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Bookings are softer than the average incel complaining about Rachel Zegler.
Who?
What happened to Epic rising all boats?
Universal’s summer bookings aren’t where they’d like them either.
Bookings for both properties are definitely soft on our end.
If the new mentality is, “Florida is just too hot in the summer” and people have no issue pulling their kids out of school for a week when it’s cooler, there’s not much Disney or Universal can do other than discount summer to entice people. I think the weather is increasingly a nonstarter. Interestingly, people will still book cruises during hurricane season, so they still command a premium in the summer.
I know some of that is likely due to the political climate but it can't be the only reason.
The combination of diminished international travel into the US and recession fears domestically are definitely a major issue. Eggs were supposed to be cheaper by now, weren’t they?
That was me! Kind of surprised it's this soft though... Very curious what the bookings are like at some resorts this summer. Lots of CMs getting deployed to Pop and elsewhere I suspect. More than just Riverside.
It was in the V.I.Passholder Celebration thread:Yes! My apologies, I forgot who said it, and now, of course, I remember it was you. Still can’t think of where, though…
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It isn't the heat or is the weather. It's definitely economics and international travelers, particularly Canadians, deciding it's no longer worth it (due to inflation or otherwise). Remember that Canada alone is by far Orlando's largest international market. It's been true for decades. You take 10% away, and they go to Mexico, Europe, or God knows where else, and that is a significant hit to the bottom lines of both resorts. People really don't have an option for cruises that's an equivalent to what Miami has, never mind Port Canaveral, unless they want to cruise out of Europe which involves longer flights and more significant costs. So the US cruise industry is likely to have a bit of a softer landing (especially as basically all the major cruise lines already base significant chunks of their fleets or entire companies outside of the US). Disney is something for most people will always be there if they decide to take a trip in another 5 or 10 years. The cruise is a completely different kind of experience, that changes even with the weather. It doesn't help that the summer is generally considered the best weather for a cruise anyway...