speck76
Well-Known Member
Originally posted by cloudboy
So if attendance is down in Epcot, where is it up? Or is it just a result of having another park open and more things in the other new parks, and people only have a set amount of time to spend visiting all 4 parks?
This is why I think a 5th park is a long way off. WDW, as a whole, has greater attendance now than it did prior to DAK opening.
2003
MK 14,000,000
Epcot 8,600,000
MGM 7,800,000
DAK 7,300,000
Total 37,700,000
1995
MK 12,900,000
Epcot 10,700,000
MGM 9,500,000
Total 33,100,000
Now, if you average out the 1995 attendance, and add the 4th park, WDW should really be seeing attendance of 44 million per year. Although overall attendance is greater now, Epcot and MGM are not bringing in the guests like the used to.
It looks like when ppl visit WDW, they tend to hit the Magic Kingdom and 2 other parks, not all 4 parks. The ironic thing is that MK atten has gone up, while all of the other parks are in decline, yet the MK has not really added any major attractions, while both Epcot and MGM have added E-tickets within this time frame.