tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1897824082440950712..comments2024-03-28T13:46:08.524-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Sure Disney is fake; but it's such GOOD fakeryNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1342882234762630402019-11-08T16:00:23.355-06:002019-11-08T16:00:23.355-06:00Disney parks are great as a one-time vacation with...Disney parks are great as a one-time vacation with the kids — never could understand, though, the attraction for adults. Had a fellow who worked for me who was excited that he and his husband would be honeymooning at Disney World! As far as “GOOD Fakery,” theme parks would not generate much revenue if the False Reality were “replaced with 5,000 desperate refugees.” Now, how about pulling out one of your “chestnuts” for your readers?Aunt Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059190273926041821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48438851991681363972018-11-09T09:16:53.708-06:002018-11-09T09:16:53.708-06:00The parks aren't totally without entertainment...The parks aren't totally without entertainment. I still remember vividly my shock when the Lincoln robot stood up, for a second I thought it was alive. That was Disneyland in the 70s, not as hot as Orlando but still overcrowded.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32546198591577306352018-11-09T00:23:59.035-06:002018-11-09T00:23:59.035-06:00Not a fan. When it opened, during the holiday seas...Not a fan. When it opened, during the holiday season of 1970, there was a 25-mile backup on the Florida Turnpike, which I got stuck in while driving back to Chicago from Miami. Went there in July and fried, and froze in January, when I Had to wear a down jacket on a bright and frigid day in the 40s. Central Florida lost a lot of its citrus industry that week (in 1982). And 26 above in Orlando felt like Chicago's 26 below, which I was escaping.Had to hang blankets on our hotel window.<br /><br />I'd much rather visit EPCOT, with its exhibits from all over the planet. Mexico is highly recommended, as is Germany and its beer hall. England is very enjoyable. The Norwegians actually hire kids from the old country to sell the merch. They were amazed how much I knew about their homeland. That's what happens when you marry a Norwegian.<br /><br />During one visit to EPCOT, I was on some kind of indoor ride that involved a tram in a dark tunnel. There was a power outage. Total blackness and silence. Restarting the ride proved unsuccessful. Then some wise-ass yelled out: "Hey, is there anyone else here from NEW YORK?" That got the biggest laugh I heard all day, bigger than at any of the stage shows.<br /><br />EPCOT requires getting up before daylight to catch a shuttle at your hotel, enduring a long bus ride, and then milling around at the gate so you can pony up well over two hundred bucks for two people. And there are no trams or monrails. You'd better be able to walk long distances, even in the summer swelter. Average attendance is about 60,000 a day--higher still when school is out. My wife's brother used to take his whole family to the Magic Kingdom for extended stays...his wife, their kids, and the grandkids. I can't imagine doing that, but then, millions do as he does, year after year. Maybe it's just me. <br /><br />My wife says Disneyland is better. Older and smaller, but better. I wouldn't know, and probably never will. I miss the old "amusement parks" that are long gone. Places like Riverview, where I enjoyed every sleazy, scuzzy minute. A lot about Riverview was not politcally correct, but then, not too many folks were in the days before expensive, sanitized, Disnified, pre-packaged fun. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27198482953459964092018-11-08T16:40:20.251-06:002018-11-08T16:40:20.251-06:00One can miss a lot by having too superior tastes. ...One can miss a lot by having too superior tastes. As a character in "Private Lives" observed, "Strange, the potency of cheap music."<br /><br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65412685824285932572018-11-08T13:53:50.289-06:002018-11-08T13:53:50.289-06:00I can't find it now, but I read a story a few ...I can't find it now, but I read a story a few years ago where these teens were able to sneak in behind the scenes at Disney World. I don't remember if they were ever caught.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58313531383800850422018-11-08T10:47:08.090-06:002018-11-08T10:47:08.090-06:00You must have gone to Disney while schools were in...You must have gone to Disney while schools were in session. I lived in Orlando for several years driving for a livery service. My recommendation to those wanting to go to any theme park is, take the kids out of school for 3 days, plus a non holiday weekend and you will do more than you could in 8 days during the summer or Spring break etc. If you could sit in front of a Disney hotel, 10:00 PM, mid summer, you would see families straggling back from a park, parents carrying shopping bags and exhausted children, sweating like convicts on a chain gang. Of course I would first suggest avoiding Disney all together. Under the veneer they are not all that nice. I met many employees with sad stories of their experience. Like a young girl recruited with the promise that being a summer worker would put her near the front of the hiring line after graduation. When she brought her diploma with a degree in public relations to her interview, she was told to return when she had 10 years of experience in the real world. The housing Disney provided cost twice the local rate(that I paid, at least for an equivalent lodging) making it a profit center for the company. Many more first hand accounts by employees and locals are too numerous to count, and sufficient for me to withhold my dollars from their greedy little hands. Go to a museum instead. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60014084551588655322018-11-08T08:30:40.162-06:002018-11-08T08:30:40.162-06:00Lovely. It's a real delight (though humbling)...Lovely. It's a real delight (though humbling) to find that you can enjoy an experience that you had in principle repudiated in advance. <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com