A tale for our times, from the New York Post:
Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so they and their kids can jump to the front, The Post has learned.
The “black-market Disney guides” run $130 an hour, or $1,040 for an eight-hour day.
“My daughter waited one minute to get on ‘It’s a Small World’ — the other kids had to wait 2 1/2 hours,” crowed one mom, who hired a disabled guide through Dream Tours Florida.
“You can’t go to Disney without a tour concierge,’’ she sniffed. “This is how the 1 percent does Disney.”
The woman said she hired a Dream Tours guide to escort her, her husband and their 1-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter through the park in a motorized scooter with a “handicapped” sign on it. The group was sent straight to an auxiliary entrance at the front of each attraction.
It could almost be a short story by George Saunders. Maybe it is a short story by George Saunders.
I think the story's a fake but thanks for introducing me to George Saunders. I just read two of his stories instead of working. Wow!
Posted by: Dom | May 15, 2013 at 08:29 PM
You may be right about the story.
Yes, I've been a Saunders fan for a while. I'm currently halfway through "Tenth of December", his latest collection.
Posted by: Mick H | May 15, 2013 at 10:26 PM