tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711246755452453252.post8093966911701119028..comments2011-12-16T18:06:40.913-08:00Comments on This Resident Tourist: My Big PresentationKristine Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900711834411953487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711246755452453252.post-77852075980054481022011-07-25T18:24:48.658-07:002011-07-25T18:24:48.658-07:00Thanks, Christophe! :DThanks, Christophe! :DKristine Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900711834411953487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711246755452453252.post-44775394213730284462011-05-21T05:28:27.531-07:002011-05-21T05:28:27.531-07:00Great to see a proper survey on this fascinating s...Great to see a proper survey on this fascinating subject!<br /><br />The idea of pilgrimage makes me think about pictures that people buy of themselves in rides. People would choose their favorite Disney 'saint' or story that would best incarnate the Disney message for them. There is also all the commercial aspect, and how much consumers buy Disney merchandising and icons to tell the world 'I was there'.<br /><br />Regarding the feeling of community, I have heard once about a study demonstrating that zig-zag queues were inducing a feeling of community through interpersonal interactions, so like anything in Disney, I wonder how much the phenomena is purposively leveraged in the rides...<br /><br />Here is by the way my own project on the subject for those who are curious: http://curatedmatter.org/the-heterotopia-of-walt-disney-world-post-modernism-and-consumerism/christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995374174652310431noreply@blogger.com