Last night while jumping from 1 diary to another, someone left a post regarding a piece of mail they had recieved from Disney. It was an engraved invitation to visit Disney World in Orlando, Fla.... This person like me lives in California, & to them an engraved invite to Disneyland would have made more sense... But, that doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Disney/ABC must be feeling this little bitty piss ant boycott we've started here at DailyKos.
Now, let me confess my sin right here & say yes, I did break down & watch ESPN MNF, but, it was for a good cause, watching the New Orlean Saints return to the Super Dome was important to the people of New Orleans & you just have got to support people who wouldn't let Katrina kill that city...
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But, once that game was over, I've not flipped on any Disney/ABC affiliate since & I still haven't really missed anything...not even "All My Children", not that I am into soaps much either...
But, let's take a look at what Disney/ABC is trying to do to get you "real thinking" Americans back into their parks & onto their cruise ship.... They want you back soooooo badly that they are going to take 20% off a family day package, 10% off Disney store items, & anything else they can do for you to get you back into that park.... Now, isn't that just sooooooooo cute...??
Disney/ABC sent those invites out to you 80 days before Christmas break to see if you'll reconsider cancelling your Disney trip & coming on down. Why...?? Because America, visits to Disney park's dropped almost 20%.... Now, most of the drop off was caused by the kiddies going back to school, true enough... But, what about the rest of us...?? The families with kids not old enough to be in school, well, it seems we aren't going to Disney Parks either....
Grandma isn't buying the kiddies Disney goodies & Disney store receipts have fallen about 6% or more....
Now, you might think that's a drop in the bucket... But, when you factor in the real loss of disposable income the middle class doesn't have to spend, the seriousness of Disney's problem becomes much clearer...
The middle class doesn't have money to spend on Disney... So whether you've been part of the boycott on Disney/ABC or not, or if you're just plain toooooooo broke to spend money on Disney, you've hurt Disney/ABC in ways Disney/ABC didn't expect....Hense your engraved invite to visit Disney for Christmas break.... Of course it is up to you whether you use that invite or not...But, some things to remember while you mull it around, 1. Disney/ABC thought it was more important to be "Right" than to be right when buying & selling "The Path to 9/11"... 2. They thought it was more important to be "Right" rather than truthful about Madeliene Albright & Sandy Berger... 3. To allow Disney/ABC back into our lives without an apology to US as "real thinking" Americans is just plain unacceptable...
I leave you with a cartoon, which I can't post, 'cause I don't know if it's in the Kos Archives, but, this is a Heathcliff Cartoon by George Gately, & I will admit I don't know if Mr. Gately wants me to interpret this cartoon the way I am, but, Heathcliff's head is inside a mouse hole wearing a pair of Mickey Mouse Ears, & a mouse is looking at him & the caption reads..."You're a lousy mouser..."
1 more thing, the NYSE says Disney/ABC hasn't gotten above 25.50 since airing "TPT9/11".... Can it be Disney/ABC is losing money because of this little itty bitty piss ant boycott...??? Naw....who are we...??? Just some little itty bitty piss ant bloggers.....