Recession? Not at the happiest place on Earth!

So a couple weeks ago I got the chance to escape the boredom of P-town USA and hopped on a plane to Orange County. Not only did I escape the dry cold weather of Utah County but I was able to embrace the sun with my family at one of our greatest pastimes, DISNEYLAND.
I got there at night and my dad picked me up from the John Wayne Airport and took us to our hotel which had tons of people in it. Maybe not full but it definitely wasn’t empty. The next morning we walked the three quarters of a mile to the pearly gates of the happiest place on earth. It wasn’t like we were alone either. The masses showed up with money in hand and gladly paid the $98 of a one day pass to Disneyland and California Adventure.
Now if it is your birthday, Disneyland has made it possible for you to enter in for free with proof of your birth date. Your friends however have to pay full price. Just in case people didn’t know they place an oversized button announcing that it is your birthday and employees throughout the park wish you a happy birthday everywhere you go.
As the day goes on more and more people pour into the park, not only into Disneyland but the comparable Disney-owned California-themed park across the way, California Adventure. The lines get ever so longer as your feet get ever so sorer, and as darkness falls people claim a spot throughout the park to see the fireworks show and laser lights creating possibly one of the biggest death traps in California.
As I sit cramped up on the ground I begin to think, “And we are in a recession.” All these people must not have heard the news one TV that our economy has been failing, stocks falling, and thousands of people defaulting on bank loans. Yet, these people still have the luxury of spending all day at an amusement park eating overpriced food and drinking overpriced soda.
In defense of the people I thought “Well, maybe they all just got in on a good deal and they are just skimping on souvenirs and packing their own food.” But as the park closed the announcement came over the loudspeaker. “Thank you for coming to Disneyland today, all rides are now closed. However, for your convenience the stores along Main Street will remain open for another hour.” And when the masses realize that they must commemorate this wonderful day with expensive memorabilia they filled Main Street and the real genius of Old Walt Disney showed through.
Next time when someone says that the country is really struggling, I might summarily slap them across the face. When people say that we are nearing a depression, I will laugh them to scorn and remember the sweet day I had in sunny southern California at Disneyland.