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  1. 1. Fangoso Lagoons: Hyperreality and Imaginary Stations in The Crying of Lot 49

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Shane Glennon; [2022]
    Keywords : Postmodernism; hyperreality; imaginary station; Jean Baudrillard; Umberto Eco; Disneyland; Thomas Pynchon; The Crying of Lot 49; Fangoso Lagoons;

    Abstract : This essay analyses Thomas Pynchon’s novel The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) in relation to postmodern literary theory, specifically the concepts of hyperreality and imaginary stations. In Simulacra and Simulation (1981), Jean Baudrillard proposes that the Disneyland theme park in California is an imaginary station that conceals the fact that it is the world outside of Disneyland that is hyperreal. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vad gör en god temaparksdesign? : en förstudie, teorigenomgång och gestaltningsförslag av en framtida expansion för Liseberg

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Andrèe Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : temapark; nöjespark; tematiserade landskap; rekreativa platser; Göteborg; Liseberg; Disneyland; Six Flags; Cedar Fair;

    Abstract : Tematiserade landskap har varit en del av mänsklighetens historia i över 4000 år. Iscensatta landskap användes tidigt i parker och föranledde uppförandet av marknader och sedermera lustträdgårdar. READ MORE

  4. 3. Magic Kingdoms beyond Disneyland: Medievalism in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and Mary Gentle's "Ash: A Secret History"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Linda Antonsson; [2015-04-24]
    Keywords : Litteraturvetenskap; Magisteruppsats; Fantasy; world-building; history; medievalism; narratology; historiography;

    Abstract : Much of the fantasy genre – in particular, much of the literature that defines public perception of the genre – takes place in worlds inspired by the Middle Ages, or at least by the common ideas and conceptions of the era. This thesis examines two works of fantasy –George R. READ MORE

  5. 4. The story, but a different story

    University essay from Konstfack/Experience Design

    Author : Minjeong Cha; [2011]
    Keywords : Time perception; Staged event; Pre- Post-experience; Theme park;

    Abstract : This project started with my naive and utopian hypothesis: 'Is there any one experience, equally memorable for everybody, that affects people‘s ordinary lives in a meaningful way afterward?‘ To explore this matter from multiple angles, I needed a research location that already had strongly staged experiences with a clear theme, diverse actors, and its own narratives. And I hit upon the right place: Disneyland Paris. READ MORE

  6. 5. Marketing Strategic Change in Expansionof Disneyland : Cases Study of Disneyland's Overseas Expansion in Shanghai

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Li Zhu; Dan Xu; [2010]
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    Abstract : Problem: The international theme park industry is growing but is also facing a series of bottleneck problems. Disneyland as one of the most famous theme parks, is trying to expand its kingdom to China. READ MORE