(Picture of part of Disneyland by Matthew Luedke)
Walt Disney connected imaginations with reality.
Disneyland and Disney World are one of the earliest and most popular theme parks. It all started with just a simple pen and paper, and then Mickey Mouse was created. Walt Disney always had the biggest and craziest dream of creating theme parks that are welcomed to all ages. It should not only be for children, but also for couples, families, and friends. And he succeeds in his dream.
Disneyland and Disney World were my favorite places to go as a child. However, I like the theme parks even more now that I understand the design elements. I start to understand there is a difference between theme parks and amusement parks.
Amusement parks means the most obvious, it is there to amuse the visitors. There is not an obvious concept or organization flow to the overall park. While theme parks have a clear subject on every detail in or around the park. Disneyland, for example, has unique designed Mickey night-lights and other iconic elements that give people a sense of fairytale. Moreover, there is no guidance on how visitors should go from rides to rides in a amusement park since all rides do not have any connection. But Disney theme parks have a guidance of what rides to go to in order; all the rides and sight seeing in the park are build in the position for their purpose.
The idea of building theme parks is brilliant. Disney is a great example to show that big dreams do come true.
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