$50 to be able to buy stuff? But don't forget your "amenity" gift.
I recently priced out a holiday christmas decoration thingy that Disney floral was offering for rooms at the resorts. They wanted $450 to hang a banner over the door, spread some glitter around the room, put 2 mickey shaped LED lights in the room, a few "christmas treats" (less than 10 cookies & krispy treats), 2 sets of reindeers noses and antlers, and a gift bag for both kids. What could be in that amazing gift bag that is worth $450 (minus the cost of glitter, LED lights, and a door banner?)? Why, 2 personalized pillowcases and one personalized blanket. I guess the kids get to share the blanket. Obviously they were stretching my dollars as far as they could go at this point, and throwing in another blanket would have tipped the entire thing into $550-$600 territoty /s
The best part was the italic print under the picture of the decorated room that stated, "
Christmas Tree not included" Well, I should think not! For the bargain price of $450 I would never expect a 2 foot tall fake tree with 5-6 ornaments on it to be included. That is obviously reserved for those with a grand or 2 to spare.
While I would agree with that, I also think it's important that people call it out for that and not let it be painted as reality. When you look at Disney as not just a theme park but a media empire, (even back then) it's easy to see how this fantasy may start to look like reality to some people.
You can only do so much to 'help' people tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Anyone who thinks
Disneyland/Disneyworld is a realistic representation of the United States has either
A: Never attended school.
B: Never watched anything about the US on TV (I almost said the history channel, and then realized that would only lead them to understanding which alien race was visiting us and how much they could get for an old gun at a Las Vegas pawn shop).
C: Is a complete dolt.
In the end, the type of person who believes that 1920's america was a mainstreet full of mickey mouse gifts, parades, talking animals, and equality for all races/species/fantasy creature.... well.. suffice to say they likely live in their own little world. And "fixing" Disney by adding aspects that address slavery, women's rights, witch burnings, and whatever other aspects of US history this woman thinks Disney is lacking, is not going to help pull this person out of that fantasy world. They are still going to believe that titanic was just a movie, vampires are real (and tragically romantic), and that Captain E.O is a historical account of how our ancestors got their groove back.
How many deviations from normal are we supposed to go to make the world obvious for people who have no common sense? If Disney can't be fantastical for fear of someone taking it literally, then by god we need to get Dora off TV before our friends to the south start thinking it's ok to wander into our country with their talking maps and monkeys. 'MURICA!
PS: I'd love to see this woman's thoughts on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.