As a movie buff I could not pass on responding to your comment, though I will be bringing my own thread slightly off topic in doing so. In Hollywood today, I think there is a link between quality and profit, but more often than not they are inversely related as opposed to directly related. I think that, in most cases, the more money a film makes, the worse it truly is, as the box office is ruled by a demographic of 13 - 25 year olds that visit the movies more often than anyone else and see some real crap. None of my friends wanted to come see Capote or Munich with me, yet each and every one of them has seen Talledegga Nights and Scary Movie 4. The fact that this demographic is what rules the box office though is why quality and profit are inversely related. The theme park demographic, outside of Six Flags which is ruled by teens, is ruled by a much older demographic, especially when it's vacation spots like Florida or California or even Ohio. Families tend to go to these places together, as most teens can't afford to go themselves, and there is much more of an investment to be made here. Movie prices have gotten steep lately (I can't believe it's now $10.50 at the local theater), but that pales in comparison to even a short vacation at the lowest price resort at Disney or Universal. Since the prices are so much higher, people expect a much higher quality, especially since they will be spending more than an hour and a half to two hours on vacation. These adults, who often have higher quality standards than teens, expect to get what they pay for, and they overwhelmingly choose Disney year after year to meet that requirement. In that case, that leads me to believe that quality and profit are directly linked in the theme park industry, and it is proven because, unlike Hollywood were the crappy movies make the most money, the well-run parks like Disney attract 10 million plus a year and turn profits while the not-so-well-run parks like Six Flags attract a million or two people at best a year and just so happen to be in $2.1 billion worth of debt at the moment.