ReadtheintroductoryparagraphExportingAmericanCulture:DisneylandinJapanandFranceSinceitsopeningin1955,DisneylandhasbeenviewedasanimportantpartofAmericanpopularculture.Onecriticnotes,"America'stwoenduringgiftstomoderncivilizedlifeareitsmusic,basedonblackculture,andWaltDisney"(Pilger10).Buildingonthetraditionofworlds'fairs,Disneyiscreditedwith"developingtheprototypeofatechnologicallyadvanced,immenselyentertaining,andcommerciallyfeasibleamusementparkincontemporarysociety"(Weinstein147).Accordingtoonescholar,Disneyland'ssuccessisduetoitsabilitytoreflectandreinforce"America'smostimportantbeliefs,values,ideals,andsymbols"(Weinstein151).