Disney Parks have been in a bit of a rough shape. Financial flops in the box office and the corona lockdowns have g reduced the power of the company, and while the damage might have been exaggerated by some anti-woke channels online, it is clear that they are having problems.
My personal favorite is the creepy Walt Disney animatronic that malfunctioned in front of the audience a few days ago.
In an attempt to save the Parks, Disney has taken into their hands to exploit their fan's pockets, charging a lot for often underwhelming products. This is not just the fault of Disney and the executives, it is also the responsibility of people who are willing to pay so much money just because something belongs to Disney.
They are also planning plenty of renovations in their parks. One of them is the purpose of this post: Villains Land.
You see, Magic Kingdom is divided in different areas, each themed to something. Disney executives decided to theme an entire new area of this park to none other than the Villainous miscreants of their movies. The area will have, under completion, stores, shows and two rides.
There is nothing more discordian than gloryfing characters who represent evil. Some of these antagonists are especially vicious. From Mephistophelean figures like Ursula and Maleficent to sexual predators like Frollo, projects like this are really telling about the state of American nihilism.
One of these villains is quite literally, the devil. His name is Chernabog, some sort of demon that appears in Fantasía's "Night on the Bald Mountain" scene.
Chernabog (aka Czernobog) is originally some sort of evil god from Slavic mythology, albeit this claim is contested within the experts. Will Disney dare to dedicate a ride to this entity? Probably not, but he is part of the official Disney Villains list and receives his very own merchandising.
Ironically, some of this villains reflect values quote different from Disney's values. We have Gaston, a macho man who harasses women; Governor Ratcliffe, a british colonialist who loves gold and hates native Americans; and Dr. Facilier, whose crime is being an African-American antagonist in a post-George Floyd world.
It is clear that the company never intended these people to be role models, only antagonists for their protagonists to overcome. However, when you covet upon a star, things happen. Disney exploits the popularity of these characters with multiple items like Board Games, merchandise, and now their own theme park region.
I believe this is likely an attempt to pander to the alphabet crowd. You see, most of the male villains are effeminate and many homos identify with them. Other people think it's an attempt to compete with Universal, who recently opened a new park with a (similarly Discordian) area themed to classical Halloween monsters.
Whatever their specific intentions were, I found it quite interesting how Disney and akin companies can influence the culture with their amusement parks, and this is but one example of cringe crony capitalism, Disney "storytelling" (aka cringe), and the state of judeo-american value$.
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