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The idiots protesting SeaWorld are silly enough, so I couldn't help but look to see if anyone was messing with Walt Disney World. Sure enough, there are at least two Facebook groups. They don't seem that sincere, but I can only assume some dipshittery is in our future.
Why? Because Disney had record profit in their 4Q. I particularly liked this little nugget:
"Similarly, occupancy in the company's hotels slipped two percentage points. But per-room spending, which includes the nightly room rate, was up 9 percent."
You see what that says? Most people who want to "occupy" do so by giving their credit card to the Goofy behind the counter and pay for it.
My prediction: These cats hanging out in the park are going to head home for their weekly shower, then tweet the crowd toward Orlando and protest while fending off alligators. They'll bitch and moan about Disney, the big evil corporation, is pricing them out of the market. As if they have a right to take pictures with Mickey (while he secretly feels up your wife). Do you see the irony? They want the right to give money to a company they think makes too much money.
So glad those people can't afford to go to their new hotel in Hawaii. That's a 1%, A-list, Audi-driving, spa haven for us better people.