Preclass blog September 26 E.M.

I just took family to Disney World on Sunday. As I was watching them go on the Barn Stormer Roller coaster for the 3 or fourth time. I looked around - people watched - Employee watched. Every one was having fun or seemed to be having fun. I knew the real truth they had spent so much money - they dared not have fun. to have paid thousands to take the children to the Rat for the day and have it be a bust was just plain bad parenting. To parents bigger is better - fast slick disney rides. Yet what did the children want to spend the most time on the fountains that spash out of the gournd or feed the ducks -- all things they could do for free at a city park. Now mind you I have season passes for the young - they enjoy the experience and I need the exercise. To me the rat is a giant forced ho che min march in hot sticky weather. It beats sitting at home in front of the TV. At the character breakfast I saw six and seven foot high character hug children who looked like they wanted to pee in fear. Just like Robin Williams said to a Kid --Mickey mouse is a giant six foot rat. Going home we pass by the ultimate disnification experiment - Celebration - Their neigborood association informs them of the color to paint thier house to the fact that they cannot wear short shorts to jog around the planned community.
After Katerina in the aftermath of New Orleans - journalists wrote about their concerns for New Orleans - they spoke about their concern that New Orleans would go though a Disneyfication phase. cute pastel southern houses. The city would loose its raw dark flavor and in its place would be Disney's idea of a nice safe place to visit. Would they have voodoo franchises? Who knows - I just want to know what they employee training program would be like.