These ads are everywhere now thanks to the huge commercial success of movies like LOTR and the Harry Potter franchise. I think it is also really interesting to note the rise in fairy tale references too. Disney World is doind several page spreads with famous pop stars and actors as the classic disney/ fairy tale characters. And since a three year old doesn't know that it is Beyonce dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, just who are these ads aimed at?
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These ads are everywhere now thanks to the huge commercial success of movies like LOTR and the Harry Potter franchise. I think it is also really interesting to note the rise in fairy tale references too. Disney World is doind several page spreads with famous pop stars and actors as the classic disney/ fairy tale characters. And since a three year old doesn't know that it is Beyonce dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, just who are these ads aimed at?
I think it's the parents that take their kids to disney world. The kid can't go without an adult...
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