Disneyworld Quotes

“The Missouri of his childhood was theoretically the inspiration for Main Street, U.S.A., though only in its halcyon summer vacation months and stripped of any dismal memories: no blizzards, no doctor's office, and no school-house. Almost no one has a dismal experience in Walt Disney's America, as a matter of fact, at least not that Walt noticed.”
― Eve Zibart, The Unofficial Disney Companion

“When Disney’s children were very young, he’d tried to take
them to places where their imaginations could run wild. But every
carnival or fair seemed to be dirty, poorly run, and filled with vice.
Walt wanted to create a place where people could take their family
and forget the concerns of the everyday world—a place beautiful,
safe, and filled with endless wonder. So at about the same time
that he had started selling assets and conserving his capital, he
pulled aside one of his art directors and had him begin working on
concept sketches for a new kind of amusement park. The sketches
started to illustrate the vision he had in his head, a utopian world
where guests would enter a fairytale world.”
― Alan Philips, The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential

“Across the river, a row of crystal castles glittered in the sunlight in a way that would make Walt Disney want to throw rocks at his 'Magic Kingdom”
― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities

“The blueprint of a theme park is a blueprint of belief: that joy matters, that stories endure, and that dreams can be built.”
― Matthew Miller, America’s Theme Park Technologist