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That has nothing to do with the attendance/how many people actually come into the park....

And Universal did away with their original theme as well, and to add insult to injury stuck a big obviously fake house in the middle of the entrance and gave us a half-a**ed story and queue. I will be the first to admit that this isn't the greatest idea but when all Universal gets is praise...

Universal overlays a dated ride system to include their biggest animated property--YAY Comcast! Disney overlays a dated ride system to include their biggest animated property--the apparent end of the world.

Thats where we will have to agree to disagree I guess. A person at Universal is NOT a person not at Disney. This is proven by the fact that Disney is still making way more money. I just don't see it that way. I really do think that the increases at Universal are mostly due to add-ons to Disney...

Ok, but you're still missing the point. Percentages don't mean anything. They change based on the size of what you're comparing. If Universal is 100 people and Disney is 1,000, their growth is 62.38 people while Disney's is 82.1. Still bigger. You see? The Orlando growth is irrelevant because...

Yes, but there is no data to suggest that Disney's growth hasn't coincided with the growth of the market. Universal gained 17%, Disney gained 4%. If you have only the most basic understanding of it, then yes you think Universal bit into Disney's share by 13%. But that's not how it works. How...

Exactly. Until a significant amount of people actually start choosing Universal IN LIEU OF (rather than "in addition to") Disney, then no market share is being lost by Disney. It's really pretty simple

Oh but I thought that the numbers were bogus, so how would I be able to truly figure out the market share percentages? The fact is, Universal is going up but Disney is not going down. The market is growing but Disney is still not having anything taken away from them. They're still growing...

The concept of market share is lost on you I think. Universal is not taking away anything from Disney...Disney's market share is still the same as it has been. Universal is just growing. But they'rs growing because people who are taking trips to WDW (that number has not decreased, err go no...

Is it just me or does this not seem that bad to anyone else? I know its still crazy and ridiculous but I would expect a lot higher for this infamously busy time of year. I feel like I've seen waits like this on days outside of this peak season pocket.

DVC is meant for those who take trips often. It's also made to encourage people to visit the parks more often. For those that go frequently or those that want the option to go frequently, it's a good deal. Too expensive? Maybe, but not by a lot considering what you get (the villas are beautiful...

I know this will be an unpopular opinion but I actually agree with the article. Being home in Orlando for the holidays, I went to three Disney parks over the course of the last couple weeks and thought the food was much better and cheaper than I expected. That's not to say the food was...

I think you take this website a little too seriously lol

Every time I have had an ADR...EVERY time, the restaurant has started out looking relatively empty, sometimes it seemed that we were the only people there. But then, by the time our drinks were out and we were taking our order the place was full. 100% of the time. A restaurant that relies on...

Ok, not gonna argue with you on that. But that wasn't the point of the post you quoted. The whole point of what I said was to point out that Universal's convenience isn't some brilliant strategy by them that makes Disney look bad, it's the result of a much different visitor demographic and much...