News Cost Cutting Measures Coming Early 2025

[ToTBellHop]

I would add strong drinks but what do I know about customer satisfaction

 

[Trauma]

Not until May 2027. When is your next trip?

I just got back 3 days ago. I am of course going to Epic. It will be up to my wife if we stop at Disney on that trip.

 

[Tha Realest]

We’re going in less than 60 days. Every restaurant within our various windows (split stays before and after a cruise) had availability with the exception of the only one we wanted (Boathouse for dinner). No park visits, unless you include free water park as a park visit.

 

[Laketravis]

We’re going in less than 60 days. Every restaurant within our various windows (split stays before and after a cruise) had availability with the exception of the only one we wanted (Boathouse for dinner). No park visits, unless you include free water park as a park visit.

Just checked availability for tomorrow, party of 4 - it's wide open all day long with only a handful not available (Space, etc).

And on an MLK weekend.

 

[Laketravis]

So they just extended park hours......
Yeah I get that the daylight hours are increasing but one or two hours a day will spike the labor costs

But think of the added LL sales opportunities!

 

[Chi84]

We’re going in less than 60 days. Every restaurant within our various windows (split stays before and after a cruise) had availability with the exception of the only one we wanted (Boathouse for dinner). No park visits, unless you include free water park as a park visit.

Apologies if you already know this but did you try OpenTable for Boathouse?

 

[JoeCamel]

But think of the added LL sales opportunities!

Dang, I forgot to do the math, my bad

 

[Tha Realest]

Apologies if you already know this but did you try OpenTable for Boathouse?

I did not! Thank you! Booked!

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Just for reference, how often are you at the TS restaurants? I know there are some posters who visit quite often; others just every year or even less.

We are at the parks 4-6 time per year for around 7 days each trip and do multiple TS restaurants each trip. I just got back from a 13 day trip over Christmas/New Years, and we leave for a 9 night trip on February 8th. In 2024 we were there for 41 days over 6 trips. We are there a lot.

To be fair, some of that was also at Universal as we have AP’s for both parks, and we had Sea World Fun Cards one year.

In any event, over the 18 trips we’ve been to WDW since July of 2021 (only went twice that year, stupid Covid) the recent trend has been towards the parks, restaurants, etc being noticeably less crowded, especially in the last 6-12 months.

 

[Ayla]

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Wait a sec...is that Gwen from Downton Abbey?!

 

[Chi84]

We are at the parks 4-6 time per year for around 7 days each trip and do multiple TS restaurants each trip. I just got back from a 13 day trip over Christmas/New Years, and we leave for a 9 night trip on February 8th. In 2024 we were there for 41 days over 6 trips. We are there a lot.

To be fair, some of that was also at Universal as we have AP’s for both parks, and we had Sea World Fun Cards one year.

In any event, over the 18 trips we’ve been to WDW since July of 2021 (only went twice that year, stupid Covid) the recent trend has been towards the parks, restaurants, etc being noticeably less crowded, especially in the last 6-12 months.

We don’t visit nearly as much so it’s possible we don’t see as much difference.

When we went for a week in early November we didn’t notice much difference in how many people were in the parks or restaurants. The restaurants and resort pools were pretty full.

But we did notice that we were seated more quickly than usual and the buses were not as crowded. So I don’t doubt attendance is down.

 

[mysto]

Wait a sec...is that Gwen from Downton Abbey?!

Gif shows Rose Leslie playing Ygritte in Game of Thrones. Stunning. But yes I guess she played Gwen.