Is Disney a cult ?

Is Disney a cult


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DdBob

Dogue in teh desert
I made a similar thread back in July.....and I am still perplexed.....maybe even more so.
The reason why is that in July when I mad the thread The Whole Disney thing was somewhat surreal in that it kinda exsisted online. i mean sure I've seen customersa cars who have the occasional Disney thing inside but generally they have little kids. It's the whole grown up adult thing which is freaking me out.
I actually was behind a car yesterday which had a windowsticker of "The Magic kingdom castle" and beneath it was the word "Home" They also had a Disneyland license plate frame......and that brings the whole Disney thing into reality and not just "an internet thing"

If you have doubts just youtube Disney or Disneyworld, etc. Groups of people nbase their whole exsistence around Disneyland
here is the latest from Adam the Woo ....Adam is a Disney cultist and a youtube "influencer" who apparently makes good money via "the tube" Now he wasn't always so obsessed, at least not per the channel. he does
/has in the past had really entertaining stuff traveling around America and a lot of movie location stuff, etc. he moved to Anaheim maybe a couple years ago to be close to the movie stuffs and Disney :facepalm: Then he started having a meltdown because Disney was not opening etc due to covid and when it did open it was all Disney. then he brokedown and moved to Florida(whilst still jeeping the Anaheim base for Disneyland) just recently (apparently his greater family and parents live there) but he moved within a short drive from Disney world because Floriduh wasn't as restrictive as California *spits* So i guess he spent like the first two weeks going to fatherdisneyworld everyday with fellow "Disheads", apparently he went NYE night and I guess yesterday to "park hop"



so I googled "Is Disney a cult" and this is the first link that popped up...



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When you get hired, you have to go through what we called a "Disney indoctrination course," where you're shown endless films about the history of Disney, the parks, and the feeling the word "Disney" evokes in people. Typically if you've signed up to work there, you already have an emotional attachment to Disney, and the indoctrination course pulls hard at those heartstrings. Like a Disney Princess, you're encouraged to dream your way to improving your situation. But you pretty much sign your life away, agreeing to work whenever and however long Disney wants -- and you're happy about it. Like somehow getting to work 80 hours a week in a 120-degree costume for $6.90 an hour is the greatest thing you could possibly be doing for humanity.



But some people get sucked into it for life. There are the ones who were born and raised with the sole life goal of working for the Mouse. Then there are those who come to Disney as a College Program intern, or as a seasonal employee, and then come to the realization that they'd rather get free park admission for the rest of their lives than continue pursuing their education. Last are those who get wrapped up in the wishes, hopes, dreams, and "making people happy" mindset, and eventually they find themselves having invested so much time at Disney, that at some point, they no longer have the desire to leave. Why do they get "so into it"? My guess is Pixie Dust.



https://www.sciencealert.com/disneyland-bereaved-death-scattering-cremains-hepa-cleanup-environment
Disney has something of a cult following, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that some people want to stay in the entertainment giant's theme parks... forever.

Staff then come in with a vacuum cleaner equipped with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, specifically designed for picking up the very finest particles, and vacuum up the remains, possibly for disposal into a garbage bin.

"Human ashes have been spread in flower beds, on bushes and on Magic Kingdom lawns; outside the park gates and during fireworks displays; on Pirates of the Caribbean and in the moat underneath the flying elephants of the Dumbo ride,"
 
I made a similar thread back in July.....and I am still perplexed.....maybe even more so.
The reason why is that in July when I mad the thread The Whole Disney thing was somewhat surreal in that it kinda exsisted online. i mean sure I've seen customersa cars who have the occasional Disney thing inside but generally they have little kids. It's the whole grown up adult thing which is freaking me out.
I actually was behind a car yesterday which had a windowsticker of "The Magic kingdom castle" and beneath it was the word "Home" They also had a Disneyland license plate frame......and that brings the whole Disney thing into reality and not just "an internet thing"

If you have doubts just youtube Disney or Disneyworld, etc. Groups of people nbase their whole exsistence around Disneyland
here is the latest from Adam the Woo ....Adam is a Disney cultist and a youtube "influencer" who apparently makes good money via "the tube" Now he wasn't always so obsessed, at least not per the channel. he does
/has in the past had really entertaining stuff traveling around America and a lot of movie location stuff, etc. he moved to Anaheim maybe a couple years ago to be close to the movie stuffs and Disney :facepalm: Then he started having a meltdown because Disney was not opening etc due to covid and when it did open it was all Disney. then he brokedown and moved to Florida(whilst still jeeping the Anaheim base for Disneyland) just recently (apparently his greater family and parents live there) but he moved within a short drive from Disney world because Floriduh wasn't as restrictive as California *spits* So i guess he spent like the first two weeks going to fatherdisneyworld everyday with fellow "Disheads", apparently he went NYE night and I guess yesterday to "park hop"



so I googled "Is Disney a cult" and this is the first link that popped up...



