▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁aff lu ent ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Grand ▁Bl anc , ▁who ▁display ▁class ist ▁att itudes ▁about ▁Fl int ' s ▁hard ships ; ▁at ▁a ▁ro aring ▁tw ent ies - th emed ▁party ▁they ▁are ▁hosting , ▁Moore ▁takes ▁note ▁when ▁they ▁h ire ▁laid ▁off ▁workers ▁to ▁be ▁human ▁stat ues . ▁ ▁Moore ▁changes ▁course ▁and ▁turns ▁his ▁camera ▁on ▁the ▁Fl int ▁Convention ▁and ▁Vis itors ▁Bureau , ▁which ▁prom otes ▁a ▁vig or ously ▁in comp et ent ▁tour ism ▁policy . ▁The ▁Bureau , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁l ure ▁tour ists ▁into ▁visit ing ▁Fl int , ▁perm its ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁Hy att ▁Reg ency ▁Hotel , ▁a ▁festival ▁market place ▁called ▁Water ▁Street ▁Pav il ion , ▁and ▁Auto World , ▁ha iled ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁ind oor ▁theme ▁park . ▁All ▁these ▁efforts ▁fail , ▁as ▁the ▁Hy att ▁files ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁is ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁Water ▁Street ▁Pav il ion ▁sees ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁stores ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁business , ▁and ▁Auto World ▁clos es ▁just ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁grand ▁opening . ▁ ▁High - profile ▁people ▁are ▁shown ▁coming ▁to ▁Fl int ▁to ▁bring ▁hope ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loy ed , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Moore . ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁vis its ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁auto ▁workers ▁find ▁work ▁by ▁moving ▁across ▁the ▁country