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Hello, everyone. I have a copyright question regarding the House of Mouse. I wrote a children’s novel that is set in Walt Disney World. However, getting Disney's publishing arm (Hyperion Books) to look at it is like determining the exact number of grains of sand in the Mohave desert - quite difficult. As most of you already probably know, Hyperion (and the entire Walt Disney Company for that matter) does not accept unsolicited material. I discovered this after receiving a very polite letter from a Disney lawyer once saying – words to the effect of – thanks for trying to contact one of our top executives in regards to your story idea, but please don’t ever do that again. But, I digress. What if I changed tactics and self-published it... with a few modifications? What if I did not mention any Disney copyrighted characters or attractions by name, nor mentioned Walt Disney World itself? For example, Magic Kingdom would be referred to instead as a fabulous theme park with a beautiful castle, Mickey Mouse would be referred to as the world’s most famous mouse. My protagonist (an original creation of mine - not a Disney character) would venture onto a log flume ride with a big splash instead of venturing onto Splash Mountain; and instead of experiencing the Hollywood Tower of Terror, he would experience a ride that took place in an old, abandoned hotel with an out of control elevator. Yes, the reader (and Disney's army of protective lawyers) could easily guess my story takes place in Walt Disney World, but I would never actually say that. Can I self-publish this type of novel without being sued by Disney? I'm thinking of self-publishing on Amazon (where I currently have an interactive YA novel entitled The Landmark Codes). Does describing copyrighted Disney characters, attractions, and using the Disney theme parks as my story’s location (without ever mentioning them by name) still constitute copyright infringement? The reason I wrote the story was because of my love of Walt Disney World, so it focuses on many of its fabulous attractions. It's my way of telling how magical Disney World is... in novel form. The story is very-pro Disney and not at all defamatory in any way, shape, or form. Thoughts? Suggestions?