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This was an exceptional post. Thank you!

Right, I struggle to envision a scenario where business travel ever returns to the way we knew it even five years ago. Yes, some work must be done face to face, but companies can save so much money via video chat. Most of them stubbornly refused to acknowledge that before the pandemic. Now that...

Well, I legitimately forgot this thread existed until I logged back in to look at the Kona Cafe thing. So, that speaks volumes. To be fair, I am having life stuff at the moment. Anyway, Mr. Penguin has started a remarkable thread about data that lacks my editorializing. So, that might work...

That's a good way to do it. In reverse, the loss of customer service and high-quality upkeep is noticeable. I really like Universal and admire how far it's come over the past 10 years. It'd still need 20 years of consistent improvement even to approach Disney, though.

It probably stems from the fact that I have asked for objective data supporting conclusions multiple times in this thread. You just replied -- without irony -- with unsourced, undocumented "buzz inside the company." And that bit of gossip must ignore the fact that the fraternal twin of Disney...

Okay, I totally get that. Disney has kinda destroyed our illusory belief that we have any control over them as their customers. They have fairly emphatically proven your last sentence, and I understand why that would bother you. We all want Disney to be the gold standard in customer service/focus.

So, I've read your reply entirely and have narrowed my response to this. The gist is that I'm defining blockbuster as blockbuster. The one problem Disney didn't expect to have with Disney Genie+ was it selling so well that it couldn't keep up with demand. That's my definition. You're saying...

All I'm discussing are park attendance, Disney Genie+, supply and demand. We can quantify those, and the data shines an extremely positive light on Disney. Palace intrigue, political discourse, and social media complaints are different subjects. None of it ever seems to impact Disney's park...

The changes you reference are more along the lines of guaranteeing less in writing because the service has proven so successful. It had been eight attractions. Now it's 2 or 3. That's not something someone does to stem bleeding. It's what you do when you have more demand than supply. As for the...

And again, you're fully entitled that opinion. As someone who has been reading Disney fan sites for decades now, this doesn't scratch the surface of what happened with Roy Disney and Eisner. As for Disney Genie+, it has solidified Disney's financials. So, it's doing what it needed to do after...

Correct. As I said, I think it's cyclical and nowhere near as hostile as the Disney civil war when Roy Disney went after Disney. But people should try to spend a day or two at Universal during vacation. It's spectacular. You can stay at Hard Rock and get that express pass for everything.

This is a good example of one person seeing a glass as half-full and the other as half-empty. I almost mentioned international travel in an earlier reply, as Disney has previously indicated that 20% of guests are from other countries. It hasn't even scratched the surface of having those people...

Literally zero offense taken in this entire thread. We're all just talking Disney, aka business as usual here. I find that term insipid and have said as much, but I fully recognize that some people are going to use it since some media headlines do. The point remains that a place that was...

Data: Disney's Park revenue more than doubled this quarter from the same time in 2021. It was also more than $1.1 billion more than the same quarter in 2020. That amount surpasses the losses felt by the pandemic. It's also nearly identical to the fourth quarter of 2019 (6.652 vs. 6.655). That's...

So, I agree with you that the phenomenon exists across tourism. It just doesn't apply to Disney. The best analogy is the Denver Broncos. They've sold out every home game since 1970. The pandemic won't help them sell any extra football tickets. They're already at max. All they can do is increase...

I ask again what "bump in attendance" you're referencing. Disney was setting attendance records before the pandemic, and it's at these levels now. So, how is status quo a bump? Because what we're seeing sure looks like more of the same of to me. I'm jealous that you were at Cedar Point. We...

Right, it's an *incredibly* stupid term. We've merely returned to normalcy, but somehow it's getting framed as Jaws IV: The Revenge.

1) The point is more along the lines of these things are always cyclical. Honestly, I don't know you or anyone else here. So, I find individual opinions fascinating, but I rely on data points to determine objective truths. Objectively, Disney is doing comically well, all things considered. You...

I fundamentally disagree. Disney was setting record attendance numbers until the day the pandemic started. The moment the parks reopened, they maxed out on eligible attendance. Now that the pandemic has waned, they're selling out all the capacity Disney parks can offer. The causality here isn't...

Right. That's my point. Disney was doing great right up until the pandemic started. And it's doing roughly the same now. So, whatever media term they've coined for people wanting to go on vacation again doesn't apply here. Nothing happening at Disney is different from early 2020. People just...