News and notes from around the interweb:
- Cathay Pacific upgrades first class dining
I miss the old caviar and balik salmon service - GHA Discovery double points and up to 50% off hotels, book by November 30 for stays through February 24.
- Amtrak tries to seize the operating lease for Union Station in DC underscoring that it’s a government entity and using a law meant to support track not buildings.
- Disneyland guest strips NAKED and crawls around ‘It’s a Small World’ ride
Someone got real weird on It’s A Small World at Disneyland today pic.twitter.com/ff0Zswii4i
— Disney Scoop Matt (@DisneyScoopGuy) November 26, 2023
- Sheraton Princess Kaiulani guest robbed at knife point in lobby restroom
- Remember when surge pricing was giving more money to drivers to get them on the road to meet passenger demand? Uber really was better five years ago. (See also: what happens when you put the CEO of Expedia in charge.)
“Uber has developed algorithms for tailoring customer prices based on what they believe individual customers would be willing to pay and tailoring payments to individual drivers so they are as low as possible to get them to accept trips.” https://t.co/SuAFDI9NSM
— Lee Hepner (@LeeHepner) November 26, 2023
Love Disneyland when it gets crazy.
So this wasn’t in Florida? Florida Man must be disappointed that this drama unfolded in California instead.
Amtrak has enough issues as it is. Wanting to manage more real estate sounds like adding more to its plate of troubles — unless it’s an easy score to get some more cash flow and improved margins that way.
Your definition of naked must be different than mine. I define naked as having no clothes on.
@GUWonder – re: Amtrak – from the original article:
“The railway wants to do a concourse modernization project to add more seating, increase signage in the terminal, and improve infrastructure.”
According to Amtrak (not in the article), the lessor is being difficult about modernization. The lessor wants short-term profits (understandably) and Amtrak’s horizon is a bit longer. I’m not saying Amtrak is right or wrong, but just pointing out that Amtrak has a rationale for what it is trying to do.
Uber and Lyft are kind of a mess. It’s never been more expensive and it’s true that drivers aren’t making any money.
Particularly on long trips, Lyft drivers make like 30 bucks on an 80 ride. It’s asinine. These two companies have basically become the Federal Government. Bloated and out of control.
I generally do not tip except at restaurants but I usually tip for taxi rides. I took a ride home from LAX and was discussing how the ride fare breaks down. Uber gets more than half of the fare in cases such as mine. Therefore, a reasonable tip gives the driver more for his or her effort. I gave it in cash so I am sure it got to the driver. Uber should be doing very well for as much as they take.
The guest at Disneyland was not naked. Close but not quite. It looked like he wanted to go wading at one point. It reminds me of Flash Mountain.
“It’s a ride where the line is insanely long”
“It’s a ride where you listen to the same damn song.”
“Where the ride is so slow”
“But your kid makes you go”
“It’s a lame ride after all!”
According to eye witnesses it was a small small world
A W, maybe he is a never-nude?
Guy must’ve thought he was Tarzan and didn’t get on The Jungle Cruise by mistake.
He was showing how small it is.
“Friends don’t let friends shroom at Disney!”
-Goofy
Well done, @Steven!
Took my then 3-yr old daughter on it in the 80s – 5 times in a row. (”Again, Daddy”). Haven’t gone since. Still won’t go on it.
The guy in in his swim trunks wasn’t odd for California…., all the adults sporting Mickey Mouse hats and no kids on It’s a small world that’s insane.
@A W and @ Carol Lewis: If you click on Gary’s link to see the entire article from The Daily Mail, you will see that this bozo did indeed strip down completely. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12794347/Disneyland-naked-small-world-streaker.html
I guess the streaker ate the same Magic Mushrooms as the Alaska airlines captain.