People Watching! Its not what you think.

First and foremost, this is not voyeurism. That has to do with sexuality. People watching is watching the behavior and actions of  people in general. Usually this is done in a large area where there are lots of people. Schools, Amusement parks, Large City areas, etc are great places. While being at school it has been interesting to watch the people as they go to and from classes. Particularly interesting is the area where everyone comes to eat lunch and mingle. Naturally, groups and areas tend to form though everyone seems to space themselves out evenly. (This is most easily identifiable in the classroom where people will naturally place themselves fairly evenly spaced until there is no choice but to sit directly next to someone else.

In the near future I would love to go and watch the movements of people at Disneyland. This place is so much fun to people watch especially in fantasy land and Toontown. Often I have observed that even in the "Happiest Place on Earth" Adults with kids are so irritated that they will yell at a 4 year old or they will drag a child by the arm completely out of the park. I say "Come on. It's Disneyland let them have fun and be a bit noisy if they want. Eventually they will wear themselves out and then they can sleep and you can go ride the rides you want to."

Emily (my beautiful wife) and I are planning on going in September of 2011 and spending one whole day people watching with our cameras and just observe the movement and actions of the people in general. We will also spend several days being part of that crowd and still observing but also riding rides and seeing all the shows in the park. Disneyland is unique in that the park was designed to entertain at every turn; but also designed to be functional and user friendly. Take for instance, the trash bins. That's right, the trash bins. If you have been there you may have noticed that they just blend in with surroundings even in adventure land and tomorrow land. In fact you can be anywhere in the park and within 27 feet of where you stand there will be a garbage can. Why? Because Disney studied the movements of the people and found that the average person will only carry a piece of trash 30 feet before dropping it on the ground. So, hence 27 apart is the number they needed to help the people help keep their park clean. Interesting? I thought so too.