For this paper I went to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I went to the park with my dad on November 9th. We came straight from the airport and arrived at around 10am. The entrance to the park was relatively empty, this was probably due to the fact that the front is really large and it only gets noticeably crowded during the morning while guests are waiting for the park to open. Despite being pretty empty at the entrance, there was a line to get through security. I remember being surprised to see that there were so many teens and children at the park at that time especially considering it was a school day.
When we entered we started out in Main Street USA, a land meant to capture the feeling of an old American town. I noticed that the …show more content…
By this time it was around 11:30 and I noticed there were more people in the park than there had been when we arrived. We walked around Fantasyland for a while before deciding to go to the storybook boats. While in line for this ride I decided to interview Jessica and Olivia, the two people in line in front of us. I asked Jessica why she came to Disneyland and she said that she was in California for a work trip and that she thought it was the perfect opportunity to take her kids to the park since they love the characters so much. I then asked her what her favorite experience since arriving at the park was, since it was early in the day she hadn't done that much yet, but she did say that she, as well as her whole family really enjoyed Star Tours. Olivia nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Then I asked her if she believes in happy endings, and she said "I think if you can't believe in happy endings then that's a pretty sad way to live your life." I thought that this was a really fitting answer, especially when considering that the ride we were about to board was all about different disney fairytales and they all have happy endings. After this I asked her what she can experience at Disneyland that she can't in her everyday life. Right away she compared it to the theme parks in Australia (where she's from) and she said that they can't experience "it's kind of the old fairy tale magic. It's not just an adventure park with a couple of roller coasters and things, but there's actually the music that's playing, the characters walking around. It's quite unique to Disneyland" Then for a final question I asked her what magical things she experienced in her everyday life. Jessica had a very easy time answering this question, she explained that she's a orchestra conductor so she gets to travel around a lot and spread joy and music and that to her that feels magical. We then got on the ride which was just a boat ride
When we entered we started out in Main Street USA, a land meant to capture the feeling of an old American town. I noticed that the …show more content…
By this time it was around 11:30 and I noticed there were more people in the park than there had been when we arrived. We walked around Fantasyland for a while before deciding to go to the storybook boats. While in line for this ride I decided to interview Jessica and Olivia, the two people in line in front of us. I asked Jessica why she came to Disneyland and she said that she was in California for a work trip and that she thought it was the perfect opportunity to take her kids to the park since they love the characters so much. I then asked her what her favorite experience since arriving at the park was, since it was early in the day she hadn't done that much yet, but she did say that she, as well as her whole family really enjoyed Star Tours. Olivia nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Then I asked her if she believes in happy endings, and she said "I think if you can't believe in happy endings then that's a pretty sad way to live your life." I thought that this was a really fitting answer, especially when considering that the ride we were about to board was all about different disney fairytales and they all have happy endings. After this I asked her what she can experience at Disneyland that she can't in her everyday life. Right away she compared it to the theme parks in Australia (where she's from) and she said that they can't experience "it's kind of the old fairy tale magic. It's not just an adventure park with a couple of roller coasters and things, but there's actually the music that's playing, the characters walking around. It's quite unique to Disneyland" Then for a final question I asked her what magical things she experienced in her everyday life. Jessica had a very easy time answering this question, she explained that she's a orchestra conductor so she gets to travel around a lot and spread joy and music and that to her that feels magical. We then got on the ride which was just a boat ride