Gilbert Cruz

I can.

Yes, of course.

So you went to Disneyland and you were like, wow, this is a real...

Nice.

So what was your relationship with amusement parks when you were a kid?

And was it like a family thing or was it just your thing?

I...

I grew up in New York, and we had something, Rye Playland, which is a little theme park north of the Bronx where I grew up.

On the boardwalk is where Zoltar, the little thing that makes Tom Hanks big and small in the movie Big, was located.

And I went once to Disney when I was 10 years old.

It was the only real vacation we ever took when I was a kid.

And it was the biggest moment of my young life.

And I've been obsessed with recapturing that excitement ever since.

I don't think I'll ever get there.

Disney counts on that.

Believe me.

Disney counts on that.

Now that I have a child, I and my family's wallet is very aware of how much they count on it.

Shocking how expensive it is, and yet it still remains sort of like this rite of passage for American families.

Did either of you, was Disney a thing for you?