first, Disneyland is Mecca to many folks, who have roots to the first decade it was open, in the 60s we did not even have to visit Disneyland to become part of the worship as we could watch Walt on Sunday nights, in our PJs, freshly showered for bed, ready for Monday, a week closer to Disneyland . Disneyland, above all others is a religious experience. An experience we can do at will, any day, any hour. Many folks have visited this site sharing of the need to become local to Disneyland. Just recently a bus route from an eastern end urban city, beyond the borders of urban LA, had been introduced to bring folks straight to the Disneyland sidewalk. Two hour bus ride and you can be a Disneyland Local. So that those locals, hours out, could play and work at Disneyland. I will soon be riding that bus once a month to the Disneyland transits bus stop. I desire to be a local.
second, California/Western United States culture is historically different from any culture east of the Mississippi. There are few culture bounds to draw us to parades,( St. Patricks Day, Columbus Day, conventions) festivals, statehood celebrations, even sports that are very common in the East. Rose Parade is about the extent of west coast culture that draws a segment of national TV audience. Disneyland becomes the replacement for that absent culture
with the above in mind, the true Disneyland visitor will never lose the magic of visiting, it has been passed down on those Sunday nights or by our parents or grandparents, the yearly visits. It is our culture.
Every culture has a texture and Disneyland provides that on an hourly basis. I am pained ( hallowed ground) by first time visitor folks who want to visit Disneyland and DCA in one day, three days is barely enough to see Disneyland. It is akin to tearing apart that Christmas present, wrapping and ribbons flying, on to the next opportunity. Instead, Disneyland should be the family opening gifts, slowly, with anticpation, watching one at a time the gift being exposed. Months, days, hours.
Disneyland is an addiction. That is the negative of being a local. Every free moment is spent at Disneyland on the AP ticket freedom. Night is different than day. Morning different than afternoon. Celebration is allowed in a dining situation. Friends gathered together at Disneyland have mutual interest. No missed putts, no 9 innings of sitting in a small seat. No fighting traffic to see sunset. No argument of a BBQ menu. No family clowns. Photos. Just a free night of magical fun. California and the world from that Disneyland sofa.