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1 posted on 12/25/2001 3:34:14 PM PST by Pokey78
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I do enjoy Disneyland/world, though I have to agree that there are strong totalitarian themes within the company - Walt himself, actually, envisioned Epcot Centre not as another amusement park but as a 'perfect' community where everything was regulated by the authorities - curfew, schools, health care, transportation, wages, jobs, etc. Pretty frightening stuff.
2 posted on 12/25/2001 3:53:41 PM PST by Rightwing Canuck
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The men who lead the Disney company today are but disgusting filth on the bottom Walt Disney's shoe.

They have perverted the dreams of Walt Disney on the altar of the profit and loss statement. They have nothing in common with Walt Disney. Eisner is a filthy ............

3 posted on 12/25/2001 3:55:14 PM PST by ASTM366
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5 posted on 12/25/2001 4:02:25 PM PST by MSCASEY
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When I worked for Disney at Buena Vista in the 1950's there was no meat on Fridays in the studio commissary because Disney was a Catholic, as were many of his execs, and they imposed this policy on everyone else.

This, of course, has now changed.

6 posted on 12/25/2001 4:04:05 PM PST by codeword
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Thank you for this article. It coalesces some vague thoughts I've had for some time now.
8 posted on 12/25/2001 4:10:31 PM PST by Petronski
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My family and I are flying to Orlando tomorrow for ten days at Walt Disney World. We've been to Disney World and Disneyland many times over the years. We've been to Disneyland Paris once and hope to be back. Someday we hope to go to Tokyo Disneyland.

So, although I don't claim to be an expert on totalitarian states, I do know a few things about Disney.

Totalitarian states don't usually charge expensive admissions, because people don't want to go there. They don't often let people leave whenever they want.

Totalitarian states generally don't encourage diversity. Instead, they tend to persecute minorities and the religious, rather than creating an environment where all are welcome and treated equally.

Another thing about Totalitarian states is that they generally aren't friendly or happy, and they don't typically listen to complaints or attempt to resolve them.

A lot of folks like to complain about Disney. McDonald's too. It seems that when something is popular and successful, (especially folksy American stuff) folks like to get worked up about it and make ridiculous comparisons. Laughable comparisons.

My suggestion is that if you don't like Disney stuff; don't go to it, don't watch it, don't read it. Instead, enjoy what you like.

And while we're at it, let's agree not to whine about each other's tastes.

Non Gustibus Disputatum (In Taste, There Is No Argument).

Happy Holidays.

12 posted on 12/25/2001 5:27:03 PM PST by UncleWes
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Donald Duck Wants You!
13 posted on 12/25/2001 5:27:40 PM PST by toenail
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"ABC News President David Westin apologized yesterday for saying that journalists should offer no opinion about the terrorist attack that killed 189 people at the Pentagon.

"I was wrong. . . . Under any interpretation, the attack on the Pentagon was criminal and entirely without justification," he said in a statement. "I apologize for any harm that my misstatement may have caused."

Given Disney's anti-God as well as their anti-US sentiments its no wonder their stocks and profits are off.

14 posted on 12/25/2001 6:21:32 PM PST by Kay Soze
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A few years ago, the Chinese Communists threatened to toss Disney's products out of the country, unless Disney dropped a movie project on the Dalai Lama. Disney refused and China blinked. Which is more than Bill Clinton ever did....

I've been to Epcot twice and The Magic Kingdom once. I can't say that either one of them has felt particularly dictatorial. Mind you, each time I've gone between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the crowds are down, so the lines and regimentation are not as long.

(I may have family bias, too. My father-in-law was a consultant on the water systems at Epcot.)

15 posted on 12/25/2001 8:06:44 PM PST by Celtjew Libertarian
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