I had a window seat yesterday when we took off from Orlando. President Obama had arrived within the hour before we left. So, on take off, I thought I spotted Air Force One, over to the edge of the airport. It's the long white hyphen, just to the left of the control tower.
The President spoke in front of the Castle at Magic Kingdom yesterday as a part of a new tourism initiative that would expedite travel to the United States. One of the statistics that I read yesterday said that every tourist visiting from countries like Brazil and India brings over $6000 to the U.S.
We visited with a family from Australia while riding the Monorail at Disney. Mom, Dad, three kids. They had been to New York City (the kids saw a Knicks game -- their first basketball game) and were now doing Disney.
Disney associates (or is it cast members?) told us that the Brazilian visitors buy tons of stuff in the gift shops and at the theme parks. Guess that I'm hoping Obama's visit helps bring more visitors to see our great country. We could use a few here in Pure Michigan, too!
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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