How Disney Changed My Life

Close your eyes and begin to envision a land where imagination roams free, childhood fills the air, and happiness is all around you. You might believe this dream can never be a reality, but there is such a place. This magical, surreal land is Disney; something which is a momentous influence on my life. For most, Disney seems like either a vacation destination or an opulent company. Yet I see it as a refuge, a place of wonder I never want to leave.
Typically, the aforementioned statement is answerable with a person, but I decided to take on an unexpected perspective. Throughout my life, I faced innumerable personal struggles and felt as though I had no way of evading them, until I realized where my true sanctuary lies. I constantly deal with anxiety and stress from my perfectionist persona and the scrutinization of my self-worth. However, when the dilemmas in my life and these strong emotions become too much for me to handle, I turn to Disney. It can be as simple as listening to their music or watching one of the animated films. Through these therapeutic actions, I find myself in a place where no one can hurt me and my pain slowly vanishes. My junior year
Every summer, I relive my juvenility. Rather than childhood, stress is the distant memory. I become the five-year-old girl who wishes she too could be a Disney Princess living happily ever after. However, the imagination does not stop there; each land is a new adventure waiting to be explored. One day I might be an astronaut preparing for my first flight to Mars on Mission Space. Another I am venturing through the Amazon on the Jungle Cruise. I even get to travel back in time to save an Iguanodon from extinction aboard a time rover on the ride, Dinosaur. The possibilities are endless, new, and exhilarating. Each year, I enter the park, take a breathe, and know I am finally