Disney Adults

Flightless Bird

David Farrier

Comedy, Flightless Bird, Documentary, Society & Culture, David Farrier

5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover how Disney’s parks and experiences division made 17 billion dollars last year - seeing 77 million people through its rollercoasters, rides, and massive queues. Joined by Monica, David tries to figure out what Disney Adults are all about, and why they love those Mickey Mouse ears so much. David talks to a hardcore Disneyland fan to learn about Disney’s biggest secrets, including SEA - the hidden backstory worked into every Disney Park on the planet. We discover the rules behind the elite Club 33 and ask if Disneyland employees love Disney as much as everyone else.

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0:00.0	I'm David Farrier, a kiwi who ended up accidentally marooned in America, and I want to grasp what makes this country tick.
0:08.0	Now in New Zealand we have one theme park, Rainbow's End.
0:12.0	Take me back to the rainbow. have one Rainbow's End.
0:13.0	Take me back to the rainbow, that rainbow kind of magic.
0:18.0	The thing you need to know about Rainbow's End is that it's tiny.
0:21.0	It has one main roller coaster, about 10 bumper cars and a log flume.
0:25.1	We used to have a pirate ship but they shut it down.
0:28.1	The theme park ride that has caused more people to lose their lunch than any other has swung its last swing.
0:34.5	The pirate ship at Rainbow's End is going into retirement.
0:37.4	Now here in America they do theme parks a little differently,
0:41.1	to summarize they're bigger. And they're a place that everyone wants to go
0:45.5	cunningly marketed as the ultimate destination for maximum happiness.
0:50.3	You've just won the Super Bowl. What are you doing next?
0:54.0	I'm going to go to Disney World.
0:56.0	Last year, Disney's Parks and Experiences Division made $17 billion.
1:02.0	And that was during COVID usually it's another 10 billion on top of
1:06.6	that 77 million people visit Disneyland and Disney World each year.
1:12.0	Harper's magazine reckons 70% of Americans have been.
1:16.0	Why are these numbers so high?
1:18.0	Well, it's because it's not just kids who go there.
1:22.0	So get ready to give yourself a full-sleeved tattoo of the Little Mermaid.
1:26.0	This is the Disney Adults episode. Flagless. Flagless Bird Touchdown in America.
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