Unemployed Visits to The Most Expensive Place On Earth

Well, hello there and thanks for surfing my wave!

So I guess Walt Disney, in all his infinite and eternal wisdom, got it right…after all.  For my wife’s birthday, the Disney aficionado that she is, we took our annual passes that we had from last year when I had money to pay for them, took the younglings and went to the House of Mouse (West Coast).  Is this Place ‘thee’ Happiest One?  Yes, if you happen to be one of its top executives counting it all as it comes in.  Whether you’re unemployed, retired, fired or a working stiff – no matter what level of the workforce, you have just entered, unequivocally, one of the most expensive locations on Earth.  And they just raised their admission fees.  Again.  In the last 30 years, prices simply to get in have tripled.  Now I’m not singling out this megawatt destination on purpose as most things in life are increasing exponentially at an alarming rate as well.  Some folks go to Vegas to visit their money, we have another Rat (or mouse) Pack in mind.

But what Dumbo decided to raise prices now?  Are they just plain Goofy?  Well, yes they are all that – and more.  This Place, in particular, can do whatever they want because of the unsurpassed and unparalleled nature of its business.  I did hear on several occasions from others in both West Coast Parks, “What Recession?”  Well, they were there too, so they’re just as guilty.  I’ve seen it far busier, and I guess if you ask the Suits to explain their decisions, they’d come up with a plausible answer.  But, if you take into account all the lines (and they have some real doosies), all the shuffling around to get from queue to queue, rides breaking down, eating (which must be done, but that costs another arm and a leg) and all the other starts and stops and shopping in between, where is that return on investment for what I conservatively estimate is one hundred dollars for every man, woman and child that walks through those gates?

Well, the answer my friend is probably not what you pay to get in and what you pay while you’re there, but most importantly what the message Mr. Disney wanted to instill in his visitors as they exited.  My question is, is that feeling as you exit worth the price?  If you’re a kid, how can you be so insane as to even ask?  If you’re on a date, same.  If you’re the paying end of a family, it is an unearthly price to afford, but look at your children and live your thoughts through them and how you felt at that time in your life.  How can we deny those the opportunity?  If children see other peoples’ dreams, then they too can be shown the way, right?  Nobody will ever know from Walt himself, sadly, what his opinions of his projects were as he passed away in the prime of his developments.  I can, uh…imagine!  Walt Disney was quoted saying as long as there’s imagination left in the world, his work will never retire; how prophetic.  Some would venture to utter that there is no way to accurately price an experience such as the Land that Walt built.  You pay what you pay and that’s it.

Well, here’s my take on this coming from a man whose way down on his luck.  Walt Disney was true to his word and true to form, a consummate creator.  If you take a look at his history and background (and I suggest you do), you’ll see as clear as a Tinkerbell, that while he was working as a young man at Ad agencies, newspapers or banks, his mind was working overtime nurturing ways to assemble his dreams.  He got the message; no matter what you’re doing now, you never know where you’re going to be or what peoples’ needs will be in the future.  Walt was, from the onset, an ideas man and if you read the literature, according to his circle of collaborators, friends and mentors, was doomed and predicted to fail, and fail miserably.  Of course he knew better, thankfully.

So, I’d say the moral to this fairytale would be what I’ve been saying since I started my project that you’re reading here: Never quit, don’t ever give up despite all costs which can get ghostly at times.  Don’t let life Haunt you; if you see that Mansion as Mr. Disney saw it, go out there and build it and see for yourself if it holds up to the test of time.  You can do anything – you only have to want to.  If you plant the seed in your mind and water it properly, it will mature to prove to all who witness that if you don’t make the attempt, the failure will be in not trying.

So why am I so Grumpy?

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
~ Walt Disney

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