Lowest Attendance ever?

[luv]

Your memory is not too good:

What Bush Really Said After the Attacks

President Bush didn't call on Americans to run up their credit card bills.
He encouraged them go on living their lives as they were used to doing. And he expressed concern about a nation and an economy paralyzed by fear of terrorists.
"I ask your continued participation and confidence in the American economy," Bush said in an address to the nation on Sept. 20, 2001.
"Terrorists attacked a symbol of American prosperity. They did not touch its source. America is successful because of the hard work, and creativity, and enterprise of our people. These were the true strengths of our economy before September 11th, and they are our strengths today."
Bush did not, at any point, use the word "shop" in that momentous speech.
Nor did he ask anyone to "go shopping" in a speech one week later.
"When [the terrorists] struck, they wanted to create an atmosphere of fear," Bush said at a Sept. 27, 2001, speech at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. "And one of the great goals of this nation's war is to restore public confidence in the airline industry.
"It's to tell the traveling public: Get on board. Do your business around the country. Fly and enjoy America's great destination spots. Get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed."

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/did-bush-say-go-shopping-after-911.htm

Also remember that his brother Jeb Bush was the governor of Florida hence the specific mention of Disney World in his Sept. 27, 2001 speech.

Yes, he did. And I did.

He didn't call it, "Shop for America." That was my phrase. It was half joke. But he did tell people to go out and shop. I am not sure why anyone would pretend he didn't. I don't even want to know.

But I'm afraid it is your memory that is failing. I remember it all quite well. I even remember the woman at the counter chuckling about me calling it "Shop for America" and saying she wished more people were taking him up on it. Their hours had all been cut. That store closed down shortly thereafter, too. When it did, I remembered her and hoped she was going to find another job.

 

[Clever Name]

But he did tell people to go out and shop. I am not sure why anyone would pretend he didn't. I don't even want to know.

If you read the link I provided you will find that you are mistaken. Facts are stubborn things.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/did-bush-say-go-shopping-after-911.htm

 

[Ralphlaw]

Thanks for all your comments. It was a terrible wakeup call only a decade after the Berlin Wall came down. In some ways, 9/11 defined a generation.

 

[Rasvar]

We were at WDW on Sept 13-20, 2001. Our flights were cancelled, so we drove. We stayed at the WL. We were told that we were 1 of only 60 rooms that were occupied. It was beyond surreal. The crowds were VERY low the entire week, but took forever to get into the parks due to searchs at the entrance.
Funny thing was we were also at WDW when it was closed by Hurricane Floyd. The only park open the following day was AK, and it was packed.

I was living in Central Florida at the time. I went to the parks almost every day that week to clear my mind. Probably the lowest crowds I have ever seen. And then the surreal situation of no air traffic in the sky. Only thing I saw in the air over the parks on those days were some military helicopters and some air force fighter jets. Also the only time I ever saw those over Disney.

 

[Rasvar]

Well, there was a rumor going around that the lowest attendance may be 12-21-12 the supposedly "End of the World".

Go ahead and check that out. Place is going to be packed with that being the Friday before Christmas. I think I will pass on that day for that reason. I'll be holding a Mayan Party that night.