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=Disneyland Social Club= Disneyland Social Clubs are a sub-culture of organized groups of Disneyland fans of all ages who express their fandom by wearing matching jackets or vests bearing back patch designs that are reminiscent of motorcycle gangs. Although they borrow certain aesthetic traits of motorcycle gang subculture, Disneyland social clubs are not gangs and have been dubbed by OC Weekly as "The Very Merry Un-Gangs of Disneyland." By most accounts, these social clubs are harmless groups of friends, family, and children gathering at the theme parks to have fun, enjoy each others' company, and to share a geeky enthusiasm for all things Disney. Every club has their own membership requirements and guidelines, but most seem to adhere to following all Disney Parks rules, cooperating with cast members, being courteous and friendly, and being respectful of the park itself.

Identifying traits
Each Disneyland social club bears a unique name, usually in an homage to some form of Disney franchise (e.g. theme park attractions, movies, TV shows, etc.) and each club has its own leather jacket, jean jacket, varsity letterman jacket, or vest which bears custom-made patches of their mascot logo and club name on the back. The jacket/vest fronts may feature the member’s name and their favorite character or attraction, as well as Disney trading pins.

History
The current wave of Disneyland social clubs is not the first time that youth groups and social clubs have been present at Disneyland. In the late 1960s, Disneyland had issues with hippies and anarchists, most notably on the August 6, 1970 Yippie invasion of Disneyland during which hundreds of Yippies conquered Tom Sawyer Island, climbed the Main Street flag pole, blocked major thoroughfares, got into fights with park guests, security and police, and forced an early, unexpected closure. Disneyland dealt with legitimate gang issues in the 1970s and 1980s. The late 1990s saw an influx of local Southern California teenagers thanks to more youth-centric attractions and the low cost of an annual pass. Disneyland also became a gathering place for "Gothics," who formed what might be the first proto-social club: the Disneyland Arcane Crew (DAC).

The first of this current wave of Disneyland social club was The Black Death Crew, which began on March 29, 2012 as a group of friends wearing all black clothing to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. However The Neverlanders Social Club, founded in October 2012, are believed to be the first patched social club to wear jackets/vests bearing back patches. They were followed by The Hitchhikers Social Club which was founded in February 2013 and The Main Street Elite Social Club which was founded in early 2013.

The first public reference to the these patch-wearing Disneyland social clubs appeared on an April 17, 2013 forum post on MiceChat.com, one of the oldest Disney fan websites.

The presence of those first patched club members wandering the parks created a style that other groups quickly copied. Subsequently the number of patched Disneyland social clubs grew and by March 2014 there were over 20 social clubs in existence. Coincidentally, in July 2013 the Disney Channel premiered a Disney Channel Original Movie entitled Teen Beach Movie which features a group of motorcycle bikers calling themselves "The Rodents Social Club" who wear matching motorcycle jackets emblazoned with their club name and a picture of a mouse.

As of 2017, over 100 patched social clubs have been founded by Disney Parks fans.

