Diversity in Disney’s theme parks: Is it working?

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dc.contributor.authorHobbs, Priscillaen
dc.contributor.authorLeask, Antaresen
dc.contributor.editorDavis, Amy M.en
dc.contributor.editorHaswell, Helenen
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T13:19:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T13:19:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-02en
dc.description.abstractIn celebrating the centennial of the Disney Studios, it is also important to note cultural challenges to Disney’s representation and how the studio/corporation responds. This includes looking beyond their cartoons and films, but also into their theme park offerings, which are arguably extensions of Disney’s animation innovations. To do this, we drill into three popular Disneyland theme park attractions that are simultaneously cinematic and controversial, placing Disney in a delicate balance between the need for renewal and their fan’s reactions to change in any form. Indeed, sometimes it seems that Disney is not responsive enough or that they are too reactive. Our contention is that, in recognition of Disney as a cultural influencer, their attempts to improve representation in the theme parks will help lead to a better small world.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHobbs, P. and Leask, A. (2024) 'Diversity in Disney’s theme parks: Is it working?', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 27, pp. 110–121. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.27.09en
dc.identifier.doi10.33178/alpha.27.09
dc.identifier.endpage121en
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued27
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphavilleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage110en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16062
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.ispartofAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.rights© 2024, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectDisneylanden
dc.subjectInclusivityen
dc.subjectSplash Mountainen
dc.subjectPirates of the Caribbeanen
dc.subjectIt's a small worlden
dc.titleDiversity in Disney’s theme parks: Is it working?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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