Spring Break
Kansas City kills the thrill
Kolbe Krzyzanowski
Issue date: 10/26/09 Section: Culture
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Numerous cities around the world try to become part of the event, and often have a charity attached to them.
In Kansas City, the two charities that would have benefited from Thrill the World were Children's Place and the Bishop Sullivan Center.
Unfortunately, Thrill the World 2009 in Kansas City never happened.
The event fell a few thousand dollars short due to lack of sponsorship from local businesses and donations.
The Kansas City chapter of the dance was to be held at El Torreon in historic Hyde Park.
Last year's record was 3,960 zombie participants simultaneously dancing to "Thriller."
So what killed it in Kansas City?
There are a number of reasons this event didn't come to fruition.
Thrill the World Kansas City was conceived a few weeks before the event was scheduled to take place.
Given the short amount of time, it is no surprise the wheels did not roll fast enough to gain any real momentum for the event.
Publicity for the event was lackluster, at best.
The common practice of word-of-mouth advertising failed to do the job and a majority of people in the Kansas City area hardly knew anything about it.
Plus, a charity with a small budget was the nail in the coffin.
And many had never even heard of it.
The final diagnosis for Thrill the World Kansas City can be attributed to the infamous economy.
If everybody had a nickel for each time they heard, "With the economy the way it is …" or, "What, in this economy?" the whole world would no longer be in this "economic crisis."
Hopefully through trial-and-error and perseverance, Kansas City can have its own horde of dancing zombies in the future.
kkrzyzanowski@unews.com
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