TV spends a literal fortune on entertainment that is free to us, 363 nights per year, at two town squares that just a couple of years ago served about 70,000 people. That is 363 nights x 4 hours of union musician wages for 2 or more musicians x 2 squares.
Add to that now, a third town square and the population is now around 90,000 and will grow to at least 100,000. This is another location at which the developers are providing nightly entertainment in addition to the first two squares--live music, free to everyone, regardless of whether they don't spend even one cent, nurse one drink all night that they got as a two-for-one during Happy Hour, or whether they buy $100 worth of booze at the bar huts on the squares.
It's embarrassing to see so many people pouting and looking a gift horse in the mouth. Parades are usually sponsored by community groups! And while the developers provided these parades to indirectly attract home buyers, I think the developers also provided these festivals and parades to directly cultivate a sense of community....actual residents having the time of their lives....which is then highly attractive to buyers.
If the community spirit were not genuine at these events, they would fall flat. Community spirit is beneficial to BOTH residents and the developers wanting to attract home buyers!
I say "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" and be thankful for the unparalleled entertainment we do have!
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