I had a great time at Castaway going to the adult beach , eating fresh grilled fish sandwiches seeing from distance the trailers that the cast live on the island full time. If only the island can tell stories of the long runaway where it used to be a transport refuel connection hub of items moving from Colombia to South FL back in the 1970/early 80s.
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Is attendance really down at WDW this or…
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Vacationeer
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No my neighbors are the ones who told me
Seriously though. People aren’t as up for baking in the sun as they used to be.
Are travel patterns the only thing hurting WDW in summer? No. Is it making things worse? Yes.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The problem with this narrative is the declineNo my neighbors are the ones who told me
Seriously though. People aren’t as up for baking in the sun as they used to be.
Are travel patterns the only thing hurting WDW in summer? No. Is it making things worse? Yes.
People aren’t “shifting”…they’re defecting
The problem is really the product for the price
People are spending and traveling…just not there.
They don’t even have the excuse universal has…which is an impeding major expansion. They have NOTHING Under constriction. Which should never happen at a Disney park anyway.
Listen to Walt there…it was the correct way.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Hearing a rumor that Universal may not sell a single day park ticket for Epic Universe and require a 3 day park ticket minimum to go there. If that’s true, that’s going to be an even bigger hit on Disney (and that’s likely their plan)
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Honestly…I don’t know why they wouldn’t?
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
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Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Universal parks was out of class that day, and its a good thing they were.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Funny you mentioned that…
But it turns out SAVIOUR BOB had approved absolutely nothing in 2 years…
…not like that hasn’t happened for more years than not while he’s been around though
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
This is what was initially leaked. If true, initially, yes, a ticket to EPIC will be part of a package only.
As much as folks hate the lack of freedom of choice here, I think this is a good idea (for Universal).
1. They wont suffer the typical drop in attendance in the other parks.
2, They are controlling the attendance to EPIC when they initially open, while they are working things out.
It has been also leaked, they will eventually sell single park day tickets to EPIC, just not initially.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…they definitely teach it at Stanford and Chicago
IanDLBZF
Well-Known Member
And I’m sure fans are going to be not happy with NBCUniversal on the decision.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Disney will counter with the yet to be unleashed “buy a full priced ticket after 2 pm for animal kingdom…get a $10 coupon for rainforest cafe” promo.
They have to remove all benches and garbage cans in the park first to make room for all the queue lines
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Someone is always unhappy with a given decision by any company.
I think its a good idea (for Universal)
If they let folks just buy EPIC tickets, the other parks would be empty and EPIC would be MOBBED out of control.
One thing that makes me happy - NO PARK PASS RESERVATIONS!!!!
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
Can someone explain to me what the attendant affect would be to the Orlando theme park industry if suddenly for the first 6-12mos Universal had expanded to a required 3-day visit?
Seems like DAK attendance is the likeliest casualty here in the short term? Which is…baked in to their supposed revamp/expansion plans (figuring 2025/26 to be a “lost year” for the park?)
How does this affect the hotel side of things, especially given how low those stays already are?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Virtual queues and express pass as well
I’m gonna let everyone in on a secret:
I’m booking the package at hard rock when epic opens….
Don’t tell Disney…I don’t want them throwing me out of DVC
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Hard to guess for sure
My guess would be Epcot, dak and studios would take a hit…the first two more significantly
Probably springs as well…which may be a bigger problem.
There’s just no way to account for wdw being flat footed with nothing under way.
Can’t even blame the weather
Vegas Disney Fan
Well-Known Member
Unfortunately it’s what corporate America teaches, everyone is so focused on the next quarterly report the long term success of the company is an afterthought.
They don’t care if saving $1 today will cost them $10 next year, it’s all about showing that extra dollar of profit on the next report.
The Mouse will still get his money ( ie annual dues ).Virtual queues and express pass as well
I’m gonna let everyone in on a secret:
I’m booking the package at hard rock when epic opens….
Don’t tell Disney…I don’t want them throwing me out of DVC
Vegas Disney Fan
Well-Known Member
Based on recent results even if they do spend money at WDW the results will probably be underwhelming.
Tron is fun but too short, Guardians is amazing but the big blue box is a travesty, MMRR is just ok, Epcot revamp is just ok, the Disney Wish is nice but the worst ship in the fleet, Lookout Cay appears inferior to Castaway Cay… the modern Disney company doesn’t have the same creative talent it used to.
I kind of hope they don’t spend money at WDW until they have new leadership with more vision, we’re going to be stuck with whatever “ok” ideas they build for the rest of our lives.