Character interactions at a Disney park can be a magical and memorable highlight for visiting guests of all ages – including the young at heart.
But, for a woman who had recently been broken up with and was looking for a second chance at love, she set her sights on the wrong character while visiting the Magic Kingdom park at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Her interaction with Gaston – the narcissistic villain from Beauty and the Beast – was not the magical Disney interaction she was hoping for but it was one she would soon forget.
The moment was filmed on video and uploaded byTikToker Steph Swift, a.k.a. @nots0swift, and it went viral.
The clip showed the newly single park guest seizing a rebound opportunity after spotting the devious rapscallion walking in a character procession along the parade route in Frontierland.
She called out to the object of her affection and asked:
"Gaston, my boyfriend just broke up with me. Will you go out with me?"
Without missing a beat, Gaston quipped:
"Sorry. I'm looking for the most beautiful woman in town."
Ouch.
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"Did I just get roasted?" she asked as she faced the camera looking half amused and half shocked.
You could almost detect tears welling in her eyes after she initially laughed off the rejection.
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Gaston's brutal response was, of course, in keeping with the character's undying obsession for Belle.
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TikTokers thought Gaston was probably not the kind of guy you would seek out to mend a broken heart.
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People began quoting the movie and adjusting the lyrics to the songs from the film.
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Others commiserated by sharing their humiliating experiences with Gaston.
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Well, there is always Lumiere.
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It goes without saying that in a roasting match, nobody roasts like Gaston.
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