On numerous levels. As a kid, I always got in trouble because I would write every report to include something to do with Walt or the parks as a kid.
At University, one of my key thesis was on Disney's role in wartime propaganda and their role in helping to rebuild the American Dream.
Professionally I have used much of the Disney lessons in a professional capacity as I have trained senior managers across a number of the top PLCs in the UK and government agencies.
When I qualified as a PRINCE2 Project Manager and MSP Programme Manager, I used the Disney parks as key components in the courses.
I believe I have read every book written about Walt or the parks in English, published since 1986.
Add up 300+ trips to DL, 1 to the real studios in Burbank California, 8 weeks in WDW, 51 trips to DLP, the building site at Hong Kong, as well as conversations with a number of key legends and imagineers.
I am tempted to do my PhD on the Cultural Diversity requirements for the successful operations of international Disney parks.
I have named my kids after Disney references, and decorated each room of my house after different lands in the parks. I am obsessive