PREMiERdrum
Well-Known Member
It's less about that... ish.If Summertime festivals don't make money... that's a sign it's not popular. And why should Disney provide an unpopular experience?
The festivals were designed to give Epcot an extra draw in the slower periods. As the park grew stale and lacked enough destination attractions, the festivals were expanded.
What started as a way to focus crowds to certain seasons became, unfortunately, a year-round expectation. Eventually, that was going to need to be corrected.
With the park's makeover "complete," this became a natural opportunity to reset guest expectations. If it works, they'll successfully fix guest expectations for summer and refocus the festival crowd back to fall and spring. If it doesn't work, there will be a new festival in summer '25.
FWIW, I do expect some lighter "festival-like" offerings to be announced for summer to compliment the Encanto show. The central gardens were designed for this, and they will be in use at least somewhat year round.