南国雨夜
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佛罗里达的一月,数千人的行业会议在大得无边的旅游饭店里举行。来的路上出租司机跟我说,佛州什么都很新,比美国北方整齐得多。从我这无趣的人眼里看出去,环境确实规划得不错,还算怡人,但不免塑料。会议活动的音乐太嘈杂,自助食物味似纸板箱,也就是个主题公园的样子。
整天紧张的议程结束后走到室外,迎面的空气温暖潮湿,云层酝酿着雷雨的讯息。身边走过各种肤色,不同语言的与会者,人人颈里吊一个名牌,好象幼儿园小孩出去春游怕走丢了,又象秘密组织的人召开英雄大会。人工湖上波光粼粼,水禽们嬉戏的样子让我微笑,心情无故好起来。
其实身体和头脑都疲惫,职业前途的未卜系数在今年又增加了些,另方面最近出差的行程紧张得很,好象没有清醒的空间来仔细思考该如何应付未来的变化。话说回来,我这样一个悲观兼惰性主义者,能计划的不过是些细节,多想也无用。
晚间招待会结束后特意出去转一转,果然在下雨了,仍没有一丝凉意。响亮,急迫的粗线条的热带的雨,和英国绵密的雨丝迥然不同。一会儿雨停,只剩下喷泉的水声不绝于耳。此情此景有几分象记忆中的江南初夏夜, 九、十点钟从外面见了人回来,一路踏着温润的湿意回家,走过弄堂里各家各户的前门和后门,到家和父母报到了,躺到潮兮兮的床上还回味着适才的情景。
坐在露台边敞开的落地窗旁写了一回,远处派对的音乐还在沸腾,迪斯尼的焰火准时响起。夜终于凉起来。
整天紧张的议程结束后走到室外,迎面的空气温暖潮湿,云层酝酿着雷雨的讯息。身边走过各种肤色,不同语言的与会者,人人颈里吊一个名牌,好象幼儿园小孩出去春游怕走丢了,又象秘密组织的人召开英雄大会。人工湖上波光粼粼,水禽们嬉戏的样子让我微笑,心情无故好起来。
其实身体和头脑都疲惫,职业前途的未卜系数在今年又增加了些,另方面最近出差的行程紧张得很,好象没有清醒的空间来仔细思考该如何应付未来的变化。话说回来,我这样一个悲观兼惰性主义者,能计划的不过是些细节,多想也无用。
晚间招待会结束后特意出去转一转,果然在下雨了,仍没有一丝凉意。响亮,急迫的粗线条的热带的雨,和英国绵密的雨丝迥然不同。一会儿雨停,只剩下喷泉的水声不绝于耳。此情此景有几分象记忆中的江南初夏夜, 九、十点钟从外面见了人回来,一路踏着温润的湿意回家,走过弄堂里各家各户的前门和后门,到家和父母报到了,躺到潮兮兮的床上还回味着适才的情景。
坐在露台边敞开的落地窗旁写了一回,远处派对的音乐还在沸腾,迪斯尼的焰火准时响起。夜终于凉起来。
Me too. I can't say I hate Orlando. But I just do not care for it at all. Once or twice I have attended a conference there and have never visited Disney (I dislike and despise Disney very much, along with Disney movies, I liked Warner Bros when I was little). But I did go to Universal Studio once, because the organizer gave VIP passes so I could jump the lines and go to hot attractions. Not impressed at all. I just don't care much for theme parks.
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Wait a minute. Disney is not just a park for kids. I went to a book signing event a while ago by the author of a recent exhaustive biography on Walt Disney. It's neither a glowing hero worship nor demonization of Disney, but the stuff he revealed about how Disney ran his operation and his megalomaniacal visions for Epcot and Disney World seem pretty chilling to me.
For example, the company was initially founded by both Walt and his brother and it was called Disney Brothers. At some point Walt forced his brother out to take total control and cut his name out of the company name. Also he ran the company like a cult and gave the creative credit and control to no one. He made his workers work like slaves and compensated them with spiritual fulfillment. He wanted to build Epcot into a futuristic Ren Min Gong She that display HIS total vision of life and the world. One comment about Disney World/Disneyland is how CONTROLLED the parks are designed. You are constantly told where to go and what to do. A visit to Disenyland is designed as a scripted tour in which the tourist participate in a movie that has been meticulously mapped out and directed. You're a pawn and completely submit to the predetermined scheme. Of course, people find assurance and safety in being told what to do all the time, and that's what's important. But the ideology drives me up the wall.
Geez, it is chilling. Your description reminds me of those guided tour designed for foreign visitors to China in the 80s, no poverty, no rough neighborhood, no corruption ....
I am no fan of Orlando or Vegas. But if you hold a gun against me and force me to choose where I would like to spend a week I would have to choose Vegas
I am no fan of Orlando or Vegas. But if you hold a gun against me and force me to choose where I would like to spend a week I would have to choose Vegas
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I didn't know that. Each attraction in Epcot is sponsored by a big corporation, Future of Communication by AT&T, Universe of Energy by Exxon, etc. etc. It's like a huge showcase, a year-round World Fair, not sure how close it is to Walt Disney's vision.He wanted to build Epcot into a futuristic Ren Min Gong She that display HIS total vision of life and the world.
I actually like Epcot, it is less crowded than other Disney parks. OK, I'm probaly the only one at fabvalley who likes Disney parks, have never failed to have a good time when I visited one. Somehow the negative adjectives mentioned in this thread just didn't pop up in my mind when "I came, I saw, I played."
Theme parks in Orlando area are so much more than just Disney parks, and what Central Florida can offer is so much more than just theme parks (now I sound like a vacation brochure). When Orlando is considered equivalent to Disney or Evil, it's not fair. Especially when Disney parks are not even located in Orlando, they are in Kissimmee.

