<P>Introduction: The Cultural Relevance of Disneyland</p><p>Part I: The American Disney Theme Parks</p><p>An Orange Grove in Anaheim: The Original Disneyland (1955)</p><p>Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom (1971) and the Age of Fracture</p><p>Part II: The International Disney Theme Parks</p><p>'Is There Really a Disneyland in America?' -- The Unique Case of Tokyo Disneyland (1983)</p><p>A 'Cultural Chernobyl?' -- EuroDisney (1992) and the Theme Park Public</p><p>Hong Kong Disneyland (2005): A Site of Local Pride and Conflict</p><p>'Authentically Disney, Distinctly Chinese' -- Shanghai Disneyland (2016)</p><p>Middle Class Kingdoms: Then, Now, and Forever?</p><p>Bibliography</p>
Summary
The first comparative historical study of the six Disneyland theme parks around the world in five distinct cultures: the USA, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Situates the parks in their respective historic contexts at the time of their opening, and considers the part that class plays in the success or failure of these ventures