Two Wonderful Worlds

This week is Disney Week.  When I think of Disney, I think of a world of fun, magic, and adventure.  I grew up watching the Wonderful World of Disney.  My favorite movies were Disney movies.  When I was a kid, there was only one theme park, Disneyland in California.  My family visited Disneyland when I was eight years old.  I still remember that trip!

Disney has earned a world-wide reputation.  Doublecreek doesn’t have a world-wide reputation, but we have an impressive local one.  Now, I’m not being presumptuous enough to say Doublecreek is equal to Disney, but there are comparisons to be made!  Disney has Maximus and Sven;  Doublecreek has Magnolia and Noreen!  Disney has Magic Mountain; Doublecreek has a playscape (we’ll name it someday).  Disney has Cinderella’s Castle; Doublecreek has a gazebo!  Disney World has a roller coaster; but Doublecreek has a nine-person slide.  The Magic Kingdom has a jungle cruise; 

Doublecreek has a jungle gym!  Disney has thousands of greeters and performers in elaborate costumes that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars; Doublecreek has several performers who perform in costumes which cost dozens of dollars.  When Disney produces a movie or video, the production values are second to none; but, if you love production values, check out a Doublecreek Pop-Mashup!

Make-believe is a component of Disney, but make-believe is alive and well at Doublecreek!  Doublecreek has male counselors pretending to be Disney princesses during Sing Song, with female counselors pretending to be warriors!  Over the years I’ve seen campers pretending to be on a pink dinosaur hunt.  I’ve also seen campers digging the sand pit convinced that King Tut’s treasures are only a scoop of sand away!

Friday’s Sing Song was the climax of Disney Week!  All the groups performed a song or a scene from a Disney movie!  I couldn’t tell who enjoyed it more, the audience or the performers!  It doesn’t matter.  What matters is everyone enjoyed it.  Never mind if the costumes are mismatched, or if the dancers were not totally in sync.  Campers and counselors were working together and having a good time, which means it has been a fun, magical, and adventurous experience!  Doublecreek is not Disney, but we still generate our own special magic!

n  Joe Ray

Here's the link to Disney Week's Video:  https://vimeo.com/171091253