This is your brain on Disneyland: A Disney addict’s quest to discover why he loves the parks so much

Reporter Todd Martens asks Disneyland attendees why they still go to the park after all these years. Once you get by the initial experience of Disneyland, one of its shortcomings is there's going to be no surprises.” I’m about to counter with the level of spontaneity present at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, when he notes that even with such “shortcomings,” it makes perfect sense that millions of people will endure potential headaches to experience a place such as Disneyland. Humans, he says, are “infovores.” We’re always on the prowl for new information and fresh experiences that have the ability to trigger opioid receptors in the brain, which in turn give us pleasure. Why can't our streets be as clean as it is at Disney?’ It's reassuring because you know things work.” Idealism, then, which appeals to my serious streak of hopeless romanticism; perhaps that’s the answer? “It's much more complicated than it being one thing,” she said, adding: “There’s a lot to unpack.” She keys in on my ability to work while at Disneyland, noting that I’m not going there solely for escape, and compared my enjoyment of the parks with that of those who engage in cosplay, which, she says, enables many to heighten aspects of their personality; in my case, she suggests, Disneyland speaks to my optimistic nature.