Disneyland as a microcosm of the best of American culture

I happen to be a huge Disney fan, whether we’re talking about the man, the movies, or the lands/worlds.  I don’t know if I can hang onto that forever, as the current Hollywood corporate entity, with its TV station, seeks to market sanitized sleaze to our tweens and teens.  I do know, though, that for decades, Disney has stood for imagination and, thanks very much to Walt Disney, to an inspired vision of a singularly happy America that manages to throw everything on our shores into the melting pot and come up with gold.  Walt as America’s cultural alchemist.

Patrick, who blogs at Paragraph Farmer, is also a big Disney fan.  After a recent trip to Disneyland, he penned (typed?) a moving homage to Disney’s place in American exceptionalism.