Why Disneyland is just
as magical for adults
So I'm here at a matinee performance of
the live musical Frozen in Disney California
Park. The auditorium is packed with primary
school-aged children; a woman asks if the
empty seat beside me is reserved. I ask what
she's doing watching Frozen alone. Turns out
she's the chief executive of a women's refuge
charity in Australia, and has just presented a
paper at the United Nations in New York. But
she's added four days, at her own expense,
for "me-time".
"Really? Disney? Why?" I ask.
"It's a release from the real world, a chance
to bathe in the innocence of youth, to escape
the shackles of adult conformity."
Suddenly it doesn't seem so weird being an
adult without kids at a Disney resort..
So what's the attraction? When Walt Disney
opened Disneyland in 1955, there was nothing
like it. Legend has it that Disney was bored
sitting on park benches while his children had
all the fun. So he imagined an amusement
park that would entertain the entire family.
Once the park was open, he greeted
visitors, reminding employees they were all
members of "a cast" and should
never appear "out-of-character".
Steve MEACHAM.
www.traveller.com.au, 2018
a. Read the article and Identify the age range of people present
in the auditorium. Comment on the journalist's reaction.
b. Explain what the Australian woman is looking for at Disneyland.
c. Sum up Walt Disney's goal with the creation of his theme park.
d. Comment on Walt Disney's instruction to his staff to "never
appear out-of-character" (1.27).

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