NEW YORK TIMES: … [Universal Studios Hollywood] has introduced a $299 V.I.P. ticket, just in time for the summer high season, that comes with valet parking, breakfast in a luxury lounge, special access to Universal’s back lot, unlimited line-skipping and a fancy lunch.
V.I.P. visitors also receive “amenity kits,” which include mints, a poncho to wear on the “Jurassic Park” water ride and bottles of hand sanitizer.
Disney still serves up its roller coasters the old-fashioned way — one rank for everyone, white collar next to blue — but Universal says it had experienced rising demand for special access and price distinctions… (more)
EDITOR: A lesson in capitalism but not in democracy for our kids. But at least this isn’t as bad as the federal government giving priority to first class ticket holders in airport security lines. That is neither capitalism or democracy.
