Dance kids scammed out of their Disney vacation

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DisneyJoe

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jkl2000 said:
Another travel agency, Fantasy & Dreams, lists Melanie Swoap as a Disney expert on its website. Her profile reads, in part, "My job is to help families create memories that will last a lifetime."

Well, she succeeded in that, I'm sure.
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The blog telling this main story says that she started this other agency as soon as Disney stopped doing business with them.

It's a wordpress blog, I am sure you can find it.
 
crispy

crispy

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WED99 said:
@crispy was simply pointing out that she was glad to see it had a somewhat happy ending after all. If you live in an expensive area then it's more than likely you are considered upper class. I agree that pointing out which parents could have paid was an expendable comment, but her/his intention was clearly not to offend or stereotype anyone.
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Thanks! I think it's great that those kids got to finish their trip and weren't cheated out of a fun time. The "travel agent" scammed them out of 60K so coming up with that kind of money on the spot is not easy.
 
luv

luv

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AEfx said:
It's funny, because I couldn't tell you a song that man has sung, but he certainly is a great guy. I loved him on the two seasons of Celebrity Apprentice he was on, and he does a lot of charitable work in general (and not just in the show, outside). Apparently there was a fire at his home when he was away, and his family who was there was helped immensely by the Red Cross at the time, and he has become a huge fundraiser for them since.

I may not like or even know any of his music, but he is good people - and apparently his wife is, too. I'm not surprised a lot of articles aren't mentioning it - because I'm guessing she didn't make a big deal out of it, and it only got out because one of the other parents talked.
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He sang, "You're Gonna Miss This." I think most people have heard that song.

"You're gonna miss this.
You're gonna want this back.
You're gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast.
These are some good times.
So take a good look around.
You may not know it now...
But you're gonna miss this."

If you haven't heard it, it's worth a listen.
 
CarlFredricksen

CarlFredricksen

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lunchbox1175 said:
This is a bit of an over reaction. I agree that the statement of where they are from is not really necessary or relevant, but to call it a terrible comment, or pathetic is frankly just as bad when you look at the intention of the statement.
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So if I understand, you agree the comment wasn't necessary. Thanks!

Still struggling to understand how my comment is 'just as bad' -- considering my comment didn't stereotype anyone and essentially say 'oh well, they're rich, they'll figure it out!' Oh well, happy Saturday!
 
crispy

crispy

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CarlFredricksen said:
So if I understand, you agree the comment wasn't necessary. Thanks!

Still struggling to understand how my comment is 'just as bad' -- considering my comment didn't stereotype anyone and essentially say 'oh well, they're rich, they'll figure it out!' Oh well, happy Saturday!
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That is NOT what I said. The article pointed out that the some of the parents took out their credit cards and paid for the kids lodging and tickets right there and were able to salvage the trip to the tune of 60K. The fact is that the kids live in a very economically advantaged area and they were blessed to have people with them who could do that. It's not a slam, it's a fact. I don't hate rich people...I aspire to one some day. :)
 
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DisneyJoe

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crispy said:
That is NOT what I said. The article pointed out that the some of the parents took out their credit cards and paid for the kids lodging and tickets right there and were able to salvage the trip to the tune of 60K. The fact is that the kids live in a very economically advantaged area and they were blessed to have people with them who could do that. It's not a slam, it's a fact. I don't hate rich people...I aspire to one some day. :)
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I don't believe the trip would have been salvaged for all 55 families if it wasn't for Mrs. Adkins.
 
crispy

crispy

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hakunamatata said:
That's not the way your post came across. Further if they were indeed wealthy how do you know they didn't pay cash?
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Seriously, did you even read the article? A direct quote - Several parents presented credit cards to book rooms and passes on the spot, and the trip went on as planned. No conjecture on my part, I was quoting the article. We later learned that Trace Adkins' wife paid most of the bill which is awesome and kind of her to do.

BTW, per Wikipedia - Williamson County is ranked among the wealthiest counties in the country. In 2006 it was the 17th wealthiest county in the country according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but the Council for Community and Economic Research ranked Williamson County as America's wealthiest county (1st) when the local cost of living was factored into the equation with median household income.[12] In 2010, Williamson County is listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 25 wealthiest counties in America. Just so you know I am not making that up either. :)

That's not saying the kids didn't earn the money or that every child involved in the trip was rich, but once again, they were blessed to have some parents along who could indeed afford to salvage the trip for them which was my point from the beginning.
 
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Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

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crispy said:
Seriously, did you even read the article? A direct quote - Several parents presented credit cards to book rooms and passes on the spot, and the trip went on as planned. No conjecture on my part, I was quoting the article. We later learned that Trace Adkins' wife paid most of the bill which is awesome and kind of her to do.

(BTW, per Wikipedia - Williamson County is ranked among the wealthiest counties in the country. In 2006 it was the 17th wealthiest county in the country according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but the Council for Community and Economic Research ranked Williamson County as America's wealthiest county (1st) when the local cost of living was factored into the equation with median household income.[12] In 2010, Williamson County is listed 17th on the Forbes list of the 25 wealthiest counties in America.)

That's not saying the kids didn't earn the money or that every child involved in the trip was rich, but once again, they were blessed to have some parents along who could indeed afford to salvage the trip for them which was my point from the beginning.

Tennessee has no state income tax so wealthy people are drawn to that area.
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No. I didn't read the article, but thanks for answering my question none the less.
 

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