The most important aspect of Wonder Woman was her ability to evolve from the current culture. Her cover designs heavily reflected the women's suffrage movement and slave imagery, moments in history that are stakes in our culture. Wonder Woman had to free herself from these restraints, opposing the "damsel in distress" trope of the time. Because of this, the main attraction of her theme park would be a rollercoaster. Wonder Woman has been a symbol for change and tolerance through the highs and lows of every era. A rollercoaster seems fitting.
Other parts of the theme park would feel more like a museum, telling of America's tumultuous past. Today, we choose to forget and fear where we came from, how this country was built on the backs of slaves and refusing human rights to groups of people. This park would delve into this fear and ensure park-goers would not forget their origins. The park would serve as a harsh reminder of our past, yet images of Wonder Woman would be dispersed throughout the displayed timeline, shown saving the day or saying what we have learned from each formative event.
The park would be experienced in a linear fashion atop a mountain, emphasizing the country's growth and struggles. At the end of it would be a drop tower. The drop tower serves as a metaphor to remind patrons that there is only one direction to go: up. Wonder Woman is a champion of reflection of all of the progress we have achieved as a society. Along the way, we must not forget to help each other succeed. This is what we must remember about the values of Wonder Woman. A woman from a foreign land, wrapped in the american flag, coming to defend and protect the values of a world her people turned their back on because she saw something worth saving.
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