“The message behind every movie and book, behind every theme park and
T-shirt is that our children’s world needs Disney,” he says.“So they absolutely must go to see the next Disney movie, which we’ll
also want to give them on DVD as a birthday present.“They will be happier if they live the full Disney experience; and
thousands of families around the world buy into this deeper message as they
flock to Disneyland.”He continues: “This is the new pilgrimage that children desire, a rite of
passage into the meaning of life according to Disney.“Where once morality and meaning were available as part of our free
cultural inheritance, now corporations sell them to us as products.” — Telegraph
A few years ago I prepared a “Disney World View” course, but I haven’t taught it yet. I’m just blogging this in case I get the chance to offer it again.
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Those are both great suggestions. Thanks!
No course on the Disney World View wouldn't be complete without "How to Read Donald Duck". I'm sure you've heard of this book but if not, http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Donald-Duck-Imperialist/dp/0884770230
Dennis, I remember reading a chapter in John Lawrence and Robert Jewett's _Myth of the American Superhero_ where they deconstruct Disney and argue it as a version of a western frontier monomyth, which might be of interest.