Elasticized absorbent articles and methods of weakening elastic portions in elasticized absobent articles

A method of forming an elastic waist panel for an absorbent article, the method comprising:

• advancing a first web of material in a machine direction;
• advancing a plurality of waist panel elastic strands in the machine direction in a stretched state;
• applying a first adhesive continuously to a first subset of the plurality of waist panel elastic strands;
• applying the first adhesive intermittently to a second subset of the plurality of waist panel elastic strands;
• placing the plurality of waist panel elastic strands on a first surface of the first web of material;
• covering the plurality of waist panel elastic strands with either the first surface of the first web of material or a first surface of a second web of material to form an elasticized web, the elasticized web comprising a first region comprising the first adhesive and a second region without the first adhesive;
• and
• partially weakening at least one of the waist panel elastic strand of the second subset of waist panel elastic strands at least at one location on the at least one waist panel elastic strand of the second subset of waist panel elastic strands within the second region.

An absorbent article including a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region, the absorbent article comprising:

• an absorbent assembly including a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover;
• and
• the front waist region comprising an elasticized front waist panel and the rear waist region comprising an elasticized rear waist panel;
• each of the elasticized front waist panel and elasticized rear waist panel comprise a light bonding region and a heavy bonding region, the heavy bonding region comprising a greater area density of adhesive than the light bonding region;
• and
• the elasticized front waist panel and the elasticized rear waist panel each comprising a plurality of composite elastic strands, and
• wherein at least one composite elastic strand of each of the plurality of composite elastic strands of the elasticized front waist panel and the elasticized rear waist panel comprises a partially weakened portion.