and the AvengersCredit: Barcroft Media
 Riley dressed as Sleeping Beauty, posing with a Disney worker dressed as Maleficent
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Riley dressed as Sleeping Beauty, posing with a Disney worker dressed as MaleficentCredit: Barcroft Media
 The family use the earnings from the costume-making business to fund heir trips to Disneyland each week.
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The family use the earnings from the costume-making business to fund heir trips to Disneyland each week.Credit: Barcroft Media

She said: "I stay up all night doing these costumes for [Riley] because I spend the whole day with my kids and it’s worth it."

She has now started her own business selling the costumes on Etsy after she posted them to Instagram and began getting requests through.

The family use the earning from the business to fund their trips to Disneyland each week.

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She said: “I wasn’t expecting a business to happen, but it did."

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