Disney fan tagged wrong person instead of performer on social media — her mistake gave her a fairytale romance

You’d probably want to bury your face in a pillow if you ever posted about loving a performance and tagged the wrong person. A young woman named Madisen Gulledge made this error despite being an avid Disney fan, according to PEOPLE. In 2019, the woman was working at a Walt Disney Resort in Orlando and was part of a Disney College Program. One of the things she enjoyed doing the most was watching "Finding Nemo: The Musical”  a couple of times a week. In order to show support, they would tag the characters on their social media stories and Gulledge tagged one of the fish characters, Casey. Except, she didn’t really tag the 'fish' Casey, she tagged someone else and the mistake made her walk down the aisle to get her fairytale happy ever after. 

Gulledge enjoyed watching a musical every now and then and often kept posting on her story. When she noticed Casey but failed to tag him, the internet came through to reveal who was really playing the fish in the musical. With all the mishap, Casey eventually connected with Gulledge on social media. To her surprise, one of his friends decided to set them up and the very first day of seeing each other in person became their first date, in his classic fish costume. “After the show, he mentioned he was about to get off work and asked if I wanted to hang out for a bit," she recalled, swooning over his costume and fairytale charm.

A few days later, the duo were ready to officially start dating and they instantly clicked. “It felt unconventional, but at the same time, everything about us made sense,” Gulledge said. And they were right. They got engaged two years later, married in 2022 and welcomed their first child, Harper, a year later. In an adorable post on TikTok, the woman shared all their eras — the “friends,” “dating,” “marriage,” “pregnant,” and “mom and dad” era, each marked by a picture with the Disney backdrop showing Casey in his fish costume. In another post on Instagram, Gulledge wrote, “In your 20s, you’ll go watch a Disney Show so much that you’ll start to have a crush on one of the actors. It’s important that you ask him to go out with you,” adding glimpses of their journey.

“From a fangirl sitting in the audience to marrying someone from the cast and now bringing our daughter to see her dad perform on the same stage,” life feels nothing short of a Disney movie to Gulledge. Her takeaway from it? “The moral of the story is don’t be afraid to shoot your shot!” According to findings from Social Discovery Group shared by ESSENCE,  77% of females over 45 are initiating contact when it comes to dating. Women are twice as likely to get a response from men after texting first. Damona Hoffman, a relationship coach, shared that there’s no harm in women going out there and making a move over “waiting to be chosen.”

“Women who are bold about shooting their shots are much more likely to find the relationship they want online or offline,” she explained. So, there’s no harm in trying to initiate a conversation. Like Gulledge, it may work out like a fairytale and if it doesn’t, Hoffman says not to fret. “Also, remember it’s not a rejection of you because they don’t even know you yet,” she remarked. When things are online, we have no idea about the person, their background, past relationships, preferences and so on, and rejection could stem from a majority of these reasons.

You can follow Madisen Gulledge on  Instagram (@magicallymadisen)and  TikTok (@magicallymadisen) for more content on relationships and family.

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