Interesting timing from Jim Hill Media today.
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/article.php?id=1827
Here's the heart of the article
"I can tell you why Stitch is so prominently featured with the Fab Five on this year's merchandise for the Walt Disney World Resort. You see, back when the orders for most of these souvenirs were originally placed (Late 2004 / early 2005), Stitch was still thought of as a break-out character. One that the public just couldn't get enough of.
Well, what a difference a year makes. If you want a true sense of how far this little blue alien has fallen out from favor, head over to the Magic Kingdom sometime and check out the lines for "Stitch's Great Escape.
Or should I say "the lack of lines"? Even though this Tomorrowland attraction has officially been open for less than 15 months now, the current wait time for "Stitch's Great Escape" has already fallen (on average) to 10-15 minutes. Now contrast that to "Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin." Even though that interactive "Toy Story" -themed dark ride opened 'way back in October of 1998, this attraction is still averaging 25 minute line waits.
Now keep in mind that this lack-of-line flies directly in the face of an on-going promotional campaign for this new Tomorrowland attraction. After all, every guest who uses the monorail to get to the Magic Kingdom still has to hear an on-board spiel that hypes "Stitch's Great Escape."
And yet all this extra effort has yet to translate into any extra bodies in SGE's queue.
In fact, if what some Tomorrowland-based cast members have been telling me proves to be true, attendance levels for "Stitch's Great Escape" has already fallen below the numbers that "Alien Encounter" used to pull in. Meaning that the $25-30 million that WDI reportedly spent to turn AE into a more family-friendly attraction was basically a wash."
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And this isn't rumors folks. Jim Hill is usually pretty spot on with his articles about things like this. And please, it's not like this is the first time we've heard any of this either.