crop;jpeg_quality=60;progressive.jpg



When you get hired, you have to go through what we called a "Disney indoctrination course," where you're shown endless films about the history of Disney, the parks, and the feeling the word "Disney" evokes in people. Typically if you've signed up to work there, you already have an emotional attachment to Disney, and the indoctrination course pulls hard at those heartstrings. Like a Disney Princess, you're encouraged to dream your way to improving your situation. But you pretty much sign your life away, agreeing to work whenever and however long Disney wants -- and you're happy about it. Like somehow getting to work 80 hours a week in a 120-degree costume for $6.90 an hour is the greatest thing you could possibly be doing for humanity.



But some people get sucked into it for life. There are the ones who were born and raised with the sole life goal of working for the Mouse. Then there are those who come to Disney as a College Program intern, or as a seasonal employee, and then come to the realization that they'd rather get free park admission for the rest of their lives than continue pursuing their education. Last are those who get wrapped up in the wishes, hopes, dreams, and "making people happy" mindset, and eventually they find themselves having invested so much time at Disney, that at some point, they no longer have the desire to leave. Why do they get "so into it"? My guess is Pixie Dust.



https://www.sciencealert.com/disneyland-bereaved-death-scattering-cremains-hepa-cleanup-environment
Disney has something of a cult following, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that some people want to stay in the entertainment giant's theme parks... forever.

Staff then come in with a vacuum cleaner equipped with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, specifically designed for picking up the very finest particles, and vacuum up the remains, possibly for disposal into a garbage bin.

"Human ashes have been spread in flower beds, on bushes and on Magic Kingdom lawns; outside the park gates and during fireworks displays; on Pirates of the Caribbean and in the moat underneath the flying elephants of the Dumbo ride,"


I can’t believe i read the whole thing
 
I don't know if it is a cult or not. If nothing else it's one of the most expensive places to take a vacation. I know people that go every summer. They tell me that you can go through a couple Benjamins a day in extras.
 
I’ve been backstage at Disney World and worked their as a guest performer for a single day. I’ve seen the Mickey suits without the heads. Most of the backstage sorts seem bought in to the magic. And I’ve known folks who did the internship program. And those people are a bit touched in the head.

But cult? Hmm. Is worshipping Steve Jobs a cult, @DdBob? How about suckling from the poison witch’s teat of Jeff Bezos? Or believing in JEEP?
 
My daughter has a HS friend who graduated college with a degree in engineering and is now (well, before being laid-off) an "Imagineer". I always thought she was a smart girl, but...
 
I’ve been backstage at Disney World and worked their as a guest performer for a single day. I’ve seen the Mickey suits without the heads. Most of the backstage sorts seem bought in to the magic. And I’ve known folks who did the internship program. And those people are a bit touched in the head.

But cult? Hmm. Is worshipping Steve Jobs a cult, @DdBob? How about suckling from the poison witch’s teat of Jeff Bezos? Or believing in JEEP?
None of the later are a cult anymore than Fender is a cult. What we have with Disney is a true cult.
 
I haven't watched Adam's latest. I'll bet more people watched the park hopper video than watched the week of videos touring Celebration Fl. When you have 525K subs you need to give them what they want. I know of another youtuber who did probably the most complete tour of Route 66 ever. He was out there working on it for a couple of weeks. Two weeks of videos, a labor of love. Didn't get as many views as one video at Disney. It's kind of like having a music store and filling it with Ibanez guitars you love but the Fenders out sell them 50-1. Like it or not, you may keep the odd Ibanez around but you are in the Fender business.
 
My daughter has a HS friend who graduated college with a degree in engineering and is now (well, before being laid-off) an "Imagineer". I always thought she was a smart girl, but...
Being an Imagineer is one of the great jobs anywhere. How many other jobs create things that bring joy to people for 50-60 years?
 
I think it’s a cult for all those people working in the parks under horrible conditions for poverty wages. But I think a lot of people get sucked into believing they’re part of a great family when they just have a shitty job. Just think about all the people working at Wal-Mart who think they’re really part of a team and that they should never organize because the company taught them all about the evils of unions on their first day at work.
 
I’ve got family that are Disney people. I love them dearly and am glad they have something they’re into. I don’t understand it, and I’m sure they don’t understand why I’m into what I am.

All that being said, it is definitely a cult.
 
Me and the wifey go to disney world every weekend. And we brought back some great stuff last time.

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go to knott’s berry farm if you can’t handle it. Or quit being a wimp and man up!
 
Me and the wifey go to disney world every weekend. And we brought back some great stuff last time.

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go to knott’s berry farm if you can’t handle it. Or quit being a wimp and man up!

So Mickey is a punisher now


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