• smiletolerantly@awful.systems
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    2 days ago

    Do you just have bad reading comprehension, or are you being disingenuous?

    Obviously there’s Disney parks in other countries. I said as much above. But while there’s also shittons of other parks both in and out of the US, why do you think you specifically chose to use:

    some poor sod who’s been saving up for a decade to take his kids to disney most like

    as an example for why people would travel to the US? Is it because

    some poor sod who’s been saving up for a decade to take his kids to The Enchanted Island Amusement Park in Phoenix, Arizona most like

    would have sounded like a ridiculous stretch?

    Well… Same thing with Disney. The idea of saving up for a trip there for ten years, or the idea that Disney Land is something one has to experience, or is the ultimate vacation target,… is a uniquely US-American thing. Disney parks, to the rest of the world, are just another flavor of amusement park. If you’re in the vicinity, sure, why not spend a day. But traveling across the Atlantic for it? No way, not worth it at all, we have amusement parks here.

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      2 days ago

      https://roadgenius.com/statistics/tourism/usa/orlando/#Where_do_visitors_to_Orlando_come_from

      Out of 6.13 million international visitors in 2023, around 1.3 million were from Canada. Followed by the United Kingdom with 900,000 visitors. Next were Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.

      that’s orlando, but really, who the fuck is going to orlando and not doing disney.

      I’m done arguing with you mate, I’ve been to Disneyland and World and seen tons of people from all over the world, and all over the US. I don’t like the company and I’m not endorsing their brain worms, but to deny they get into people all over the world would be short sighted.

      have a great life.