Tuesday, June 14, 2011

On Vacation

Postings will be slim for a couple weeks as our family finally takes the plunge into Walt Disney World. I've held out 30-odd years, but with a preschooler it's hard to resist the pull. As well, my weekly page will be on summer hiatus until July 5th.

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The above photo is in reference to Michael Sorkin's essay "See You in Disneyland" in Variations on a Theme Park (Hill and Wang, 1992). Sorkin describes his photo of a sky above Disneyland as a "substitute for an image of the place itself...the first copyrighted urban environment in history...[since] the Walt Disney Company will permit no photograph of its property without prior approval of its use."
Posted by John Hill at 12:00 AM

5 comments:

  1. Great post!!!
    i like your way to express your thoughts and feelings...
    Thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. I've heard Disneyland described as "The Happiest Place on Earth". It's not where i'm happiest, but it's hard to think of a place where people ARE happiest. Sometimes i like to throw the question of where that might be at people to see what sort of answers i get.

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  3. I ended up there 3 itmes while my daughtr was growing and i have to admit. I had a fabulous time! I think i had more fun than she did. it is a beautiful place! dont miss the Haunted Castle and Spce Mountain will take your breathe away!(too wild for young ones though) have fun!!!

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  5. have a nice holiday!

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