Walt Disney animated films or anything Disney is my Lovemark. A lovemark deep rooted in family and
dreams. I was raised in home that
didn’t have a television. As I grew up
I would hear about the newest Disney movies and would dream about seeing
them. As my parents views on life
changed, along with their belief that movies were wrong, my dad, did the
impossible. He took me on Daddy and
Daughter date night, to my first movie, EVER.
It was Walt Disney’s Peterpan, shown at the local theater in our small
town. The anticipation and excitement
of not only my first movie I was going to see but also the fact that it was
actually a Disney film, was almost more than I could bare. The fact that my dad took only me, I felt
infinitely special and loved.
The opening seen with the castle of all castles, and the music, “If you wish
upon a star” began to play, I watch in awe and wonder as the beautiful animated
characters appeared on the screen.
After experiencing Peterpan, Neverland, and the lost boys I was hooked
forever. Never had I seen the
imagination captured so well. It was
like these films entered into my own child like imagination and painted them in
pretty, magical, and exciting ways across the screen. Each character another way I could make sense of the world.
Every time a new Disney film came out, my dad would take
me. It became a cherished tradition for
just father and daughter. It was in
this tradition and my love for animation that created a Lovemark that helps
define a big part of who I am. Disney
films are a great way to connect with your family. As often the films have tragedy that takes place, as does real,
life: It helped me face my own tragedies.
These Disney films allowed me to see that life was hard, that there were
scary people in the world that wanted to hurt people, and that people we love
can die. It also helped me see that
even tough we face adversity we can overcome and triumph over evil and the
everyday battles that we face. Not only
that we can overcome these adversities but also we can sing, dance, laugh, cry,
and imagine. Imagine or imagination is
the key to my world. As an artist I
would study these films, copy the images, and imagine one day I would be
creating a world for children to love and appreciate, as I loved and adored
Walt Disney’s animated films.
The beauty of Walt Disney is it does not stop in the theater
or the comfort of your own home. Walt
Disney created a real, innovated, and magical kingdom that allowed the animated
world of Disney’s characters to be tangible. Something I could touch,
experience, and love.
A Few years after my first experience with Disney’s films,
my mom and dad took is the the happiest place in the world, DISNEYLAND!!! As I stood there at the base of the castle I
became apart of Disneyland. I was
Tinkerbell, Bell, Wendy, Jasmine, and Cinderella,; I was anyone and everything
I wanted to be. I was no longer the
little chubby girl that got picked on, I was a beautiful princess, that fought
evil queens, where my dreams came true.
It was a place I could take bits and pieces, maybe Cinderella’s glass
slippers, or Mickey Mouse’s ears, and take them home. They were a piece of a make believe world that was tangible and
real, because I could hold on to it.
As I have grown up, I find that I still have this child like
fascination of the world and to this day I am a diehard fan of Walt Disney
films. I am the first to go see it,
taking anyone of my family or friend’s children with me. Sharing and enjoying the magical world that
I used to escape the everyday trials of life, not much has changed. Sometimes I just need to escape into a world
that is boundless, evil NEVER prevails, and I am safe and happy. These are what make the world of Walt Disney my lovemark, a place to call home, and a place I feel loved and cared for. Its magical, imaginative, and creates a magical world of family, friends, and overcomers!
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