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Originally Posted by mousepod

I hear what you're saying, CP (I guess we just hijacked the thread).

Well, seems the reviews have died down.

She asked me to compare Disney parks to Las Vegas. I said that they're essentially the same, except that Disney parks profit from people's laughter and Vegas profits from people's tears.

Devil's Advocate: Disney profits from jacking up food prices while you are on their property. The cost of admission is astronomical compared to the admission 20 years ago when adjusted for inflation. Disney parks are a cultural icon and they are fully aware of this, and hold the magical memories hostage for profit. People dish it out because it's DL. So many families can't afford to go. Yadda yadda.

I can come up with an argument against many different kinds of entertainment that others may find appealing.

I understand the lure of NASCAR. However, the part of the psyche that it seems to appeal to grosses me out.

I repeat that I'm not a NASCAR fan but having grown up watching tractor pulls, all kinds of quarter mile (funny car etc) and monster truck rallies, I dig the concepts behind racing of all kinds. Powerful, precision machinery, at the hands of experts, performing incredible feats.

If by "psyche" you're talking about beer hats, painted chests, mullets, rivalries...then I refer you to any other event where people get into it. I'd say staking out a fireworks spot for hours beforehand, wearing a Mickey hoodie and eating a Mickey pretzel, heatedly discussing the Haunted Mansion changes for half an hour, then going wild when Tink appears and singing along with the music is the same thing.