A temporary cessation of class distinction was once provided by amusement parks in the US, and various festivals, carnivals, and other from of revelry throughout history. See Russian theorist M. Bakhtin's Rabelais and His World for a much fuller examination of these themes.


I don't know if you've read it, but The Fall of Public Man by Richard Sennet is an excellent book that discusses the cessation of class distinctions in certain situations. It's well worth checking out.


high roller sections and accomodations--as you do in Disney


Disneyland has a high-roller section? Say it ain't so.