Disneyesqueadj.
/ˌdɪznɪˈɛsk/, U.S. /ˈˌdɪzniˈɛsk/ Having the characteristics or resembling the style of an animated cartoon made by Walt Disney or his company.
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1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War ii. 63 Lady Precious Stream utters some piercing, Disneyesque sounds.
1963 P. H. Johnson Night & Silence xxxiii. 237 Already all over America these pretty, Disneyesque buildings proliferated.
Derivatives
ˈDisneyland n. (a proprietary name for) a large amusement park near Los Angeles, devised by Walt Disney, in transferred use applied to any fantastic or fanciful land or place; a never-never land.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > ideal place > [noun]
heaveneOE
land of behesta1200
Cockaigne?c1335
Fortunate Islands?a1475
eutopia1553
utopia1601
horny gate (also port)1605
nonsucha1618
Americaa1631
El Dorado1788
other world1804
Cockneyland1817
cloud-cuckoo-land1824
Fiddler's Green1825
dreamland1832
Neverland1892
never-never land1900
Big Rock Candy Mountain1917
brave new world1933
Xanadu1948
Disneyland1956
ecotopia1975
1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 170 The Mother of the greeting cards inhabits a delicious Disneyland, where everything is syrup and Technicolor, cuteness and schmalz.
1961 Guardian 3 Nov. 8/3 There are moments when the animal kingdom threatens to turn into Disneyland.
Draft additions January 2018
Chiefly North American (attributive). Designating a non-custodial parent who, when spending time with the child or children, indulges them with gifts and treats (such as trips to amusement parks), leaving the disciplinary responsibilities to the custodial parent; = Disney adj. 2. Frequently in Disneyland dad.
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1978 Washington Post 21 Apr. (Weekend section) 4/1 (caption) I didn't want to be a Disneyland daddy. What was most important was their relationship with me. I didn't want to dilute that by doing special things and giving them lots of presents.
1980 H. H. Irving Divorce Mediation x. 154 On some weekend afternoon, go to any zoo, park, or movie theater in your area and you'll find them easily: the single ‘Disneyland parents’.
1988 Sunday Intelligencer (Bucks County, Pa.) 24 Jan. c12/3 I'm going to continue to write about visitation weekends and Disneyland dads.
1992 E. E. Maccoby et al. Dividing the Child vii. 146 She's a Disneyland mom. I couldn't get my son to bed. I had to deal with settling him down after the visits with his mom.
2013 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 15 June The so-called Disneyland Dad..who is just there for fun things puts tremendous pressure on the parent who has daily responsibility and must enforce rules like schoolwork and curfew.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1939