Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town
Andrew Ross
- Author(s)
- Andrew Ross
- Publication, year
- New York : Ballantine Books, 1999
- Scope
- 340 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.
- ISBN
- 0345417526
In The Celebration Chronicles, Andrew Ross has written a moving and subtle account of his yearlong stay at Disney's glistening suburban development in Celebration, Florida. Celebration, Ross argues, is the latest in a long line of utopian communities built to realize the American dream. Many wealthy and eager romantics flocked to the town with a faith that Disney magic would fulfill their hopes for a perfect community (and increase their property values). When the majority of these people found their dreams dashed against the corporation's bottom line, however, they engaged in grass roots activism that did more to bring their community together than any of the schemes from Disney "imagineers."
- Location
- Cabinet 17 - 1: Marketing van de stad ; Toerisme
- Remarks
- Incl. notes.
