Disneyland Research Paper

“To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America...with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world”, said Walter Elias Disney as he gave his opening speech at Disneyland, Anaheim in 1955. Disneyland was a place that was welcomed to everyone. Disneyland became an inspiration to the American people by peaking curiosity and adventure to children.This family- friendly amusement park gave those who entered it, the opportunity to expand their minds from technology, to history, adventures and

the arts. Each land held a something wonderful to teach children when they came from and where they can go.

Disneyland is a place that immerses one to it’s beautiful architecture creating the illusion of the world of wonder. Main street U.S.A. features the illusion of forced perspective giving those entering Disneyland the largeness of the Castle compared to other buildings. “Disney created a color called Go Away Green. A very bland green shade one may see a lot of in the park but don’t really think anything about”, according to DisneyDose, this color became very popular once people found out that it was a color that other people wouldn’t focus on. This color has been used around the park to keep guests eyes off they don’t want them to see like buildings, large speakers and the famous Club 33.

Another way Disneyland tricks one’s mind to keep one content and feel appreciative of the world around one who are the the vents located around the park. These vents disperse a scent, for example, Vanilla is a calming scent to people. This Aromatherapy vent is called the Smelitzer. This device continues to push of immersion to the world they want one to see by leading a positive senses can lead to happiness. DisneyDose further explains that Disney is messing with the olfactory sensors of one’s psychology, like “The main entrance to the park (popcorn), Pirates of the Caribbean (old, wet wood and sea salt), The Haunted Mansion (dusty and musty.)”

2;2 The setting of the land.

When Disney created his world of magic, he wanted his guests to be immerse into the beauty. Each land represented itself in an idea and what was. Walt Disney wanted Adventureland to give off a jungle atmosphere. Sadly, the animals the Disney originally wanted were actually nocturnal, meaning that they would hide and sleep in the day time. The Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room was based on the Polynesian culture due to it’s popularity at the time. The Tiki Room introduced a Hawaiian-themed musical sung by four animatronic Macaw birds that were implied to be from Mexico, France, Ireland, and Germany. Later, the bird’s appearances changed in order to get them to look more life-like which gave the illusion of breathing from their chest.

Critter Country was themed after woodland creatures owned by Disney properties.

For example, Song of the South was a movie that was later made into a ride called Splash Mountain; about a bunny wanting to live a life of fun and adventure, although understanding that trouble can arise when leaving home, like being caught and eaten by a wolf. Animatronics were very popular throughout the park which gave off a curious sense to visitors. Majority of the animatronics were recycled from another attraction called “America sings”. When the late 1980’s came, many were saddened that America Sings attraction vanished but were exhilarated when Splash Mountain offered their singing animatronics on a wet and wild

ride.

Along with finding a bear, a rabbit and a bunny, one can find another bear, rabbit and bunny. If one may get lucky, there are two Kangaroos, a tiger and a wee pig. These are characters from the famous book entitled, “Winnie the Pooh”. Children can m

Tomorrowland features the thoughts of how life and its technologies expand on what could be and what is. Stated by Walt Disney himself, “tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure and ideas: the Atomic Age, the challenge of outer space, and the hope for a peaceful and unified world.” When it first opened in 1955, having a rocket on the moon was simply considered the future. Today, the theme of outer space still exist in the land but what was considered futuristic is now dated. Although, Space Mountain has been the most popular ride at the park. They dedicate that time to prepare to be excited to ride one of the best rides of the park.

2.3 The experience people give each other.

The guests of Disneyland are very kind in their own way.

Sometimes due to Disneyland being a tourist area, people of many different cultures and points of views interact with others to the best of their ability, Sometimes signals can be crossed but everything works out because most guests have the understanding that they are all bunched up together, as well as paying the price of admission for a good day. If a shoe or purse were to be lost, a guest would either place same area where it can be easily found where someone had lost it or send it to the lost and found. Even for one day, close to none of them knowing each other, they act as a caring community that cares for not only the happiness for themselves, but the happiness for others when they have lost

something.

2.4: Disneyland and special days

Disneyland has been a place where unofficial special days have been made to have fun. It gives people the chance to have a pleasant experience. For example , these days include Dapper Day, Gay Days, Star Wars Day and Bats days. “When the “Imagineers” were planning Disneyland in the 1950s, the concept artists always envisioned families at the park dressed in their Sunday best…,”said Mental floss, which implied that Disneyland had the setting of looking your best for great entertainment. This was later used as the example for Dapper Days which was brought back by the designer, Justin Jorgensen. Another day where many people participated was “Gay Days”, “Doug Swallow thought it would be fun to get some of his fellow gay friends together for a day…,” after thinking he would only be around 20 people, 1,500 gays showed up on June 1, 1991 at the Disney World park. Today, both parks have the unofficial gay days with the guest attendance of about 30,000 people in red shirts at the Disneyland Resort.

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Disneyland entertains those in a family-friendly environment by offering various rides, shows and interactive fun for all ages. They provide dark, slow, fast, wet, or rides with drops to thrill their guests. The Jungle Cruise ride is considered to be very “punny” experience for all ages. Passengers travel down the Mekong River, filled with animatronic fish, crocodiles, and dancing cobras. Although this may be a scary experience for young children, they will be distracted by the jokes of the skipper. Another ride fun for people of all ages is the dark, although wet ride with small drops is the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Fans hop onto their ship singing the famous “A pirate’s life for me” song as the drop into the 17th century of the Caribbean Sea. A very family-friendly activity that may create a bond between one person and another is the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride. One and one other will sit in a moving Doom Buggy which is modified to spin in full 360 degrees as one shoot Emperor Zurg with a toy laser. After the ride, the person and their buddy can compare scores and have a great laugh.

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Many people come to Disneyland to stay all night and appreciate the fireworks, music and visual projections. Many people enjoy the show because it features their favorite songs, with breath-taking visuals of the projections, and bursting firework lights. Along with beautiful lights to entertain the eyes, Disneyland recently updated their spectacular parades to give their guests more happiness at night, the Paint the Night Parade, and the Main Street Electrical Parade.