Walt Churro
Are churros sold at Florida's Disney World, or is that treat strictly a Disney Land option?I could research this, maybe even visit the Disney World website, but that would seem intellectually lazy. A far more vigorous thing to do would be to wait for people to respond to this post.
For TAARG's umpteenth birthday this week we traveled to Disneyland. I like to think I am not a cheap bastard, but I made sure we packed a lunch rather than pay $11 for a child-size peanut butter sandwich at Minnie's Crust Hollow in New Orleans Square.
As TAARG got in free because she got a gift pass for her birthday, here are our expenses:
Parking: $11
Adult admission (with $5 Southern California resident discount): $78
Child under three admission: Free
A hat, a keychain, some lollipops: $34
A churro and a small bottle of Aquafina water: $5.75
Cost of the same churro and water at Costco: $2.75
Cost of the same churro and water at 7-11: $3.25
Non-Disney expenses:
Two Subway foot-long subs, with chips: $14.75
Four bottles of stupid Vitamin Water, from Ralph's: $4
Two Hostess pies (Ralph's again): $3.75
If we had purchased those items at Disneyland, based on the 103 percent over-Costco markup: $50
I can only imagine how much Disney would charge for gas if it could be worked into the narrative that Goofy owned a Chevron.
I love Disneyland. It is more of a local attraction for California residents than Disney World is for Floridians. It is just run-down enough to get away with being charming, even if the ridiculous prices do a good job of sucking the charm out of the place.
The American Girl (she has graduated from ACI status) spent over an hour in Disneyland's various splash parks, outlasting successive waves of children. Her mother and I were both strangely proud of this, even as our daughter looked like a waterlogged piece of bread by the end of it.See also: Disneyland Deaths; Waiting in line to die; Uncle Walt
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by Marty Barrett at Friday, June 08, 2007
2 Comments:
I can say with certainty that yes, they do sell churros at Disney World in Florida (I went there about three years ago on a "business trip", courtesy of our friends at LA Family.)
Thank you! See how your time at L.A. Family ultimately resulted in The Greater Good?
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