Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 Introduction 3 1. Dreaming, Designing and Building: Background 27 2. Main Street, U.S.A.: The Myths of Reassurance and Nostalgia 44 3. Adventureland: The Myth of the Spirit of Adventure 68 4. New Orleans Square: The Shadow of American Doubt 84 5.

 Frontierland: The Myths of Frontier and Destiny 104 6. Fantasyland: The Myth of Utopia, Part 1: Fairy Tales and Happily Ever Afters 127 7. Fantasyland: The Myth of Utopia, Part 2: Disneyfication, Disneyization and Globalization 141 8. Tomorrowland: The Myth of the Spirit of Progress 158 Epilogue. After Walt: Critter Country and Mickey's Toontown 174 Appendices: A. Key Attractions by Land 193 B. The Fantasyland Fairy Tales 195 Chapter Notes 202 Selected Bibliography 211 Index.