The Disneyland content creator accused of stalking Peter Pan performers is refusing to back down.
Toni Kulusich, 27, told WIRED she plans to keep visiting the Anaheim, California park and interacting with the character despite a wave of online criticism labeling her behavior as creepy and obsessive. The retail store manager from California has built a social media presence around her Disney visits, with a particular focus on the boy who never grows up.
“Seeing him makes me happy; dressing up makes me happy; going to Disneyland once a week makes me happy,” Kulusich told WIRED in a recent interview. “If people are going to hate on me, I’m not going to let it stop me. Because I know I’m not doing anything wrong.”
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Kulusich pushed back against the portrait of her that has spread across TikTok and other platforms. She noted that her husband, a Marine, is “really supportive” of her content creation. She also emphasized that her fascination with Peter Pan is confined to the park itself and does not bleed into her professional life managing a big-box retail store.
“It’s not like I’m going to the store or to my job and thinking about Peter Pan,” she told WIRED. “It’s just that when I’m inside Disney, I’m able to release my inner child and the kid who doesn’t want to grow up. And that’s what [Peter Pan] stands for.”
One of the performers Kulusich has interacted with recently came to her defense. The actor, whose name has not been publicly disclosed, acknowledged that Kulusich’s attention could feel “a little awkward and uncomfortable” at times but insisted it never crossed any boundaries.
“We need to end the discourse and harassment in the online toxicity that’s being aimed at her, she’s doing nothing wrong,” he said.
The performer’s statement marked a notable turn in a story that has been driven largely by outside observers rather than the people directly involved.
Kulusich has been filmed chasing Peter Pan characters around the park, presenting them with handmade gifts, and lingering near performers across multiple visits spanning years. The characters have come to recognize her by name, she told WIRED, though she maintained the encounters are less frequent than critics suggest. She said she has met up with a Peter Pan performer only seven times during her last 30 trips to Disney parks.
The online backlash has carried real-world consequences. Kulusich said critics publicly shared her workplace address, prompting her manager to alter her work hours for security reasons.
“It’s definitely taken a toll on my mental health,” she shared. “Imagine waking up to thousands of comments saying you’re a crazy stalker lady every single day.”
After staying away from Disney parks for several weeks, Kulusich recently returned. During that visit, she saw Peter Pan again and received encouragement from the character.
“He told me never to stop visiting Neverland,” she said.
Kulusich did not shy away from acknowledging her bond with the performer in green tights.
“I do think people know that Peter Pan and I have a special friendship,” she said.
In the viral moment that sparked the controversy, TikTok users began sharing and analyzing clips of Kulusich’s interactions with Peter Pan performers at Disneyland. The videos showed her skipping after the character, presenting gifts, and maintaining a visible presence near multiple actors who have played the role over the years. Commenters quickly labeled the behavior stalking and raised concerns about boundaries between park guests and cast members, with some posts racking up millions of views. The discourse spread across platforms, spawning reaction videos, debates about “Disney adult” culture, and increasingly harsh personal attacks directed at Kulusich before any of the performers themselves had spoken publicly.
Kulusich’s case has become a flashpoint in broader conversations about fan behavior at theme parks, the ethics of filming cast members, and the speed with which online crowds can turn a person’s hobby into a subject of mass scrutiny.