Mickey Mouse is In Charge

Dreams may becoming true but who's dreams are they?

     Since I was very young my family and I have always loved Disney. I mean everything about Disney! I think I have been to Disney World seven times, I know we own most of the movies Disney has made, and I have watched the shows on Disney channel since I was born. Disney has had a huge impact on my life and I guess I didn't realize how big Disney's impact really is, until I read a blog post from a classmate called, "Media Dominance".
      My classmate does not enjoy Disney World like I do but, I can not deny that I also feel as if I am "stuck in a bubble" when I go there. Disney has made it so that they control everything you do while in Disney World. And not only does Disney control customers while they are in there territory they also control us from our own homes. Like my classmate says in her blog, "the channels ABC, The Disney Channel, SoapNet, ESPN, A&E, The History Channel, Lifetime, and E!, are all owned, or partially owned, by Disney, along with 27 radio stations and numerous publications". With that much reach Disney is controlling what music we hear, what we watch on television, and what we read.
     This makes me wonder who really has control over us? Is it the government? Ourselves? Our elders? Or the thousands of companies that surround us in our daily lives? Looking at how much power Disney has that can impact our lives, I know see that companies can eventually start to control the way we think. Our minds think things based on what we see, read, and hear and if companies have control of all of though they therefore can start to control us. Who do you think has the greatest influential power in our society?