However, we received our Disneyland "packet" today and, lo and behold, all of those lectures about force majeure clauses, consequential damages, and integrated agreements came flooding back into my mind!
Altogether the Disney contract is a very odd combination of whimsical colored borders and legalese. Which I guess reflects the very odd combination that is Disney itself - a massive, multinational corporation, the bread and butter of which is delivering the look and feel of small-town life, getting children and adults alike to discover the magic and fairy tale qualities in the everyday, and to appreciate the worth of simple things like laughter and friends. Disneyland sells outrageously priced consumer products of all names and descriptions, but the core philosophical ideal of Disney has nothing to do with consumerism.
It's a tightrope and Disney certainly walks it well.
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