| If I recall, there's also a waitlist for those who want to even be eligible to pay the fee to join Club 33. I would imagine it to be similar sitting in 1st Class on an airplane. Your accommodations within that area are nicer relative to the rest of the park, but probably below the standard the person who can afford it would be accustomed to. More to the point, in the (very, very brief) glimpses of insight I've had to that caliber of people, it's less so about, "I want fancy things because I'm rich" and more so something closer to, "I want to be around people who aren't going to be trying to get me to fund their startup. Or scam me. Or rob me. Or call me a monster for being wealthy." That is to say, it's more so about the kind of people you are around, and the interactions that keeps you away from, rather than how nice the accommodations are. Instead, the price you pay for that privacy leads to nicer accommodations by association. (The velvet rope and well-dressed bouncer don't matter; the dark lit area away from the roar of the crowd is the point.) Basically, it gives a short break to be away from and avoid potentially dangerous situations. It gives you the chance to be left alone for a while and let your guard down for a bit, so you can enjoy your drink in peace. To be clear: I'm nowhere near that well off, and don't know anyone that well off. I have just heard that kind of sentiment floated around on rare occasions in a friend-of-a-friend-who-knew-a-guy type thing. |