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Disneyfication, n. Freq. mildly derogatory.
Brit. |ˌdɪznifɪˈkeɪʃn|, U.S. |ˈˌdɪznifəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|
Forms: also with lower case initial.
[‹ the name of Walter Elias Disney (see Walt Disney n.) + -fication suffix. Compare earlier Disneyfied adj. and later Disneyfy v.]
The addition or acquisition of features or elements considered characteristic of Disney films, cartoons, or theme parks; the simplification, sanitization, or romanticization of a place or concept.
1959L. Lipton Holy Barbarians vi. 144 He may even be having his first doubts about the neon chrome artyfake Disneyfication of America. 1993Daily Mail (Nexis) 16 Sept. 49 Such photographs contribute to the ‘Disneyfication’ of England. They promote the fantasy that our good old green-and-pleasant is one gigantic theme park, where Morris men prance and muslin-clad matrons skip round maypoles. 2004N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Mar. 51/2 This clean, shiny and hard-edged 42nd Street offers the textbook example of ‘Disneyfication’—the methodical corporate engineering of the fun experience. |