Replica mania..what a waste of money...

Did I tell you it is 10 hours cut for us right now? Oh no, I didnt.

Very good point. Apparently, the UK will probably experience black-outs in 3 year's time. God help us!

We had the 10 hrs cut here a couple of days back and is scheduled again this coming sunday

Disneyland originally belongs to the US. Creating one in India makes no sense. Why? Ok..first and foremost the equipment required for setting up an amusement park would have to be imported unlike in the US. We would lose some fertile lands for setting up amusement park, in the process we would become dependent for food on International markets, which in turn will make your bread expensive. But coming back to imported equipment, we would have to pay for it right? Disney is not donating it to us. So more important medical equipment or other technologies get side tracked and this gets priority. Finally, some monies would be required for upkeep and some profits need to be earned from the entire initiative right? Less than 25 percent of people out here can afford to visit it. Will people from other countries come here, or go to the US for visiting Disneyland? In any event, isn't it wrong to make a dent on another country's tourism by copying something? Isn't it like plagiarism?

I don't really see how it's plaiarismThere are other companies like Coke,Pepsi,7-11 and McDonalds that are in other countries so what is wrong with Disney being in other countries.You said that Disney is a US company and doesn't belong in other countries.That is the same as saying that all these peoducts and people in the US don't belong here then. Maybe India isn't the best place for Disney to go to.Because,that is right they are not giving it to you,but at the same time they are not asking India to provide the supplies either.Also because it appears they are not welcome there.

Sorry typo..ditto for pepsi....

I think there is something sick in their culture, children shooting their class mates, plastic surgery for vanity, valuing revenge, these are products of a sick culture all the best urban

It is possibly the ultimate outcome of nuclear families where the child has nobody to talk to and get solutions to his or her problems. That might be the cause for children shooting other school mates. I cant call it culture though. Plastic surgery has invaded India as well..:( Valuing revenge..lets face it, it is very very tempting.. if there was no price to be paid for it, each one of us would try for that. Come on Urban..we are human beings, and we are basically sick people that is why we have so many wars and so many reasons for wars and blood shed. :)

I have to agree to that... Do you think they have an insanity gene or does excess money trigger insanity? lol

[b]Oh, & just for the record, I've no idea what motivates such builders (probably mainly money, with admiration for the original), nor am I infatuated with going to any (though I'd not turn down a ticket to get in--if I were fond of the original place). It's just not high on my list. Maggiepie[/b]

Hello Maggiepie...I am so glad you are back. And honestly, your responses are truly thought provoking. I, however, do have some doubts...I mean one rule may not be right for everybody, capitalistic or otherwise. Out here, an average Indian earns less than 1000 dollars per month. Ok? Even if cost of living is lower, thanks to our unawareness of lower quality, and less stringent quality norms, and bad laws, and lack of law enforcement, and slow mode of justice, that is barely sufficient for a family of four. From where is that person going to have enough monies to take kids out frequently to a place like that? So you are targetting only the top brass. Our finance minister yesterday expressed a shock that only 1440000 people have an income of over 2000 dollars per month out of total strength of individual taxpayers ..30000000 or so. And there is a large section of those 1440000 people that can afford to travel to countries like the US, and UK, and stay there, and study there, and travel up and down, and even do business there. So lets just say, you are targetting roughly 1000000 individuals. Now, even these folks...they would rather save over a period, and travel abroad for vacation, rather than visit Disney world within the country. At least 500000 of them would. This is partly because they get to brag about their travel, and partly because they get to see more for their monies. Effectively, we make the project a non-starter. Agreed technologies will be imported, and temporarily there would be employment. But over a period, these people would realize that viability is a suspect. Then, they would close the shop. But the farmer from whom the land is taken for development...as eminent domain, at lower than market price, is hardly likely to get it back. Instead, the government will sit over the land for ages till the farmer forgets about the issue, and then the land will be leased to one of the politicians or his friends or family members. Eventually, the government will forget to increase the lease rentals and even forget that it owns the land. Then the politician and his or her clout will claim the land under "adverse possession", and Supreme Court (Apex court out here), will give it to these people. And they would become the rightful owners without paying a thing! Get what I mean?

Kejriwal..and his attack on Vadra Anna and his fasting Vandy and her lamenting..

That is just a drop in the ocean of madness

sid..for one..nobody wants vacation within their country. They want to travel out of their familiar environment and do everything new. Now Nevada is part of the US. Vacation within US cant come that cheap, especially if you are in costly state as Nevada. Right? Ditto for UAE tourism. Not every tourist is rich.. Wheel has undergone a lot of study and now it is linked with some microchip to make it balance itself, did you know that..Honda has a two wheeler car on that principle.

Of course not many want a vacation within their country but then there are more of the poor around. And they might never afford a vacation beyond their country. So maybe this would work out good for them, though they might surely miss the original. For the wheel, I had read about some microchips but didnt know about the 2-wheeler car on that funda.

Hope so..:)

"too much money with too little imagination" They leave nothing for posterity with that..since the books that talk about Venice cant be destroyed, literature about Venice cant be destroyed, romance about Taj Mahal cant be destroyed.. So there is all the more need to be original..