52 Shocking Travel Destinations That Failed to Impress Even the Most Eager Tourists
Safety is another overlooked factor. “Some places that trend online aren’t even safe,” he says. “There are routes that require experience or special gear, but people show up in flip-flops.” His team has had to reroute more than a few travelers away from danger zones masked as scenic gems.
Disney World.
Yes, it’s federal law that you have to drag your kids there at some point. But it’s just one big money extraction device. Crappy rides, cheesy entertainment, and overpriced….well…everything wrapped up in some faux magical aura delivered by cartoon characters.
This isn’t an attraction. It’s a confidence trick. A few dozen square miles of gimcrack and chintz built with no other intention than to siphon off cash from the gaping rubes. I mean, Universal is a little bit away, but it’s way more fun.
When we took the kids, I wandered around Epcot with a running tally in my head, like the meter of a New York cab idling in traffic. I distinctly remember thinking, ‘Here we are in fake Europe when we could be in the real thing for less money.’
What’s even crazier is that people go back. Like repeatedly. Two or three times a year. To the same cheesy shows, the same s****y food, the same lame rides.
That always leads me to ask, “Are you goldfish? Do you swim over to one side of the bowl and, having reached it, forget what was on the other side needing to swim back? What in the name of all that’s holy keeps you coming back? Don’t you know there’s a big wide world out there filled with stuff more amazing than the fakery you see here?’.
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