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ESSAY HELP: How are Disney Parks a turning point in history?
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annawilliams
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I would probably talk about how they set the standards for all theme parks, and redefined family vacations as many knew them. It has become a sort of milestone in ones life to go to Disney and experience what they have to offer.
Vader2112
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I would indicte that Disney Reseach and Development has made them a leader in the entertainment industry. Further you can go on to illustrate that one theme park has grown into a chain of global resort desitnations. WDW is the largest single sigh employer in the world as it has grow from one large theme park into 4 with multipl;e resort and resturant offerings.
xStephSaysRawr
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NHD? If so I'm doing the same. I'm having trouble too, we're taking a different approach though.
Vader2112
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Your intro paragraph could be about Walt Disney himself. How he was a man of vision , he developed the WEDWAy people mover and love innovative technologies of the time. You can include his work on the theme parks was one day to translate to something called Progress city or EPCOT as well. The theme park was not what Walt had envisioned only partly.
Haha you bet! And thanks for the help everyone.
xStephSaysRawr
Member
Oh fun! Haha, my partner and I are doing an exhibit, we're saying how Walt Disney & Imagineers created engineering firsts, the most visited theme park and something else I forgot. These had led them to their great success. We're using ride vehicles, audio animontronics, etc.
luv
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Disney parks are not a turning point. The premise is illogical.
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand...there is a turning point.
The MK, Epcot, DHS and AK? No. The opening of Epcot is a turning point in Disney history, but the parks are not a turning point.
disney fan 13
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Goofyernmost
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It has a historical relevance in how the public spends its money and leisure time. It has a historical relevance in how it built little one horse towns like Anaheim and Orlando in to large vibrant cities. It had historical relevance in how it transformed those farm and cattle towns into economic gold mines that attracted world wide enterprises that wanted to be close to and associate with success. There is much more to Disney Parks then just a park or four. There are multitudes of side growth that just plain wouldn't have existed in those locations if a Disney Park hadn't been there. Do you think that SeaWorld or Universal would be there without Disney? What do you think the Orlando Airport would look like now if Disney hadn't existed? What would the highway system look like? What would the population be in those areas?
Dad 2 M & M
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This is a tough subject to condense into paragraph form. One angle would be the thought of building a park with rides that are a representation of the company's video (film at the time) vault. Don't know how you could suggest that changed history.
You would probably get more traction pointing out the lessons Disney learned with Disneyland. It was quickly discovered that there was not enough affordable land to expand.
When WDW was being planned, Walt created the fictitious company to acquire the land (so not to drive up the surrounding land prices), and you know the rest of the story.
WDW was one of the first businesses that proved location was not as important as name brand product/service being offered. Finding affordable land was the more important than building WDW near/in a large metropolitan area.
That might be a turning point in history; a business that actually caused a city (Orlando) to become a major metro area. Most smaller cities will now bid to get major companies to move into their areas. Many cities in the Southeast pay (through any number of tax breaks and other incentives) auto makers to build assembly plants in their area. The result is jobs and a higher tax-base.
You would probably get more traction pointing out the lessons Disney learned with Disneyland. It was quickly discovered that there was not enough affordable land to expand.
When WDW was being planned, Walt created the fictitious company to acquire the land (so not to drive up the surrounding land prices), and you know the rest of the story.
WDW was one of the first businesses that proved location was not as important as name brand product/service being offered. Finding affordable land was the more important than building WDW near/in a large metropolitan area.
That might be a turning point in history; a business that actually caused a city (Orlando) to become a major metro area. Most smaller cities will now bid to get major companies to move into their areas. Many cities in the Southeast pay (through any number of tax breaks and other incentives) auto makers to build assembly plants in their area. The result is jobs and a higher tax-base.
Runnin'Gator
Active Member
I would go with how it transformed Orlando. It will be difficult to make the case that Disney World has historical significance on a global scale like another poster said (Francis Ferdinand), or even on a national scale (Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent fight between Radical Republicans and President Johnson). If you want to look at it from a local perspective the impact on the environment, economy, and perception of central Florida has been profound. What class is this for?
Tom Morrow
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Out of curiosity, what class would this be for?
The Empress Lilly
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Why would only death and misery be history?
Leisure, fun is part of the human experience too. They are every bit as fundamental as a bloke called Archie Duke shooting an Ostrich.
Disney is the anthitesis of the great dictators of his age. He pitted America's greatest export - laughter - against vehemence and bitterness. He explored fun, innocence, optimism, made these a staple of the aspirations and dreams of his generation. Disney is the greatest exponent of the greatest cultural and economic force of the twentieth century, the American middle class. And Disneyland is his magnum opus.
Leisure, fun is part of the human experience too. They are every bit as fundamental as a bloke called Archie Duke shooting an Ostrich.
Disney is the anthitesis of the great dictators of his age. He pitted America's greatest export - laughter - against vehemence and bitterness. He explored fun, innocence, optimism, made these a staple of the aspirations and dreams of his generation. Disney is the greatest exponent of the greatest cultural and economic force of the twentieth century, the American middle class. And Disneyland is his magnum opus.
Dasnowz
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I just did a math project on the comparison of an annual pass versus a day pass. I had to write my own equations and graphs and explain them. Also had to write it as a word problem. I did not get to pick my topic. It was stated I had to use DIsney.
Funny how many schools papers/projects are based of this.
Funny how many schools papers/projects are based of this.
powlessfamily4
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I would definitely focus on the Florida economy. WDW effects more than just the Orlando area. Everything from gas stations, hotels, restaurants to beaches benefit from the trips people take to WDW. Those who drive begin spending money in the state from the moment they cross the state line. In 1960 Florida has a state population of 5 million and it had jumped to 10 million by 1980. A good source is The Sunshine Economy: A history of Florida since the Civil War by William Stronge. He details how Walt Disney World altered the economy in Florida.