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The key to that is money. It costs nothing to walk around Disney springs, looking in the shops, taking in the atmosphere. And even if you do stop by for a drink, it won't cost the earth. So its a cheaper afternoon out to experience 'Disney' The quote you've quoted....I am saying the parks are...

But equally it could be a false indicator. I mean, if you don't have the funds to go full Disney...are you going to say to the kids "we just can't afford to go kids"....or are you going to say "kids, we are still going to do Disney, but you won't be able to get that Disney toy from the shop...

And going by the crowds, there an many like you who will pay more and more to wait in longer and longer queues. You are lucky that wait times for you are irrelevant. But, for a good section of people, there is always a breaking point. Be it a queue time of 60+ minutes...or a Genie price of...

We spoke to quite a lot of Americans in the parks and was amazed how many come for just a day or two..even those coming hundreds of miles. Many couldn't quite believe we were doing 3 weeks 😂😂...we are crazy and quite hard-core park goers... but, contrary to what you may think (going by my...

And I think this is the point. I don't particularly think the parks attendance is down..because the parks are the main reason for people coming. But I think because Disney has put prices up left right and centre, a lot of families can only afford to still come to Orlando if they save money...

This trip was my last...im off to Japan in January and hopefully Australia next summer. So I've taken your advice already in advance. lol. No, I don't do 3 weeks 3 times a year.. I do 7 days in January, 10 days in May and 18 days in Aug/Sept...its normally only 2 weeks in Aug/Sept but I had a...

It never crossed my mind to be honest until I recently spoke to an ex Disney Cast member, and then it all made sense. Let's be honest, the sheer number of times in the last 3 weeks that rides have been on a delayed openening is not just 'coincidence'

Yep, I've definitely experienced this during the last 3 weeks. Disney has purposely delayed the start of some of their big attractions to manipulate people to other rides to get those wait times up and therefore more people buying Genie+ and they don't want to wait. I noticed this multiple...

You may be mistaking Disney hotel bookings being down with the parks being quieter. I have no doubt Disney Hotel bookings are down...for many, the only way some can still afford to come is if they stay off property. These people are still packing the parks out though.

True, I can't be in all 4 parks at the same time. But, I've always had a park hopper ticket and very very rarely on do 1 park in a day. I tend to Rope drop say HS, then head to AK at 2pm, then finish off at either Epcot or MK. So while I can't be at all 4 parks at the same time I get a feel...

I think it was September 2021 that the restriction to enter USA from UK was lifted after covid(I was on one of the first flights out lol) I think the only final other restriction after that was those who weren't vaccinated, which I think lifted more recently. Maybe it's the anti vaxxers...

'Feels busy' is definitely quantifiable. If you go regularly..as in, you've been over 100 times...you get a feel for the parks and what is busy and what is not. You can't just ignore a regular because a regular knows what a quiet day and a busy day feels like..through experience. They've been...

As per my earlier post...The parks are BUSY, I've been here 3 weeks and Disney and Universal are packed..very very busy. Disney are reducing prices to get thousands more into the busy parks, so the lines get even longer and voila, they sell more G+ and LL+. It's a clever move and one which...

Disney are not losing money in the parks lol....the parks are super busy, I've witnessed it these past 3 weeks for myself first hand.

It's become clear now, that most the people who are saying the parks are quiet are those that either have never been or haven't been for a long long time. Not sure what their agenda is, but it's giving people the wrong impression..amd may even tempt many to book an extra holiday to Disney on...

Everyone needs to look outside the box on this. I've been in the parks every day for the last 3 weeks and I can tell you it's very very busy - I come to Orlando 2 or 3 times a year and it's certainly as busy as I've known it (Possibly not quite as busy as the week before Xmas) -people don't...

The weather wasn't the problem, the way they dealt with the situation most certainly was...as mentioned by other forum members too.

True...another thing Disney messed up on to ruin yet another trip.

3 times were LL+ 3 were free on VQ The 3 times on LL+ when I paid, the ride was working correctly. On all the VQs which were free, the ride played up. So after 3 rides it was great, then the 4th went badly wrong...but was a free VQ, so I never paid again, just got 2 more VQs. So my comment...

Regarding cost... in 2019 the FP+ was included in the ticket cost. Now your entry charge has significantly increased, but also, to get like for like as 2019 you'd have to buy G+ $25 and 1 x LL+ $20 ...so the price rises are way more than people initially think.