ABSTRACT

Walt Disney World is a pilgrimage site filled with utopian elements, craft, and whimsy. It’s a pedestrian’s world, where the streets are clean, the employees are friendly, and the trains run on time. All of its elements are themed, presented in a consistent architectural, decorative, horticultural, musical, even olfactory tone, with rides, shows, r

chapter 1|19 pages

Stalking Woozles

chapter 2|13 pages

Culture and Context

chapter 3|23 pages

America and Consumption

chapter 5|23 pages

More Distory: Mostly EPCOT Center

chapter 6|18 pages

Go East, Young Mouse

chapter 7|24 pages

Let’s Make a Deal

chapter 8|17 pages

Marketing the Magic Mall

chapter 10|13 pages

The Grounds: Spatial Infrastructure

chapter 11|21 pages

Utopia and Urban Planning

chapter 12|31 pages

Kungaloosh! The Theme Park World

chapter 13|18 pages

Cinema, Music, Fantasy

chapter 14|27 pages

Fantasyland and the Disney-MGM Studios

chapter 15|19 pages

Consumption and Culture Theory

chapter 16|29 pages

Nature’s “Gifts”: Land, Garden, Sea

chapter 17|26 pages

Tomorrow and the Future

chapter 18|17 pages

ComputiCore: Computers, Parades, Lunch

chapter 19|11 pages

Conclusion: Theses on Disney