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Mekado Murphy

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214 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

But increasingly, they're building not just... It's not just about IP, but it's how they're constructing rides, which are to be more interactive, like you're in a video game.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

You're supposed to play against other players, and that's all because younger...

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

guests don't get as excited you know yeah watching sitting in a boat and it's a small world you know being amazed at the little robotic figures used to blow you away blow kids away doesn't really do the same yeah there is a um

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

By the way, can I just make a point about the way things used to be?

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

It used to be affordable.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Okay.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

The costs have gone.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

I mean, it was like bring the deed to your house.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

There was that guy who went viral this summer for posting the receipt of his family of five to the Disney princess breakfast.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

It was like $938 or something for five people.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Oh, my God.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Yeah.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

You know, you're like, how can that be?

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

Well, each person costs roughly $150 plus tax and tip.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

And, you know, it's a lot.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

I was curious looking up, you know, Disney gets a lot of the attention for the prices because it's the biggest, I think.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

It has 140 million turnstile clicks a year worldwide, and Universal has like 60.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

So it dwarfs everybody else.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

So it fairly gets more attention or scrutiny for costs.

The Daily
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks

But Six Flags Magic Mountain...