various destinations around the United States. I usually travel early
in the morning to allow myself a complete day once I reach my
destination, where ever that may be. My usual partners in travel are
the business type, heads barrier in Usa today or WSJ. Very few kids....
Now, the return trip is quite a bit different. There are no less than
10 families with two or three wired kids each. Each child is running
around the Gate area wound up on what ever junk food the parents have
purchased, since meals are no longer provided on US flights. The meals
are generally purchased from the numerous fast food traps that are
situated between various gates. Oh, there are few healthy choices but
these are generally not an option for this type of traveler.
Questions are asked but ignored, request are made and fall on deaf
ears. The parents only perk up when little Billy slaps his little
sister for eating one his fries. " apologize to your sister, or I
will through that food away". Yea, no aplogy and the food sits in
front of Billy untile cold and goes to waste anyway.
All of these families are heading to the 'Mouse trap' also known as
Disney World. A high priced, over crowded series of amusment items
spread out over thousands of acres of land. A series of trains, buses,
horse pulled carriages and cars can wisk you from end to end. Unless
your a Brit and choose to walk every where you go.
It doesn't matter what day of the week I return, there are always kids
flying into Orlando. Don't these kids have school? Is there a holiday
that I missed? I can't figure out the scheduling of these trips. They
are not cheap and these kids aren't learning a damn thing. Not to
mention none of the parents look remotely happy. They are not building
up the suspence or interacting with these attention straved children.
The kids are left to wonder and entertain themselves. Did we forget
our first visit to the Magic Kingdom or do not care? Either way the
executives at Disney should be very pleased that people are coming to
spend money, ride the rides and leave exhausted needing another
vacation away from the hyper little people they call their own.
Fredrick Kong
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