As I was riding on the bus from my hotel on the way to the most magical place on earth, I could hear the sounds of happiness flowing through the speakers. The bus driver played tunes so soothing, yet so exciting. Children were playing, laughing, and screaming; they could barely contain their excitement. As an adult I wanted to act the same way, instead I sat there watching out the window, palms sweating and smiling big.
Finally arriving at the entrance of Walt Disney World there is an intense rush of people, pushing, shoving and running through crowds trying to get in the park faster than the next family. The first thing you walk upon when entering Magic Kingdom is the Main Street, USA. Beautiful buildings tower over you as you walk down
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Circling the statue the park breaks off into its many different “themed lands.” I remember looking in every direction trying to decide where to start. I decided on the right, walking under this big futuristic sign that says “Tomorrow land.” Tomorrow land was designed to give visions of the future. Everything was built with a silver and blue metal design. As I walked in I saw the Monsters from Monsters Inc., Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, and Buzz Light-year. This area contains several different rides, Space Mountain, Blue Line, and The Carousel of Progress, just to name a few. My family and I continued exploring, as we made it around, the futuristic design started turning into bright, fun and cartoon like features. We arrived in the next themed land over, the place called “Fantasy Land.” This place was designed very children oriented, based off of original Disney movies like, “The Little Mermaid,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” and several more. As adults that does not mean we cannot have fun either. We first spot an ice cream stand and with sweat running down our cheeks from the excruciating Florida heat we quickly head in that direction. I asked for a Mickey Ice Cream, a delicious chocolate and vanilla ice cream shaped as Mickey’s head. The ice cream instantly sends chills through my body and cools off my over-heated skin. I remember going from ride to ride having a
No matter how old you are, when you go to Disney the inner child in you comes out. From the moment you walk into Disney until the moment you walk out you feel welcomed and special. There is one word that describes the Disney experience and that is that it is “magical”. Lee Cockerell writes of this “magic” from firsthand experience, as he was the Executive Vice President of Operations of Walt Disney World Resort for over ten years.
Imagine yourself as one person trying to totally reinvent the way that families are entertained. I will be talking to you about a farmer that became an animator. A farmer as a visionary leader, impressive. That is the story of Walt Disney. By all rights, Walt Disney was an excellent animator, but he had the self-awareness to know that he could not make his vision a reality on his own. I believe that Walt Disney is a visionary leader and I will show you how he used “Team Building”, “a group organized to work together”, (Thomas N. Barnes Center, 2012)(p.2) skills, “Diversity”, “a composite of individuals characteristics, experiences, and abilities”, (Thomas N. Barnes Center, 2012)(p.3) skills, and Full Range Leadership Development, “Contingent Reward”, “When the follower fulfills the leader’s expectation, a reward is provide to reinforce the demonstrated positive behavior.”,(Thomas N. Barnes Center, 2012),(p.14) skills to inspire people to buy into his vision and motivate others to help him accomplish his vision. I informed you earlier that I believe Walt Disney is a visionary leader, but that doesn’t make him an ethical leader. Through Walt Disney’s violation of “Honest”, “the bottom line is we don’t lie”, (United States Air Force Core Values, 1997), (p.1), “Openness”, “the free flow of
It’s no doubt that creating a family oriented theme park based on popular, beloved cartoon characters and imagination was a good idea. From Cinderella’s castle to the famous Main Street, U.S.A, there’s something extraordinary lying around every corner. Walt Disney World, other wise known as “the happiest place on earth”, or the place “where dreams come true”, was founded by a man with a dream of creating a place where children and parents could spend time together while making amazing memories. However, this extravagant amusement park is only one of the major accomplishments of Walt Disney.
Main Street, USA represents a time of a wholesome America to many guests and while walking down Main Street, USA, they feel a sense nostalgia. For this reason, the moment guests step into a Disney theme park, “America thus becomes the dominant narrative of the park, with the majority of its lands devoted to telling the stories of American history” (Philips, 2002, p.34). Although this land does not host any attractions, it does have shops and eateries for guests to stop by on their way to and from the castle and the rest of the theme park.
