1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: International Correspondence with endsit Eye Insurance, Peace of Mind for 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: New Zealand business to America. We go with the time 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: at twenty one to five and Dan Mitchison joins us Hella, 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: Dan Hey, Andrew. Today we've had the visit of the 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Jordanian king to the American king. 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: We have. I guess you can say it like that 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: King of Bella who has basically said again that after 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: meeting with President Trump, that he and his country oppose 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: the President's plan to resettle millions of Palestinians out of Gaza. 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: And I don't think that was any surprise right now. 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: It's kind of put him in a little bit of 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 2: a delicate situation right now. And of course you've got 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: President Trump who keeps iterating that he would take over 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 2: and own Gaza, and nobody seems to like that idea 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: right now except for the President over here. But he's 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: doubling down on his remarks. 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: All right, So this is all good, I guess, I mean, 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: here we go. Do you think it's going to happen? 19 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 2: No? I mean, gosh, I mean, I mean, talk to 20 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: the historians about this. I mean, I don't think there's 21 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,559 Speaker 2: any way that something's like this is going to happen. 22 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: I mean, he says, we're going to hold it. This 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: is a quote, we're going to cherish it. We're going 24 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: to get it going eventually where jobs are going to 25 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: be created for the people in the Middle East. But 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: what he didn't give was any specifics right now. And 27 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 2: again I mean if boy, I mean, you're asking for 28 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: stability in the Middle East for the first time, which 29 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: I think again most historians or political experts would say 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: this is very unlikely. 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: All right, Disney theme packs appear to be addicted to 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: price hikes. 33 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: Well they do. I mean, there are a number of 34 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: people that come to the West Coast from your country, 35 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: and of course people from all over our country. When 36 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: they do go to a theme park, it is usually 37 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: a Disney theme park. But right now, for a family 38 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: of four, you're looking at three thousand dollars. Now that 39 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: doesn't include your er fare if you're coming over from 40 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: New Zealand and a one day ticket broke the two 41 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: hundred dollars mark for the first time. And what they're 42 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: coming under scrutiny for right now is just how quickly 43 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: that they are bumping up their theme park tickets. Right 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: the park's account for about seventy percent of their operating income. 45 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: So that's a big jump from just a few years ago. 46 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: So you understand why they're so enthusiastic about this, But 47 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: they're just worrying a lot of people inside Disney are 48 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: worrying that the company has become hooked on these price 49 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: increases and price gouging. And not only are the prices 50 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: so out of control right now, but you have to 51 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: book specific days and depending on the days you go, 52 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 2: you're going to pay more or maybe a few dollars less. 53 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, and there's that affecting patronage. And I say this 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: because I know a lot of families in New Zealand, 55 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: and for New Zealander is to go to Anaheim and 56 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: go to Disneyland or something like that. That's you know, 57 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: it's a religious experience really, and you make the journey 58 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: and then they see the costs and they think, gosh, 59 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: that's really really expensive, and more and more are going 60 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, maybe we just won't. 61 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, And a lot of people that do, 62 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: they'll they'll save up, you know, three thousand and four 63 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: thousand dollars to take their family for just two days. 64 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: Right there, and you get to the park and you're 65 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: walking around and you're thinking, what could I have done 66 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: with that four thousand dollars. I mean, I grant you, 67 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: I love Disneyland. It is a magical place, but it 68 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: has become so expensive, so crowded, and I hate to 69 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: say so commercialized because it always sort of has been, 70 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 2: but even more so right now that it's kind of 71 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: taken a little bit of a magic out of the 72 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 2: Magic Kingdom. 73 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: And finally den Mark wants to a nexx California. 74 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is my favorite story today. That came because, 75 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 2: of course, President Trump continues about the US acquiring Greenland 76 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: from Denmark. So Danish citizens have launched their own effort 77 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: to purchase our state here. They've got an online petition 78 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 2: calling for the Denmarkification of California. They've got two hundred 79 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 2: thousand signatures so far. They're pitching the Danish citizens by 80 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: buying California would give a more sunshine dominance in the 81 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: tech industry, limitless avocado toast, and easy access to Disneyland, 82 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: which we circle back to right now. Of course, this 83 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: is all tongue in cheek right now, It's not going 84 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: to happen where the world's fifth largest economy. But I guess, 85 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 2: if I guess, for those in favor of this being 86 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: the new Denmark, you're going to have to settle for 87 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: a day trip maybe Santa Barbara County. 88 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: Well maybe it's got just as much chance of happening 89 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: as many other proposals that have come from the Trump administration. 90 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: You have to say, would it mean that everyone in 91 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: California would have to have a Nokia phone? 92 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: I probably that, and we'd have to learn a new language. 93 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: And I mean we do have the Danish capital of 94 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: the US just down the road in Solving, which is 95 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: near Santa Barbara. So I mean, you know, I mean 96 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: it's a start. We've got a foot in the door. 97 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: Californians love Danish. You know that we do. 98 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: We do. 99 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: Hey, thank you so much. Dam Echison from the United 100 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: States of America. 101 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 2: For more from hither, Duke Leassy Allen Drive, listen live 102 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 2: to news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or 103 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.