“Sold out. Sold out. Sold out.”
That’s what the recorded voice at Showcase Cinemas told me last weekend when I called to see if tickets to the Hannah Montana movie were available.
My nearly 8-year-old daughter is too young for the live concert scene, so there wasn’t much strife in our house over not being able to see Hannah Montana/Miley Cirus live on stage in Hartford in December. The show sold out instantly and ticket demand caused many to completely lose their minds, like this woman.
The announcement of a live concert movie, however, caught my daughter’s eye thanks to commercials that ran more frequently than Matthew McConaughy takes off his shirt.
Adding to the tension was the movie’s pitch: ONE WEEK ONLY!
Being a cynic and suspicious of everything, I knew Disney was playing us.
“There’s no way they’re going to let a guaranteed hit movie stay around for just one week,” I told my wife.
As it turned out, a really smart friend of ours bought a block of Hannah movie tickets ahead of time and invited our daughter. But that left our 4-year-old daughter feeling more forgotten than Sean Young. Don’t panic, I told my wife.
This week, miraculously, the movied was extended due to popular demand.
Disney, I played you. Both my kids will be happy without getting trapped by your manipulation machine. You may control my life, but it’s on my terms.