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The Demand for Authenticity
WHY NOW?
AUTHENTIC WALT DISNEY WORLD EST. 71.” SO READ THE baseball cap purchased by dad on a Gilmore family vacation in Orlando a few years ago. Authentic—Disney? En route to Disney’s Animal Kingdom later that day, six-year-old Evan asked, “Are they real animals or just machines that move?” He had visited a zoo or two, learned about animals at school, and attended a friend’s birthday party that featured the animal acts of “Jungle Terry.” He had also previously experienced Disney’s Magic Kingdom. So after the Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom—with its Africa-themed savannahs, bathing elephants, lounging lions, and yawning hippopotami—Evan disappointedly blurted out, “When are we going to real Disney?”
This distinction ...
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