Were they always planning on not charging guests overnight stays hotel parking too? They were always planning to backpeddel that?
With business slowing down, multiple discounts being offered , no surprise if trams are once again not in operation in the near future to save on operational costs. Closing down the skyway temporary would save on more operational costs. When goals are not being met, tough decisions must be made to include current staffing levels.
Canceled projects and reduced quality. You are answering your own question. We are seeing results of what was done. By next report(s) and into next year, we will see the results further.
Or maybe guests are packing lunches and boozing it up while not spending on merch and food.
this wins today's trophy
Their Q3 earnings call specifically states that attendance at WDW was lower than in Q3 of 2022. It also stated that increase in revenue at the domestic parks was largely due to higher ticket prices.
prices have skyrocketed, nickel and diming everywhere they can, and offerings/services have been reduced in places
Play Pavilion, Main Street Theater, Poppins, Epcot Future World redo budget cuts and changes just to name a few
Our family eats less when sweating and wet from rains from 95 degree temps during the summer in parks but we hydrate and drink more.
They also said per cap spending was equitable to last year.
They have been cutting staff that way for a long time. We first noticed it in 2018. We always visit when there are slow times, at least in the past! When the "slow times" were still a thing, we noticed that there was less staff and disney only utilized one side of a ride. That made the wait times go up for those of us who looked forward to the slower times of the year. That has continued to this day, but it did noticeably start a while back.
Iger is likely concerned with attendance decreases and forecast bookings. Did he tell you otherwise?