List of clubs (alphabetical order)
Over 100 Disneyland social clubs have been founded since 2012. A list can be found at DisneylandSocialClubs.com. Additional information can also be found at The Social Clubs of Disneyland Facebook page.
 * 1) 100 Acre Hunnys SC
 * 2) Ariel's Adicts
 * 3) Agents of Hydra
 * 4) The Avengers of Disneyland SC
 * 5) Bad Apples SC
 * 6) The Bangerang Babes
 * 7) The Bare Necessities SC
 * 8) Big Bad Wolves SC
 * 9) The Black Death Crew
 * 10) Buena Vista St Brawlers
 * 11) The Centurettes SC
 * 12) Cheshire Bombers Crew
 * 13) Cloud City Crew
 * 14) Court of the Pridelands SC
 * 15) Dark Side Elite
 * 16) The Darkside SC
 * 17) Darth Maulers
 * 18) Disciples of the Force SC
 * 19) Disney Couples SC
 * 20) Disneys Ferals
 * 21) Disney Flyers SC
 * 22) Disney Punks SC
 * 23) The Disney Witches
 * 24) Disney World Elites
 * 25) Disney's Ferals
 * 26) Disney's Low N' Slow SC
 * 27) Disney's Thieves SC
 * 28) Disney's Undead SC
 * 29) The Disneyettes SC
 * 30) Disneyland ISOS SC
 * 31) Disneylanders23
 * 32) Disneys Ohana SC
 * 33) Flynn's Riders Nor.Cal SC
 * 34) Flynn's Riders SC
 * 35) Frozen Royalty
 * 36) Golden Skulls SC
 * 37) Gracey Mansion Caretakers
 * 38) Haunted Hooligans SC
 * 39) Haunted Mansion Ghost Keepers SC
 * 40) The Hitchhikers SC
 * 41) Hooks & Castles SC
 * 42) Inside Outsiders
 * 43) Jack O' Lanterns SC
 * 44) Jakku Scavengers
 * 45) The Jolly Pirates SC
 * 46) Jolly Wrenches SC
 * 47) Kuzco's Grooveriders
 * 48) Leia's Lil Lady Legacies
 * 49) The Lonesome Ghosts SC
 * 50) The Looking Glass SC
 * 51) M.W.A. - Mice With Attitude SC
 * 52) The Mad Ones SC
 * 53) Mad T Zombies SC
 * 54) Magic Geekdom SC
 * 55) Main Street Elite SC
 * 56) Main Street Fire Station 55 SC
 * 57) MainStreet Mandalorians SC
 * 58) Maleficent's Minions SC
 * 59) Man Cubs Disneyland
 * 60) Mansion Militia SC
 * 61) Mansion Mutts SC
 * 62) The Mermaids SC
 * 63) Mickey Mulisha SC
 * 64) Mickey's Experiments SC
 * 65) Mickey's Hipsters SC
 * 66) Mickey's Kruegers
 * 67) Mickey's Mafia SC
 * 68) Mickey's Orphans SC
 * 69) Mickey's Puzzles SC
 * 70) Mickeys Hallows SC
 * 71) Mickeys Mob SC
 * 72) Mickeys Raiders SC
 * 73) Mickeys Ryderz
 * 74) Midnight Strollers SC
 * 75) Minnie's Glam Squad (SC)
 * 76) Monstropolis Most Wanted SC
 * 77) The Mozzketeers SC
 * 78) Neverland Mermaids SC
 * 79) Neverland Pirates SC
 * 80) The Neverlanders SC
 * 81) Night Howlers SC
 * 82) Nightmare Crew SoCal SC
 * 83) Nightmare On Main St. SC
 * 84) Ohana SC
 * 85) Once Upon A Timers SC
 * 86) Oogies Boogie Crew SC
 * 87) Order 66 SC
 * 88) Pirate Crew SC
 * 89) Pirate Lords SC
 * 90) Pix Pak SC
 * 91) Pleasantly Wicked SC
 * 92) Princess Moana's Royal Court SC
 * 93) Radiators of Disneyland SC
 * 94) Rebels Of Radiator Springs SC
 * 95) The Red Knights SC
 * 96) The Royal Cardsmen
 * 97) Russell's Rascals SC
 * 98) RVM RVNNXRS
 * 99) The Secrets of the Wings SC
 * 100) SideKicks SC
 * 101) Simba's Priderock
 * 102) Single Riders SC
 * 103) Sid's Toys SC
 * 104) Sith 182
 * 105) Solar Surfers of Disneyland SC
 * 106) The Sons of Anakin Social Club
 * 107) Sons Of Mickey SC
 * 108) Sons Of Thunder SC
 * 109) Sons of Tortuga
 * 110) Space Rangers SC
 * 111) Sparrows Reapers
 * 112) Star Tourists SC
 * 113) Stitch Shenanigans SC
 * 114) Stitch's Surfers
 * 115) Straight Out of Disney SC
 * 116) The Tattooed Ladies of Adventureland SC
 * 117) Tigger Army SC
 * 118) The Tweedles SC
 * 119) The White Rabbits Social Club
 * 120) Tightrope Tootsies / Dynamite Dudes
 * 121) Tomorrowland Ravagers SC
 * 122) Tomorrowland Rebels SC
 * 123) Towers Forgotten Guests SC
 * 124) Trader Sam's Tribe SC
 * 125) Tron City Guardians
 * 126) Troopers of Wonderland DCG
 * 127) Vaders Raiders
 * 128) Venomous Villains Disney Social Club
 * 129) Villanious Values SC
 * 130) VinylFREAKS SC
 * 131) Voodoo Crew
 * 132) Walt's Bombshells SC
 * 133) Walt's Doom Crew
 * 134) Walt's Knights SC
 * 135) Walt's Memories SC
 * 136) Walt's Stooges SC
 * 137) Walts Wanted SC
 * 138) The White Rabbits SC
 * 139) Zero's Haunted Tea Party SC
 * 140) Zero's Heroes SC

Controversy
In a lawsuit filed on Sept. 11, 2017 in Orange County Superior Court, John Sarno, the founder of the Main Street Fire Station 55 Social Club claims he was bullied and terrorized by members of the White Rabbits Social Club. Sarno accuses members of the White Rabbits of cyberbullying, defamation through false statements, invasion of medical privacy, infliction of emotional distress, and causing Leslee Sarno to lose her job. John and Leslee Sarno organized a September 11, 2016 memorial walk and fundraiser at Disneyland to benefit the families of firefighters who were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Close to 340 guests—including members of other social clubs—participated in the memorial walk which attracted positive media attention in outlets such as the Orange County Register. A week prior to the Sept. 11, 2016 memorial event, John Sarno claims he was approached by Jakob Fite, the head of the White Rabbits Social Club, along with four of his fellow club members to demand $500 to "protect" the event participants. Sarno refused to pay and since then Sarno claims that Fite and his allies have cyberbullied him with malicious rumors on podcasts and social media sites that are frequented by other Disneyland social clubs. Sarno also alleges that Fite attempted to make he and his wife appear to be drug addicts by hacking into the their confidential medical files and publishing the medications that were prescribed to them by their physicians, a violation of federal HIPAA privacy laws. Sarno also sued Kaiser Foundation Health Plan claiming that Kaiser failed to protect his medical information, and sued Disneyland saying the park took “no steps to stop the White Rabbits’ malicious conduct.” As a result of this controversy, John Sarno, has disbanded his social club and shut down its website, and Disneyland has refused to authorize another 9/11 walk.