There was a spirit of joy and connection in many parts of Disney World. Many of the workers there seem to love their work and many work hard to infuse a sense of joy and connection into the parks. I felt it a number of times all week. Sometimes, as in Animal Kingdom’s Asia, dancers appear and pull in people from the crowd. I loved the Bollywood dancers, and even more, the joy on the faces of the people who opened themselves up and joined in.

Americans seem a grim and joyless people to me sometimes – they spend too much time on Facebook posting and reading warnings. At Disney World I think they permit themselves to loosen up, and that is a testament to the place.