I know a lot of you are youngsters and money is either easily had or given - in other words, you're wealthy. Those of us with families who are just trying to get by (quite a bit of the country, I'm told) almost have to float a loan for a day at an amusement park. Hell, it's a fortune to take the family to a current movie at a theatre! Any day I'd pay $3 for a bottle of pop - I'll drink water. And the parking prices suck big time, too! One day - and it won't be too far in the future - the parks will price themselves out of business. Mark my words...some parks have already seen a drop in attendance and some have closed. Even the great Universal Studios is doing rather poorly, as mentioned in other topics. I love coasters and such, but believe me; if it's a matter of paying my bills, keeping my house and car, and educating my children, the parks drop to the bottom of my "must do" list, as do buying a new car, going out to eat, getting new clothes, taking vacations, remodeling the kitchen (with the leaking ceiling), even giving to church!
So, even though I started this thread, I guess it really doesn't matter what they sell in the way soft drinks. If I do, indeed, go to the park this year, good old H2O will have to quench my thirst for the day. It's all I can really afford.