Thursday, March 19, 2009

More Disney

I am spending Spring Break in Disney World. After the Disney analysis, I decided to see if the rides and shows at the parks had aspects of racism in them as well.

A lot of rides have you watch a short video clip before you enter, including Tower of Terror, Dinosaur, Rock N' Roller Coaster, or the American Idol Experience. Of all these short video clips, there was only one person of color (the mom from The Cosby Show is in the opening clip of Dinosaur).
In rides such as Figment's Imagination, Escape from Earth, and Honey I shrunk the Audience, all of the figurines and people in the ride are white. The only ride I recall there being people of color was Pirates of Carribbean, which is obviously not a very good depiction of them.

I have come to the conclusion that the only diversity that exists in Disney World is at Epcot, in their tour around the world. They have different countries. However, in all of the countries there is only one ride, and the tour around the world is not appealing to small children. So many parents do not bring their children there and they do not get a diversified experience. The tour of the countries is also not depicted as very child-friendly anymore. There are beer tents everywhere and it mainly consists of an atmosphere of adults walking around and drinking. Parents may not want to bring their child into this atmosphere as well. However, it is very cool to go into all the countries and is a very unique experience, and I believe more people, including children, should be able to enjoy it.

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