Due to recent attacks on both myself and the site itself, I'd like to take a moment to clarify a few things. First off, we are an independent Orlando Theme Park site. My writing partner Kyle and I are not theme park insiders. We're just theme park fans who want to share our knowledge and excitement with others who share that interest. We both know about as much about the theme park industry in Orlando/Central Florida as we can without being insiders or doing this professionally.
I recently wrote an article that has sparked some rather nasty comments towards myself and the site's credibility. The article in question is an EDITORIAL. An editorial is an article written to share the author's point of view. Like I said, I am not an insider, so if some of the things I said weren't factually correct in regards to how the industry operates, fine. I was simply giving my opinion and an opinion that is shared by many others besides me. I received more complements for this article than I ever have, despite what was said in many of the comments, so I know I am not the only one who shares this opinion.
We at The Park Hoppers are a site by fans, for fans. Our content creators may not know as much as some of the other sites, but we have our own views and knowledge that we like to share with the community. If you as a reader disagree with our opinions, fine, but there is no need to attack the author. If an article claims to be historically accurate and it isn't, we will update it with the correct information. The article in question is purely an opinion piece that never said anything in the article was proven fact.
I'd like to thank you, The Park Hoppers Readers, for taking the time to read this statement. I hope we clarified everything for you in regards to who we are as a site. If you disagree with what we are doing or don't share the same opinion, you don't have to keep reading our articles. We'd rather lose your readership than have unwarranted attacks on our content creators in comments.
Thank you for your time and keep park hopping!
Chris Coburn
Co-Founder of The Park Hoppers