The Empress Lilly
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GoofGoof
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Agreed. That is probably a factor. I just remember being at WDW starting Jan. 2nd in both 96 and 98 and the place was a ghost town. I don't remember which day of the week New Year's Day was those years. In 96 I missed the blizzard of 96 that crippled the Northeast and dropped a few feet of snow at my house. It was cold at WDW, but the pools are heated
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Foolish Mortal
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I remember when it USED to be possible to have fun before EVERYTHING had to be scheduled !!
Cosmic Commando
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I am no fan of what NextGen has become, but:
1937: "Last I checked, Disney was a shorts studio, not a feature film studio."
1950: "Last I checked, Disney was a cartoon studio, not a live action studio."
1955: "Last I checked, Disney was a movie studio, not a carnival operator."
1971: "Last I checked, Disney was a California company, not a Florida company."
1983: "Last I checked, Disney was a 'Murican company, not a Japanese company."
et cetera
The future is digital. Disney was going to have to deal with the electronic world at some point. They have overreached in some areas (tracking?), overspent in most or all areas, and stopped spending money on attractions that actually draw people to the parks, but I think it's folly to act like the idea at its core was always doomed.
alissafalco
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Agreed. That is probably a factor. I just remember being at WDW starting Jan. 2nd in both 96 and 98 and the place was a ghost town. I don't remember which day of the week New Year's Day was those years. In 96 I missed the blizzard of 96 that crippled the Northeast and dropped a few feet of snow at my house. It was cold at WDW, but the pools are heated
Many schools are still on break. My daughter is still on break, her school doesn't go back until Monday.
My boys, too.
Counting the hours ....
(Of course, we have another storm blowing through Sunday night, so who knows if the schools will even be open.)
GoofGoof
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I'm sure this factors in too. Schools seem to have more days off now then they ever did. I think a lot more people are now using the week of New Years as a travel week for vacations. I checked out touringplans.com to look at historic numbers. Even last year when New Year's Day was a Tuesday the crowds were a 10 all the way through the following Saturday (1/5). If I go back to 2007 by January 3rd the level was back to 5. I think its more of a recent trend similar to how some others have noted that Thanksgivong week crowds have picked up a lot in recent years. I wish touring plans had numbers back to the 90s. I would curious to know what the crowds actually were when I was there. Could just be my perception of low crowds.
GoofGoof
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We got one day in then school was closed again Friday
I'm trying not to laugh at you, lest I jinx myself ... but I can't help myself.We got one day in then school was closed again Friday
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. (Catches breath) Ha ha ha ha ha ha
GoofGoof
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Wind chills were below zero yesterday too so it's not like I could just throw them out in the yard for the day.
PeterAlt
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I try and I try. I don't have to go out of my way to try to find news. But I want to because (a) I want to know, and (b) you all want to know. If it was anyone else, such as Spirit, you'd be praising him, not giving him a hard time! In the early 2000's, I reported lots of news items that were hot items then, such as Soaring. I haven't in recent years because I haven't been living in Central Florida, so I've been out of the loop. All I want is a little respect. Is that too much to ask for?
FrankLapidus
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So are you in the loop now? Are you able to post actual news or will you post more theories? I don't have an issue with you at all but sometimes I do find some of the things you post to be a bit odd, bordering more on conspiracy theories than credible news or information. That's not to say I don't enjoy them but if you have real news to report then I'm sure everyone here will it appreciate in the same way that we appreciate the information provided by the other sources who post on this forum.
Thanks for sharing. That was fun. A few too many swear words, but that's just me.
For me, the highlights of Epcot are - in order:
1) Soarin'
2) SSE
3) the Mexico Pavilion
4) Mitsukoshi
5) easy access to Beaches 'n Cream
Take everything else out and I would scarcely notice.
Goofyernmost
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I know I sound like a broken record here but PLEASE, even Spirit has been posting conspiracy, and rumors. I know he has a good track record and I don't want to short change that, but, I think that as of this time all real information coming from any source in Disney is either incorrect or planted. They are sealing up the leaks and if someone wants their job to remain, they are going to close mouth until there is something to actually report, via Disney allowing the information to be released. Anything new that anyone posts right now, is, if you pardon the expression, a Figment of Imagination.
To be clear this is not a support post for Peter, this is a reality check for anyone that has ever posted on this thread, all 2300 posts have had no real information. There has been no topic to stay on. What it degenerates to is of no real consequence to anyone. Stop obsessing about topic unless you can tell us what the topic is!
Bairstow
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Not really a fan of the man, but hasn't this been up on his blip channel since November 2012?
This Youtube channel is some guy re-posting his stuff without authorization.
http://blip.tv/some-jerk-with-a-camera
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Yeah, you are right.
You can also find it here...
http://thatfellowinthecoat.com
I just hadn't seen the last part....and it popped up in my recommendations.
71jason
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Agreed. That is probably a factor. I just remember being at WDW starting Jan. 2nd in both 96 and 98 and the place was a ghost town. I don't remember which day of the week New Year's Day was those years. In 96 I missed the blizzard of 96 that crippled the Northeast and dropped a few feet of snow at my house. It was cold at WDW, but the pools are heated
A couple general factors, and a couple 2014-specific have changed the game.
Generally, WDW gets a lot more Latin American tourists than ever (notably Brazilians, but also Argentinians, and no, not just tour groups). January 6 is almost as big a holiday as Christmas in Latin culture, and I think it's seen as the more "fun" holiday. In addition, Marathon Weekend--which now starts Thursday--is the second weekend of the year. There are a lot of runners, and a few probably come in a few days early to enjoy the parks while they can still walk.
This year, a lot of Orlando guests had flights cancelled due to snow and were forced to stick around a couple extra days. I think more people would have left Thursday/Friday if they could have. Also, as has been mentioned, the Wednesday holiday meant a week off for two PTO days (or already scheduled off for teachers).
In any case, it's been a while since the week after New Years was anything less than "moderately busy." Later in January, mid-week, you may see some slowdowns, but not early in the month.
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