DisneyYorkian74
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Your calculator is broken because that number is way off...
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Attendance at theme parks continues to skyrocket
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Your calculator is broken because that number is way off...
MIDisneyFamily
Member
"experts" may be forcasting the 1st quarter as finishing negative as far as GDP, but it hasnt ended yet. The BEA doesn't publish preliminary GDP data untill the last wednesday or thursday in April.
WildcatDen
Well-Known Member
Amen to that!
And to think, it only took Pelosi's new brood less than a year. . .
I keed, I keed
WildcatDen
Well-Known Member
Point made, Mr. Blackride sir.
Just trying to make light of the previous post. Of course the Pelosi comment was well out of line and not condusive to a friendly WDW attendance discussion. My deepest apologies to anyone offended by my comments.
It does make me wonder which side of the aisle Walt sat on, though.
Just trying to make light of the previous post. Of course the Pelosi comment was well out of line and not condusive to a friendly WDW attendance discussion. My deepest apologies to anyone offended by my comments.
It does make me wonder which side of the aisle Walt sat on, though.
earldw28
Member
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
If that's the case, then thanks. But I gotta figure there are two sets of attendance numbers. Think of it this way, please: I know "Level 5" (or whatever it's called when they literally can not fit anyone else into one of the parks so they refuse entry until some people leave) doesn't happen every day, but when it does, it stands to reason that of all the people who are in the parks, some of them might have started their day in a different park. Now, they might not count for attendance, but they've got to count for attendance or else they risk having too many people in the park at any given time. So in a sense, each park would have two sets of numbers: Unique visitors & total visitors. The total numbers would be more impressive, and if you wanted to impress people, you'd use the more impressive number. NOt saying it definitely happens, and I know you're saying they only release unique visitors, so I'm wrong.
Unless I'm not.
Montyboy
New Member
As a previous poster noted, we will not know if we are in a recession until April... and that will only be the first of the two quarters.
kshark
Member
pretty much the same stuff...
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes....+Petersburg+Times&desc=DISNEY+DELIVERS+AGAIN
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes....+Petersburg+Times&desc=DISNEY+DELIVERS+AGAIN
hokielutz
Well-Known Member
competition??
Puh-lease! Harry Potter and the Simpsons are not the answer to US's fledgling attendance numbers, just like Shrek's affiliation with US didn't make them competitive.
These are only my opinions.
Uh, no. Harry Potter is in a completely different league when it comes to synergistic marketing opportunities. I'm a diehard Disney fan, but even I would consider making a special trip to Universal Florida to see the new Harry Potter addition. Disney was insane not to add that property to their repertoire.
hokielutz
Well-Known Member
You can't say they were insane not to add it, because you don't know the terms of whatever talks there were. It may not be as profitable of an addition to the Disney parks. How much control would Disney have over the design and ideas? What would have been the liscensing costs? What is the Return On Investment for Disney? Also how does adding HP compare to adding some "In-House" attractions? Look what EE did for the AK the last two years.
Also, this goes back to you can't judge a book by its cover. How exactly US will incorporate HP is anyone's guess as of now. An 8% to 10% increase for a couple years in US's current park totals is possible with the addition, but I don't think it will make those parks that much more competitive. (based on similar totals to AK)
And I can't wait for the new Univ Studios commercials to come out when Harry Potter and Simpsons is complete:
"Why be a yucky princess ... when you can be an all powerful witch?"
nerdboyrockstar
Well-Known Member
Disney wouldn't know what to do with it. They have Star Wars (STAR WARS!!) and look at what's there.
One attraction more dated than Body Wars.
Disneyfan1981
Active Member
I'm really shocked to read that DCA out did IOA.....the last three times I hit up DCA it was bare with hardly any wait for anything while the last two times I went to IOA it was so busy that most rides had over a 2 hour wait......
nerdboyrockstar
Well-Known Member
It depends on the time of year you went to both, obviously, but California Adventure has about 25 rides and attractions, compared to Islands of Adventures' 20. Not sure if that makes a difference.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
You just got to love fan boy posts for their earnest comedy value.
