Once Upon an American Dream: The Story of Euro Disneyland
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 070060989X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is based on Lainsbury's research here and in Europe as well as on interviews, archival data, and, most convincing, his direct experience as a Disney employee. In addition to setting the record straight, he makes a strong and convincing argument for doing cultural history/cultural studies in a new way, based on aesthetic principles and an appreciation for pleasure, as opposed to the literary theory and grim Marxian analysis currently in vogue. From the Back Cover "As Lainsbury shows, Euro Disneyland gave great aid and comfort to Disney critics for a number of reasons: cost, political ramifications, French cries of cultural imperialism, and the financia
Finally, he looks into the magic mirror to speculate on the role of Euro Disney and the Walt Disney Company in the twenty-first century. He cracks open the Euro Disney controversy to reveal the park not as a tragic experiment in exporting American culture but the result of European efforts to import a popular form of American entertainment.Lainsbury tells how the Walt Disney Company came to build a European park and locate it in France, how political negotiations affected its design and development, how it was promoted to continental audiences, and what caused its widely publicized financial woes before being rescued by a real prince from Saudi Arabia. Lainsbury has plumbed company archives and interviewed key players to give readers the
P. Schouten said An inside look in what really happened. This is the result of thorough research. All the sources I once used for my own literature report have been used in this book and added to that information, are interviews with people like Tony Baxter, Ward Kimball, Bill Cottrell, Tim Delaney and Card Walker; people who were in key positions when important decisions were made about this European Kingdom, as negotiator, designer or imagineer.A lot has been written about the park, and many people still believe it was a mistake to build it, primarily based on negative journalism. This book sticks to the facts and is intended for people who li. Too interesting to be this short! Once Upon an American Dream: The Story of Euro Disneyland is extremely well researched, with interesting backgrounds and developments preceding the opening of Disneyland Paris (DLP).However, the book is published in 2000, but the last information on DLP in the book date back to November 199Too interesting to be this short! Dutchduck Once Upon an American Dream: The Story of Euro Disneyland is extremely well researched, with interesting backgrounds and developments preceding the opening of Disneyland Paris (DLP).However, the book is published in 2000, but the last information on DLP in the book date back to November 1994, which is almost ten years ago!The final chapter furthermore has very little to do with the European park, because it focuses solely on the development of the Walt Disney Company in the States.The notes, bibliography and index take up one-third of the whole book. It shows how thoroughly Andrew Lainsbur. , which is almost ten years ago!The final chapter furthermore has very little to do with the European park, because it focuses solely on the development of the Walt Disney Company in the States.The notes, bibliography and index take up one-third of the whole book. It shows how thoroughly Andrew Lainsbur. "For serious study into Europe's Magic Kingdom" according to P. Schouten. Lainsbury is a brave author for not following the mainstream thought of attacking Disneyland Paris, just because it has seemed the thing to do since the project was first announced.He used a complete library, and did a good job of compiling the sentiments contained in those other works. Having written a literature report on Euro Disney myself, I appreciate the references he has included in this book and the added information from first-hand interviews with big names like Marty Sklar, Tony Baxter, Bill Cottrell, Tim Delaney, Ward Kimball and Card Walker.Don't look for any pictures in this b
in American studies and has visited and studied theme parks around the world. He holds a Ph.D. . Andrew Lainsbury worked as Prince Charming and served in a variety of other capacities during Euro Disney's hectic opening year. He is currently an account executive and trend analyst with a major promotional marketing