[dagw]

I guess it depends where you live and how far you have to travel. I live quite close to a major theme park (that many people travel a significant distance to visit) and for me it's a great place to kill a few hours on a lazy afternoon with my daughter when we have nothing better to do. Sometimes they have fun shows in the evening we'll drop by and watch. If nothing else it's a nice place for a weekend walk.

[mercutio2]

I’m pretty sure it says a lot about my aesthetic and political preferences, some aspects of which I’m not proud of, as I try to reflect on why this is, but the concept of a corporate theme park being a nice place for a walk gives me a physical feeling of revulsion.

I will likely take my daughter to a Disney theme park at some point, and will be willing to tolerate the hyper-branding experience for a day, but I will do so clenching my teeth while observing (especially) people pretending Disney Princesses exist in reality.

Different strokes for different folks!

[justforFranz]

There's barely any pedestrian-safe areas in Southern California where people congregate. And they say the malls are dying. I wouldn't know, I haven't been in one in years.