preserving our tacky past

I wonder how one becomes a Disney librarian? As much as I hate Disney, I think they need to take some responsibility (yeah, get in line, right) for their own cultural past.

I was dismayed to learn that they've completely changed the Tiki room and the song and everything. That was one of Walt's own creations. While Walt was an incurable asshole, it still is a bit of history. Theme-park history in itself will probably become a serious field someday if it's not already--there are so many societal and cultural aspects to the creation and success of a theme park. Plus they canned the Main Street Electrical Parade. Disney is just like downtown Urbana--to stay updated, they just tear everything down and start over. There must be some serious collectors of vintage Disney music out there. I hope this stuff is being preserved. You can't even buy a recording with the Tiki Room on it anymore--the last time that was offered was back in about 1994, and I don't think you can buy those recordings anymore, either. Unless they're used. But you CAN get some new version with Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff or someone. Groan.