The success of Disneyland as the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park sparked the creation of a number of other parks throughout the world, from Florida to Japan, France, and Hong Kong. But the impact of Disneyland is not confined to the theme park arena. These essays explore a far-reaching ideology. Among the topics are Disney's role in the creation of children's architecture; Frontierland as an allegorical map of the American West; the "cultural invasion of France" in Disneyland Paris; the politics of nostalgia; and "hyperurbanity" in the town of Celebration, Florida.…mehr
The success of Disneyland as the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park sparked the creation of a number of other parks throughout the world, from Florida to Japan, France, and Hong Kong. But the impact of Disneyland is not confined to the theme park arena. These essays explore a far-reaching ideology. Among the topics are Disney's role in the creation of children's architecture; Frontierland as an allegorical map of the American West; the "cultural invasion of France" in Disneyland Paris; the politics of nostalgia; and "hyperurbanity" in the town of Celebration, Florida. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Kathy Merlock Jackson is a professor of media and communication at Virginia Wesleyan University, where she teaches courses in media studies and children's culture. She is the author of over a hundred articles, chapters, and reviews and has published fourteen books. She is a former editor of The Journal of American Culture and a past president of the Popular Culture Association. Mark I. West is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has written or edited twenty-five books on children's literature and culture and is a former president of the Children's Literature Association.
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Table of Contents Introduction The Disneyland Concept The Theme Park: The Art of Time and Space Margaret J. King and J. G. O'Boyle Synergystic Disney: New Directions for Mickey and Media in 1954-1955 Kathy Merlock Jackson Animator as Architect: Disney's Role in the Creation of Children's Architecture Mark I. West Disneyland Attractions Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., and Its Sources in Hollywood, U.S.A. Robert Neuman Frontierland as an Allegorical Map of the American West Richard Francaviglia The Dark Ride of Snow White: Narrative Strategies at Disneyland Suzanne Rahn Tom Sawyer Island: Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and the Literary Playground Mark I. West A Southern California Boyhood in the Simu- Southland Shadows of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room Craig Svonkin Disneyland's Variations Disneyland Paris: A Clash of Cultures Christian Renaut Hong Kong Disneyland: Feng Shui Inside the Magic Kingdom Derham Groves Hyperurbanity: Idealism, New Urbanism, and the Politics of Hyperreality in the Town of Celebration, Florida Eric Detweiler Disneyland's Influence Theme Parks and Films-Play and Players J. P. Telotte Of Theme Parks and Television: Walt Disney, Rod Serling, and the Politics of Nostalgia Douglas Brode Vacation in Historyland Katherine Howe Autographs for Tots: The Marketing of Stars to Children Kathy Merlock Jackson Forget the Prozac, Give Me a Dose of Disney Cathy Scibelli The Disney Effect: Fifty Years After Theme Park Design Margaret J. King About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Introduction The Disneyland Concept The Theme Park: The Art of Time and Space Margaret J. King and J. G. O'Boyle Synergystic Disney: New Directions for Mickey and Media in 1954-1955 Kathy Merlock Jackson Animator as Architect: Disney's Role in the Creation of Children's Architecture Mark I. West Disneyland Attractions Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., and Its Sources in Hollywood, U.S.A. Robert Neuman Frontierland as an Allegorical Map of the American West Richard Francaviglia The Dark Ride of Snow White: Narrative Strategies at Disneyland Suzanne Rahn Tom Sawyer Island: Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and the Literary Playground Mark I. West A Southern California Boyhood in the Simu- Southland Shadows of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room Craig Svonkin Disneyland's Variations Disneyland Paris: A Clash of Cultures Christian Renaut Hong Kong Disneyland: Feng Shui Inside the Magic Kingdom Derham Groves Hyperurbanity: Idealism, New Urbanism, and the Politics of Hyperreality in the Town of Celebration, Florida Eric Detweiler Disneyland's Influence Theme Parks and Films-Play and Players J. P. Telotte Of Theme Parks and Television: Walt Disney, Rod Serling, and the Politics of Nostalgia Douglas Brode Vacation in Historyland Katherine Howe Autographs for Tots: The Marketing of Stars to Children Kathy Merlock Jackson Forget the Prozac, Give Me a Dose of Disney Cathy Scibelli The Disney Effect: Fifty Years After Theme Park Design Margaret J. King About the Contributors Index
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