GoofGoof
Premium Member
Yeah, with FP+ they knew 30-60 days out. Then when the parks reopened after Covid with no FP+ they required park reservations to serve the same purpose. It is not a coincidence that park reservations ended the same year this new system came out. That info is definitely valuable to Disney. They can ramp down staff on slow days and also add some to busier parks if there is an unusual shift in crowds.Another benefit I just realized for Disney is a prediction on how busy each park will be to toggle staffing levels.
Disney loved the reservation system because they knew exactly how many guests would be in each park each day. This isn't quite an accurate for them, but if 5000 people book AK LLMP on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but only 3000 people book it for Thursday. Then they can ramp down staffing on Thursday.