Theme parks such as Disney World, Busch Gardens, and Sea World are a writer’s paradise, at least for gathering characters. Even locals are at their most touristy behavior once they’ve parked their car in Goofy 13 and began that mad dash to the waiting tram to whisk them away into another dimension where fantasy trumps reality and they’re willing to pay $2.75 for a 20 ounce Diet Coke. “It’s still cheaper than at a movie theater,” we say as we buy sodas all around.
