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Video: Grumpy Cat Visits Disneyland And Faces Off With Grumpy The Dwarf
You can't blame Grumpy Cat for looking dour even at the happiest place on earth. The viral Internet feline visited Disneyland and toured the theme park—of course, begrudgingly, in this video clip. He She was not impressed.
Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, joined 24 social media supernovas handpicked by Disney as part of the company's new marketing campaign, "Disney Side." Famous Internet folks (including Ridiculously Photogenic Guy and Vine animator Ian Padgham) contributed their own videos to promote the Magic Kingdom. Altogether, the stars have more than a following of 30 million online and have hit approximately 2 billion views, according to Los Angeles Times.
However, there might be more to Grumpy Cat's bitter demeanor than just a grouchy face, as Gothamist questioned in March just how humane it is to put these popular Internet pet stars on publicity tours when the kitty was on display at SXSW this year.
One thing we can be sure of: Grumpy Cat is not pleased.
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