Wally World

English translation: (Walt) Disney World

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English term or phrase: Wally World
Selected answer:(Walt) Disney World
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

13:26 May 21, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama /
English term or phrase: Wally World
(Man 1)
I'm supposed to take Diana out Saturday
and I need a killer second date.
(Man 2)
Well, evolutionary biology says that women are highly attracted to men who are steady in the face of danger.
(Man 2)
Therefore I recommend an unsafe environment.
(Man 2)
Maybe a dive bar on the wrong side of town,
(Man 2)
a picnic near an insane asylum
or an olive oil tasting on Skid Row.
(Man 1)
Diana has some social anxiety issues.
Maybe we could start with something simpler.
(Man 3)
Why don't you take her to Wally World?
(Man 3)
You go on the roller coaster, you're in
the dark, she's holding onto you…

Is Wally World a real place? Should it be left as it is, transliterated into the other language I'm translating to?
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 10:10
(Walt) Disney World
Explanation:
See the discussion box.

We can't be sure what they're referring to, except that it's a theme park. I believe Disney World is the best option for subtitling purposes, since everyone will recognise it.

I don't think there are any intellectual property issues in simply mentioning Disney. After all, you're not denigrating it, or passing off your products as theirs. But if you are concerned about this, you could simply say "a theme park".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you all so much!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +2Wally World
Charles van der Heiden
4 +1(Walt) Disney World
philgoddard
Summary of reference entries provided
Wall(e)y World
Yvonne Gallagher

Discussion entries: 17





  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wally world
Wally World


Explanation:
There is a real place called Wally World. That’s right, that is how it’s spelt! Perhaps for legal reasons the spelling has been changed but the crux of it is true. Wally World is real!

This Wally World is a small part of a large amusement park complex in Ontario, Canada known as East Park of London. There is little similarity in this Wally World to the Walley World featured in the films but for a film fanatic’s bucket list it is certainly worth a hike up to Canada to explore!

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Note added at 12 min (2020-05-21 13:38:50 GMT)
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Leave it as it is.

Example sentence(s):
  • There are certainly parallels between Wally World and Walt Disney World.

    https://easytravel4u.com/walley-world/
Charles van der Heiden
Belgium
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Dutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Becca Resnik: This is it!
2 mins
  -> Thanks Becca

neutral  philgoddard: It could also be a reference to Walt Disney World, or to the fictional Wally World.//Your reference says that in the short story, Wally World is probably a reference to Walt Disney World.
40 mins
  -> Yes Phil, it is metioned in the article: The story was adapted into the film by Hughes himself so it is safe to assume that use of the trademarked Disney names and locations were not permitted.

neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): Very unlikely that it refers to this hidden place.
55 mins
  -> yes, that is also mentioned in the article

agree  Ana Maia de Goes: Agree
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Ana

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: I think it's highly unlikely an obscure park in Canada is intended here.
20 hrs
  -> see my answer to Tina
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wally world
(Walt) Disney World


Explanation:
See the discussion box.

We can't be sure what they're referring to, except that it's a theme park. I believe Disney World is the best option for subtitling purposes, since everyone will recognise it.

I don't think there are any intellectual property issues in simply mentioning Disney. After all, you're not denigrating it, or passing off your products as theirs. But if you are concerned about this, you could simply say "a theme park".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you all so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Becca Resnik: This is definitely a real possibility, so I have to mark "Agree" here as well. Also noting an 'agree' that you can use "Disney" like this legally. Anyone can say they "love Disney," "went to Disney World," etc., after all.
4 hrs

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: "We can't be sure what they're referring to, except that it's a theme park" Asker still hasn't answered my question re real or fictional. I don't think we can make assumptions/find it hard to believe he has no context and that this is the only placename!
19 hrs
  -> The asker doesn't know whether it's real or fictional, and nor do we.

neutral  Charles van der Heiden: see discussion - 2nd choice because you loose the reference to the movies
2 days 18 hrs
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Reference comments


18 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Wall(e)y World

Reference information:
https://www.liveabout.com/the-real-walley-world-3973592

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  writeaway: nothing beats a bit of research
19 mins
  -> it only takes a minute! Thanks
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
48 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Rachel Fell
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-)
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