Music

Every Disneyland ride follows the same arc.

It’s all the hero’s journey or three-act structure.

Act 1: Setup (happy, silly introduction)🤪

Act 2: Confrontation (conflict, dark, scary)😱

Act 3: Resolution (happy, overcoming, victorious)😌

It works every time. Why change the formula?

It's like pop music. Nothing wrong that. It works.

Of course, being the type of person I am, I’d like to see an avant-garde version of a story-telling theme park.

I’m imagining rides with slightly more complex forms, like contemporary classical music. I want colors and beautiful sounds that turn into a random stretch that does nothing in a silent, fully lit, gray room for a little too long. I want irony, contradictions, and moments that make you ask big questions. I want brief moments of elation and near-resolution just to keep you interested. I want an abrupt ending that makes you a little upset. A ride that you kind of hate, yet you can't help but get back in line to try understand what just happened to you.