Re: Never Forget
Wow, thanks, aparch, for preserving that thread. As a yearlong member of this board at that point, that was something. I tell this story every year, I was in Disney World on a college internship at this time, just unreal what went on. A month after my internship started, this happened. When the guy who trained me said that we woud never have to worry about the park closing because Disney never closes, who knew that just a month later we'd have to evacuate the park. It wasn't going to close either, but GWB personally called Michael Eisner and demanded the closure, as apparently there was a list, that had the Magic Kingdom right at the top after WTC, Pentagon, and White House. The plane that went down in PA was indeed heading for the White House. Disney's response for their guests was absolutely incredible. Say what you will about that company, but the experience of working there during 9/11 solidified it for me. In November, Orlando police arrested about 6 people at a hotel just two miles from Disney property, citizens of Saudi Arabia who came here to take flight lessons. Turns out they were members of Al Qaeda. The English, Chinese, French and other foreign guests at Disney all stood with us. One even remarked to me "Our governments may not like each other very much, but as citizens of the world, we are all Americans right now." I thought that was very interesting.
