Why do i feel like im in a different world when i am in Disneyland?
Yes, because that’s how the park was designed. You can’t see in from the outside world, and neither can you see any of the modern world once inside the park. Your view down Main Street is blocked by the Main Street Train Station and you enter the park through the theatrical tunnels and red pavement, meant to suggest you’re walking on a red carpet. Walt had wanted red velvet curtains pulled aside for each guest to enter, but went instead with the more practical tunnels to give that “curtains up” feeling. The architecture is designed for reassurance. The buildings are not overly imposing because they are built in a forced perspective. Instead of a three story building being 30 feet tall, each level is built on a smaller scale than the level below, so a three story building while appearing taller, is actually much shorter than it would be in real life. Other aspects of the reassurance of design include landscaping which follows natural pedestrian traffic patterns (Walt actually left plant
