Parks and the Construction of American Identity is an ambitious and impactful read I would recommend to any serious theatremaker or thoughtful Disneyphile.

Theatre Topics

Jennifer A. Kokai and Tom Robson's Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety is a must-read for anyone interested in the serious study of Disney's theme parks. Astutely weaving together moments of lived personal experience with a range of academic approaches and concepts, the book offers a timely and essential analysis of the ongoing political, social and cultural tensions being played out within the spaces of Walt Disney World.

Rebecca Williams, University of South Wales

Jennifer Kokai and Tom Robson once again provide seminal work on Disney theme parks, providing an in-depth study on what they mean to its audiences, and to US society at large. It is without a doubt the book on the parks we need right now, and will provide fertile ground for scholarship for decades to come.

Sabrina Mittermeier, University of Kassel, author of "A Cultural History of the Disneyland Theme Parks"