How The Heck Did They Get That Hat On Dopey?

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"How The Heck Did They Get That Hat On Dopey?", Nokia N73, Los Angeles County, 2006

I had to be on the lot today to get a security sticker for 2007. I do not remember having been there since my indcution day, as DM is in another building, some miles away in North Hollywood.

I spent last night listening to the evils of the Disney theme park experience as detailed by some smart modern people. I am glad I went to the lot today, and spent some time in the square of Disney legends, looking at the plaques and statues; sometimes I like to reconnect to the love and creativity and the massive amounts of childhood memories that lie at the basis of this company, below all the merchandising and market opportunities and cynical people deriding it.

Comments

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There is plenty to criticize of the Disney company. But IMHO, there is much more to praise overall, for their legacy of creative expression and the democritization (and gentrification into younger audiences) of art and magic.

I'm all for critical dissection -- the books VINYL LEAVES and MOUSE UNDER GLASS and DARK PRINCE OF HOLLYWOOD are all well worth reading. But, like any book, they shouldn't be your only mantra about Disney. Disney is a confluence of its positive and negative sides, which is why it fascinates us so (and why smart modern people are confounded by its popularity and thus can only criticize it).