THE HISTORY OF THE DISNEY THEME PARK MEDIA ESSAY   pt2  2300w

As for French intellectuals, they felt that they knew more about the Disney parks and the kinds of ideologies that they promote, consequently drawing the conclusion that the European park was part of a grand scheme promoting America’s supremacy over Europe [25] . French editor Jean Cau called it “a horror made of cardboards, plastic and appalling colors, a construction of hardened chewing gum [26] “. Others called it ‘the invasion of American culture [27] ‘ and ‘the symbol of the loss of European culture [28] ‘. Thus, the idea of a Disney park in Europe soon developed into a threat on European culture, more specifically French culture. Numerous intellectuals, journalists and politicians started to express their disagreement, sometimes transforming it into pure loathing.

The backdrop to all of this turmoil is of course the relationship between the United States and