How the 1 percent visit Disney World, and more
Wealthy Manhattanites are paying handicapped tour guides to help their kids circumvent long lines at Disney World.
How the 1 percent visit Disney World
Wealthy Manhattanites are paying handicapped tour guides to help their kids circumvent long lines at Disney World. The guides charge $130 an hour to pose as family members and use their handicapped privileges to get on rides without waiting. “You can’t go to Disney without a tour concierge,” one parent told the New York Post. “This is how the 1 percent does Disney.”
School pulls teen photo from yearbook
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A North Carolina teen’s photo was pulled from her high school yearbook because it showed her holding her baby. Students at Wheatmore High School were told to pose with something that best represents them, so Caitlin Tiller, 17, chose her 1-year-old son, since he changed her life. School officials said the photo “promoted teen pregnancy.”
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