The Reality of Disney and Dystopias
When it comes to the perfect place or the worst place we all have our own ideas of what that is. A place that is filled with oppression, disease, overcrowding would overall be characterized as a dystopia (“Dystopia”). In the book 1984, by George Orwell, there is an overpowering government figure, Big Brother, and a society that in reality it is a dystopia. A utopia is defined as an ideal place or state (“Utopia”). The only place that comes to mind when a utopia is mentioned is Disney World. That is where all dreams comes true and where everyone is happy. The problem with a utopia though is that it does not exist, because everyone has their own idea of when a perfect society looks like. In 1984, Big Brother,
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All the people who go to Disney World have a smile and think that it is the most perfect place ever. Walt Disney wanted Disney World to seem like a new world so he created the illusion of a utopia. When people are in Disney World everything around Disney World fades away and can not be seen while inside. Walt Disney made the walls around Disney World so tall so that when people were inside Disney it felt like they enters a new, dream world. Walt Disney wanted to expand his illusion of a utopia to more people so he “opened the Disney Cruise Line in 1998” (Hanson). Disney became so popular that it started to grow into other countries. Disney is the place where dreams become a reality and every child dreams of going there someday. Walt Disney wanted to have children of all ages to be able to experience the joys that the magical world of Disney can show (Hanson). He knew that magic is something amazing to everyone and that if he could create a world where all dreams come true and it's the happiest place on earth than he would be happy. He created this idea of a utopia but when the things that happen behind the scenes come to light it shows that Disney World is actually a