seabreezept813
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Halloween parties in the summer. I’ve seriously considered cancelling our trip because I don’t think we should be kicked out of Magic Kingdom at 6pm in mid August.
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Is attendance really down at WDW this or…
- Thread starter coachb
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Disney has been getting to be a an expensive hassle.
1. line up to pay for parking. (LOL your in line before you get out of your car)
2. park and line up for the tram.
3. get off the tram and line up for monorail
4. get off monorail and line up for security
5. Line up at the turnstiles.
6. Hope you made reservation for the park...
7. hope you made fast passes
8. hope you made dinner reservations
9. stand in line for misc... Bathroom, snacks, characters and rides
10. line up for monorail to ttp
11. line up for tram to car.
if all sounds like a fun way to blow couple of hundred bucks a person
1. line up to pay for parking. (LOL your in line before you get out of your car)
2. park and line up for the tram.
3. get off the tram and line up for monorail
4. get off monorail and line up for security
5. Line up at the turnstiles.
6. Hope you made reservation for the park...
7. hope you made fast passes
8. hope you made dinner reservations
9. stand in line for misc... Bathroom, snacks, characters and rides
10. line up for monorail to ttp
11. line up for tram to car.
if all sounds like a fun way to blow couple of hundred bucks a person
I add that with no new attractions for the remainder of the year, (Moana's tree farm isn't going to sell vacation packages and Tron being met with Meh), announcements of 2024 not having park reservations, the return of the dining plan, Tiana, and whatever else comes to fruition next year, like the return of a night parade, it's very clear why people would sit the rest of the year out and wait on 2024.
Jrb1979
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Even 2024: I don't see it being much different. It's not like they brought back advanced Genie+ booking and the dining plan to make guests happy.
5thGenTexan
Well-Known Member
We are going the first time in 2 weeks in a long time. I did all the "planning things" with the anticipation there would not be availability later.
Yesterday I was just browsing and 2 weeks out from our trip we can still get the resort we want for any type of room, and most resorts seem to be that way.
As far as I can tell, park availability has been of no concern. Its been green for all parks as long as I have been looking.
There were plenty of reservations for sit down restaurants for 2 weeks from now, even the ones everyone said you had to be there when your reservation window opened.
I have been keeping an eye on ride wait times and they don't seem that unbearable.
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
It’s for those reasons we’re using a comp ticket this summer. It’s good for the next few years but with nothing new on the horizon I don’t see the parks being in better condition a year or two from now. Plus, they’ve never been to DAK and figure they’re about to reduce capacity with some upcoming refurbs later this year.
Agreed! It just feels like this year has literally nothing to entice guests to book a vacation. You are correct with 2024 not being much better, and then with Epic Universe in 2025, lord, the writing is on the wall. Yikes.
So what's the writing on the wall?
What's going to happen?
Seriously. I can't figure out what you are all trying to predict as an end result.
Smiley/OCD
Well-Known Member
Ok
For me, the writing is I don't think these next few years are looking good for Disney World attendance wise. Could he wrong, just my opinion, esp. if Universal gets this park right, Disney will have a lot of catching up to do. Hopefully they do and we all win.
Grumpy4196
Well-Known Member
Same reason we switched our October trip to June. I much prefer MK in the evening/nights and there are 5 parties scheduled the week I had booked. Sorry, but I an not paying for 1/2 day admission to MK.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…what are you thinking??
Too much blue milk. Still waiting max out my CC to get you tipsy at Epcot.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The older baby boomers are expiring…is I think the point
The Disney parks will have a bit of a crisis of core clientele as that happens.
You gonna trust X??
I wouldn’t
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
You better be in Epcot tomorrow evening.
scottb411
Well-Known Member
US birth rates started going down around 14 years ago and have continued that trajectory so not as many kids in the population to take to Disney:
US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady
Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
theconversation.com
This is going to have an impact on colleges starting around 2029 as well.
BlakeW39
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I think it's far simpler. It boils down to a few basic factors:
1. WDW has become a worse product.
2. WDW has become a more expensive product.
3. People have less purchasing power due to various economic factors
4. Disney keeps pi$$ing everyone off
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
I want to see them go back to what they excelled at. Which is highly themed dark rides. Maybe with this downturn they will get the message. IMO they fail at doing thrill rides. Leave that to Universal and SeaWorld.
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
IPger Disney is completely devoted to becoming a Universal clone
Attendance in the future will reflect that.