"Disney World: a Controlled Society
The first way in which Disney World provides evidence of being a controlled environment is by the illusion for visitors that they have entered a perfect world. For example, the author Susan Willis states that, "Visitors are inducted into the park's program, their every need predefined and presented to them as a packaged routine and set of choices (Willis 650.) It is believed that Disney World tourists often claim to enjoy the fact that they do not have to think about anything because all responsibilities have been cared for already. The reason it works is because the visitors know on one level that it's not genuine, yet it's real enough that they can also forget the actual world for awhile. If the world was like Disney, then Disney would be out of business.
Another way in which Disney World is perceived as a controlled environment is by allowing tourists to escape from the fallen state of a polluted society and allow them to create an idealized vision of America by drawing visitors into a world of endless fun and fantasy. For example, Willis provides evidence when saying, "To the consumer's eyes, trash is...
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