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蚕啊,我们小时候看大闹天宫,牵兔子灯,听评书来着。各有各玩法。
没舍得花72大洋去任何一个公园,因为缺乏兴趣,而且一个人多怪啊。今天晚上在Animal Kingdom有免费party,已经在下雨了,我计划了若干种借口想逃开不去,怕同事说我anti-social,只得硬着头皮去买了把10大洋的粗制滥造的米奇伞。
就是这种感觉,it's designed that way。But it works, and I suppose if you have a crowd of x0 thousand people in the park every day you've got to have some organisation and mechanism. 我今天临时去订会议室,本来以为简单的程序花了1个小时,被转手四个部门,再次见识了整个庞大的幕后机构。You are constantly told where to go and what to do.
没舍得花72大洋去任何一个公园,因为缺乏兴趣,而且一个人多怪啊。今天晚上在Animal Kingdom有免费party,已经在下雨了,我计划了若干种借口想逃开不去,怕同事说我anti-social,只得硬着头皮去买了把10大洋的粗制滥造的米奇伞。
我小时候最喜欢的是玩沙子。用铲煤炉灰的小铲子,跟小朋友们在工地边的沙堆上挖坑,用树枝搭上架子,盖张纸,再铺点沙子在上面,就变成一个陷阱。然后我们就等人来踩--都是徒劳,谁没事走沙堆上来啊--等天黑大人叫我们回去的时候,我们就互相假装不经意的踩到别人的陷阱里,快活!还有, 我那时的梦想就是到海边去玩,在沙滩上挖很多这种陷阱,看其他人不小心睬进去 。。。CAVA wrote:蚕啊,我们小时候看大闹天宫,牵兔子灯,听评书来着。各有各玩法。





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This sounds like myself 4 years ago. Wait, I hated camping and hiking as well.豪情 wrote:Wow, this is interesting. I never thought this way. So evil.
I don't plan to take my son to Disney. I am not into zoo either. I prefer taking him out camping, hiking, swimming and skiing.

It is amazing how kids can change their parents' life.
恐怕没有哪个小孩不爱玩沙子和纸板箱吧!Knowing wrote:我小时候最喜欢的是玩沙子。用铲煤炉灰的小铲子,跟小朋友们在工地边的沙堆上挖坑,用树枝搭上架子,盖张纸,再铺点沙子在上面,就变成一个陷阱。然后我们就等人来踩--都是徒劳,谁没事走沙堆上来啊--等天黑大人叫我们回去的时候,我们就互相假装不经意的踩到别人的陷阱里,快活!还有, 我那时的梦想就是到海边去玩,在沙滩上挖很多这种陷阱,看其他人不小心睬进去 。。。CAVA wrote:蚕啊,我们小时候看大闹天宫,牵兔子灯,听评书来着。各有各玩法。![]()
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我觉得有时候我们把自己小时候很想要而没有得到的理所当然地认为自己的小孩也会喜欢。我的几个在美国出生的侄子侄女都不喜欢去迪斯尼。
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I don't see any problem doing so. He enjoys water and sand a lot. We took him to a theme park for company picnic and he didn't like it.This sounds like myself 4 years ago. Wait, I hated camping and hiking as well.
It is amazing how kids can change their parents' life.
I will send him to skiing school at 3. Unfortunately, it is not as convenient to ski, camp or hike after we relocated. Of course I'd rather raise him in Seattle. Our friends in Seattle have no problem taking their kids to these activities. For now he can enjoy beaches and sandy playgrounds.