Math happens behind closed doors at Walt Disney world or should I say that math happens inside of a secret tunnel somewhere in Walt Disney world but we will not get in to that just yet. Where does the real magic happen, people might ask? To begin with some people might say the magic starts with the Disney characters, the rides or others might even say it is the parades that Disney world have at the end of the day from the fireworks, to the yummy cotton candy and the treats that they bring out for people to enjoy along with the characters coming out all at once to entertain everyone. There are so many wow factors during the parades at Walt Disney world. Nevertheless Neither one of
The history of how The Walt Disney Company came to be started from a small individual who enjoyed drawing and used art as a way to escape reality, his name was Walt Disney. After the World War 1 ended, Disney went to Kansas City where he later created an animated company that went bankruptcy. Walt Disney moved to Hollywood where he met M.J Winkler a distributor, Disney become part of her production partner. (The Walt Disney Company) In 1927 Disney created a series where the distributor copyright the main character and Disney only made a few hundred dollars, therefore Disney decide to leave and created that same series with a different name which was Mickey Mouse. Disney decided to go with his brother Roy and created Mickey Mouse films. When Disney wanted to put out Steamboat Willie many film producers did not like the film’s idea until Pat Powers decided to release the film in theaters. The film gave Disney enough money to start on other projects which later those project turn out to be such as the amusement parks, merchandise, etc. In December 15, 1966 Walt Disney died from Lung Cancer, Disney’s brother Roy made sure that Disney’s believes and philosophy about the company would still be passed on by the company 's employee. (The Walt Disney Company) The company kept going which has become of the greatest companies that are socially responsible and sustainable.
My first trip to Disney World, now that, that was a memorable trip. That trip was one of the most magical and happiest memories of my life. It was back in 2008, I had just turned 6 years old a few months before we left to go there. It was summertime, and the weather was perfect. I remember being so bored on the way there because I am an only child so I didn’t have anyone to entertain me besides myself. My mom’s side of the family went on this trip with us, and at the time I was the only grandkid, and the only kid at all. So once we finally were almost there I remember passing the big ‘Welcome to Disney World” sign and being so excited I peed my pants--my mom was pretty mad, but my dad thought it was kinda funny so I didn’t get in too much trouble.
Every year as a tradition my family gets together to go on a vacation to Orlando, Florida during the summer. Though it may be the same location every year, we create new experiences with each visit. As a tradition we go on a ten hour road trip to city of Disney World. During the ride we listen to the playlist my dad made for the car ride.Rick Astley plays in the background as we sing along to the classic road trip tunes. Til this day whenever “Never Gonna Give You Up” comes on I immediately reminisce the car rides to Orlando. Upon arriving we explore the amusement parks Orlando has to offer. Every heart jittering ride, particularly ‘The Hulk’ at Universal Studios, is worth the wait just to complete an experience of a lifetime. Each summer I
Later while we were driving back to Hollywood I asked myself,”How can i make my amusement park unique and unlike all of the other ones?” “Maybe i can incorporate my cartoons into the park to make it more interesting and unique,” I explained to myself. “I’ll make all of the rides based off of part of the cartoon series,” I informed myself.
When the subject of the Disney Enterprises is brought up, one often thinks of cartoons, musicals or other movies, amusement parks, and famous characters such as Mickey Mouse.
The Walt Disney Company started as a small entertainment company in 1923 (Disney.com, 2011). Since that time the company has used various strategies enabling them to grow into a global entertainment company.
Disney Productions is one of the leading entertainment businesses, bringing tremendous profits not to mention the joy it brings many people. It has not always been this easy for Disney however. It took the mind of one man to bring it to what it is today, and that’s mans name is Walt Disney. Walt Disney’s life was devoted to the arts and entertainment almost from birth. However, Walt’s fortunes and fame didn’t take form until his creation of Mickey Mouse.
Starting with a mouse and a one person’s dream. The Walt Disney Company is a leader in the mass media and the entertainment industry that comprises a portfolio of brands. Creativity and innovation was the key of its success in being a market leader. In 1928, Disney created the revolutionary character, Mickey Mouse, that was the momentum of Disney’s take off. “Mickey Mouse had a kind-hearted happy-go-lucky attitude that captured family’s hearts. It was a perfect fit for the Disney image” (Pearson, 2008). Soon after that, hundreds of characters were created that attracted even more and more people.
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.”