Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

[Sirwalterraleigh]

My main criticism with Guardians is I am restricted from riding it to once a day. The things got great capacity and has been fairly reliable. I bet the wait for it would be much shorter (45-60 min peak day) most of the time and would significantly drop waits at Test Track (to current Soarin levels,) with minor drops at Frozen and Rat. The thing has been open a year stop with the bs facist virtual queue pouch already.

You’re not…you can queue and pay

Disney parks are not for ride pounding…

But considering how light the crowds are now…as in I’m on and off soarin and guardians at 9:45…you can get a bit of that

Thank Bob for pricing our 75% of his middle class market and torpedoing his timeshare

 

[Touchdown]

You’re not…you can queue and pay

Disney parks are not for ride pounding…

But considering how light the crowds are now…as in I’m on and off soarin and guardians at 9:45…you can get a bit of that

Thank Bob for pricing our 75% of his middle class market and torpedoing his timeshare

Yeah, I don’t want to pay more, and ideally do 3ish laps anyways. It’s so fun. There is a very small amount of rides at WDW that I’d want to do 3+ times in a day:
-BTMRR (usually happens on deluxe EMH night)
-Splash (used to happen on party night)
-Guardians
-ToT (most mornings I’m at DHS)
-TSMM (sacrificed for ToT at DHS but done frequently at rope drop at DCA)
-Everest (Thank you SRL)

 

[BlakeW39]

It’s too short…and the inside part was kinda lame

I think if they increased the “bank” of the interior portion…more like an F1 cycle kinda feel…it would increase the overall effect.

Took a long time to unveil that…for sure. Far too long

So when does the next E ticket open?

…now I think I see the problem

oh...heheh... well the problem is that instead of investing consistently in broader, long term appeal and customer satisfaction, they invest wildly and sporadically for short term 'spikes' in attendance with attractions that have good marketing potential. And they don't even do that well. But that's because they aren't investing in the long term health of their theme parks.... they're investing in their short term profitibility.....which aren't always the same. TRON will never have the appeal of a Space Mountain is what it is, and for what it's worth despite being more thrilling on paper and definitely more expensive, TRON is also the inferior of the two attractions.

 

[BlakeW39]

Yeah, I don’t want to pay more, and ideally do 3ish laps anyways. It’s so fun. There is a very small amount of rides at WDW that I’d want to do 3+ times in a day:
-BTMRR (usually happens on deluxe EMH night)
-Splash (used to happen on party night)
-Guardians
-ToT (most mornings I’m at DHS)
-TSMM (sacrificed for ToT at DHS but done frequently at rope drop at DCA)
-Everest (Thank you SRL)

only attraction on property I'd want to do 3 times in a day is the safari... there's incentive there because each ride thru is different. The rest of them I just catch whenever the waits are low, as I walk around.

Although I did ride Splash 3 times once like a year before it closed... good times.

 

[monothingie]

It’s not just the parks that are dead. Resorts are empty. Restaurants are empty. It’s bizarre how dead it is today.

 

[The Mom]

Please stay on topic and discuss attendance rather than individual attractions. Thank you.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It’s not just the parks that are dead. Resorts are empty. Restaurants are empty. It’s bizarre how dead it is today.

25 minutes in the standby on Remy…covered almost everything worth doing in 2.5 hours…

 

[Hakunamatata]

Ive been surprised at how moderate to lite the crowds have been this holiday weekend. Is Memorial Day weekend typically this low due maybe to school being out soon?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…I think chapek took his “unprecedented demand” in the box when he left with his potted plant and swingline stapler

 

[Jrb1979]

Ive been surprised at how moderate to lite the crowds have been this holiday weekend. Is Memorial Day weekend typically this low due maybe to school being out soon?

That's the thing. I could buy it being low due to school but it doesn't explain why Universal and SeaWorld are busy. It can't be just locals

 

[BlakeW39]

WDW attendance getting slower shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone btw. 1+1=2.. can you believe it

 

[Nubs70]

…I think chapek took his “unprecedented demand” in the box when he left with his potted plant and swingline stapler

Next attraction at WDW.... Jump to Conclusions - the interactive experience.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Next attraction at WDW.... Jump to Conclusions - the interactive experience.

How about “arthritic knee joints: the Bob Iger era”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That's the thing. I could buy it being low due to school but it doesn't explain why Universal and SeaWorld are busy. It can't be just locals

I’m guessing the pass price knocked out alot of the locals. They are effectively double what they were for the equivalent prior to 2020.

And they didn’t sell them…so I’ll say that supports my theory.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Our past experience is that each day gets progressively more crowded.

The Thursday before is light, a few more on Friday, more on Saturday, and then full crowds on Sunday.

I think my shoe would catch on more quickly

It
Is
Not
That
Crowded

I’m talking volume…not ride waits because they didn’t have enough rides for years Anyway
And the wait times are inflated too

Revenues are down…gotta have people in the parks to buy stuff

Restaurants all almost all walk up available too

 

[scottb411]

At Aquatica today and it is packed. All cabanas and lounger upgrades are sold out. Had to park in overflow parking. I wish Disney would have both water parks open and had annual passes available. We would get them once our Aquatica passes expire.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

At Aquatica today and it is packed. All cabanas and lounger upgrades are sold out. Had to park in overflow parking. I wish Disney would have both water parks open and had annual passes available. We would get them once our Aquatica passes expire.

…yeah…that’s a great point

Blizzard is sitting there…after a year, year and a half rehab?

Good luck at sea world…couldn’t pay me to go with that

 

[scottb411]

…yeah…that’s a great point

Blizzard is sitting there…after a year, year and a half rehab?

Good luck at sea world…couldn’t pay me to go with that

I’m a local and don’t have SeaWorld passes but I will say that the SeaWorld new standup Surf Coaster has more interest locally than Tron.

 

[Tha Realest]

Thank Bob for pricing our 75% of his middle class market and torpedoing his timeshare

So if this is how it is during “good” times before many of the discounts and enticements have kicked in, what’s it going to be if we ever are in a recession?

 

[Trauma]

So if this is how it is during “good” times before many of the discounts and enticements have kicked in, what’s it going to be if we ever are in a recession?

Were about to find out.