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Why are so many adults are obsessed with WDW?
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Jonathan Dalecki
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It's what Walt said on Opening Day at Disneyland:
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.
Although he's talking about baseball, I think this scene from Field of Dreams also applies to Disney and why we still cherish it even as adults:
Ray. People will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "Of course, we won't mind if you look around", you'll say. "It's only $20 per person". They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it, for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh…people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.
So, that's my answer to the question, at least.
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.
Although he's talking about baseball, I think this scene from Field of Dreams also applies to Disney and why we still cherish it even as adults:
Ray. People will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "Of course, we won't mind if you look around", you'll say. "It's only $20 per person". They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it, for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh…people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.
So, that's my answer to the question, at least.
jloucks
Well-Known Member
That's not the exact story you told several years ago. I remember it because it was the best answer to this question I have ever heard. The focus was on family memories. I would dig it up, if I had time to fight with the search feature.
Goofyernmost
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Not a different answer other then added detail. It is indeed about family memories and that was what it was and has been for 36 years. I just added a few things that fell through the cracks in that early post. I might just have had a flash of brilliance in that earlier one, but, the essence must be pretty much the same. I don't really know which post you are talking about, but I usually stay pretty stable in my genius sort of way. It couldn't have been just that because I have been going basically solo for the past 20 years. A lot of memories from family times crop up, but they are no longer the driving force. It is what I personally get out of it which in a lot of ways is what the memories are about early on.
Chef Mickey
Well-Known Member
Because we are all just kids with money.
Beacon Joe
Well-Known Member
To echo some earlier comments: WDW's customer service is at a level that I rarely experience at other vacation destinations. Despite my reservations over the company's decision-making in several areas, if I'm going to spend a dollar on a domestic vacation in the lower 48, I'm more than happy to spend it at WDW as my pleasure:dollar ratio is very positive.
Think Tink
Premium Member
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As with some of the other replys, I also never went to Disney as a child. I went to both Disneyland and Disney World in high school but it didn't really kick in until I went in 2016. Disney World is just a place I can go and be amazed everything. I always loved amusement/ theme parks growing up but Disney is something special and I love the escape of being there.
Shouldigo12
Well-Known Member
On a base level- I find them parks and theme park history to be very intriguing. On a more complex level, I could probably get into some deep psychoanalysis haha. I never got to go when I was younger, although we came close once (which is a separate story). When I turned 12 there were some...events that happened that made the rest of my child/teen years not so happy (which is another separate story), although there were also a few things before that. So making up for the less magical parts of my childhood is probably part of it, and why I'm in to childish things in general. I'm also not a thrill seeker, and Disney is one if the few parks that have fun rides that don't involve huge terrifying drops haha. Plus, the place is just fun. It truly is like going into a bubble.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
This is the most honest answer I have ever seen in 20 years of Disney board stalking
jrogue
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I think someone mentioned this earlier, but it sounds like you're incorrectly assuming Disney is just for kids. Walt made Disneyland with the intent that it could be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. It's like asking someone why they have fun at Universal, or Six Flags, or at the movies, or playing pool. It's just a lot of fun, and Disney does it all in a very special way.
Raineman
Well-Known Member
Agreed-WDW is a palate cleanser of sorts from this completely messed up society we live in. Having said that, I have noticed a bit too much of the real world creeping into forums like this one, with the entitlement, disrespect and confrontational "My opinion is fact, your opinion is wrong, and you're an idiot" attitude we see from some posters on here. I try to stay away from alot of online content that has anything to do with nasty political or social issues-I really hope that I do not have to do the same with this forum, but the way some people talk to each other on here.....
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I didn’t interpret it that way at all. I took it as a question of the “cult of uncontrol”, a segment that abandons all objectivity and rationale when approaching Disney products.
That is not the same as Walt’s “children’s of all ages” speech. We all get giddy and act like a kid a little when we go to have fun. I don’t think that covers the OCD crave of Disney.
Tomato/Potato probably.
I also disagree with the Field of Dreams analogy as well. But I can’t say much about any field of dreams reference.
“It was you”
“No, Ray...it was you”
Was one of the most beautiful shot, spoken, scored scenes in movie history.
And to anyone who had shared baseball with a father who died young...or anyone who was ever painfully estranged...I dare you to watch that scene and not cry. Just try.
Tangent endeth.
jrogue
Well-Known Member
Maybe I should have quoted something, but I was directing my post to the OP, not you -- sorry for the confusion
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I know
mikenatcity1
Well-Known Member
You know, we have been asked this MANY times. It's so hard to put it in words. We have gone to WDW, DLR, DLP (Disneyland Paris) and all 4 cruise ships (more than 10 times). There is something about Disney that brings pure joy and happiness. When I walk through the gates I get a smile. It feels like another world. Yes the characters are only what they are, but there is something magical about still being a part of that story. Walt Disney allowed adults to be kids and kids to remain kids. There are many people who just think it's for kids, but I know a great deal of adults that love it too and have a hard time putting it in words.
I don't have, and will never have kids. I've been to WDW with kids. There is a different kind of magic associated with that.
We have been stopped on busses by older couples where they ask "what's it like NOT having kids with you. We only dream of that".
I know it's generic, but there is just something about it that makes us come alive and happy when in the parks and Disney properties
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Mental illness plays a big role. It's especially sad watching low-income people in the Orlando and Anaheim areas (including Cast Members) who spend every spare dollar on limited edition crap and popcorn buckets.
jloucks
Well-Known Member
I never really thought about mental illness as being the leading cause of poverty. But, yea, obsession of any kind is not healthy.
...says a person, to a bunch of people, that spend waaaaayyyy too much time on this board.
To be fair, I am here as much for all the characters (you all) that I have come to find interesting, as I am for anything Disney.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Woah...you mad, bro? What’s with the CM hate?
Are you dating 21 Stamps?
You’re making me blush on a Friday
Oh and those Mickey balloons
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CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Tell me I'm wrong.