Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

Nubs70

Nubs70

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Jrb1979 said:
I have a feeling it's not a coincidence. You have Disney who doesn't want numbers to come out, you also have Universal having the same view. Add in Six Flags/Cedar Fair who talked about low attendance at the former Six Flags parks and it's not much of a surprise.
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There was also a report today that Burning Man is also experiencing low ticket sales. This would have been unheard of in the 2010's. Since the 2010's, ticket prices have steadily risen. I think the overall symptom we are seeing is a lack of disposable income. Burning Man has responded by discounting tickets for return visitors.

2010's MBA marketing courses heavily pushed the concept of raising price points to target those with disposable income and not targeting the mass market i.e. maximize revenue by raising prices at the expense of lower volume. Seems inflationary prices have countered that strategy.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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Nubs70 said:
There was also a report today that Burning Man is also experiencing low ticket sales. This would have been unheard of in the 2010's. Since the 2010's, ticket prices have steadily risen. I think the overall symptom we are seeing is a lack of disposable income. Burning Man has responded by discounting tickets for return visitors.

2010's MBA marketing courses heavily pushed the concept of raising price points to target those with disposable income and not targeting the mass market i.e. maximize revenue by raising prices at the expense of lower volume. Seems inflationary prices have countered that strategy.
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That used to be a thing but it takes real dedication to crazy to get out in the desert and rave plus pay for it. Not so cool to make the scene there anymore
 
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Lilofan

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JoeCamel said:
That used to be a thing but it takes real dedication to crazy to get out in the desert and rave plus pay for it. Not so cool to make the scene there anymore
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100% . A number of concert goers in my opinion don’t want to put in the work to get to , live at and enjoy what Burning Man has to offer. Not really on the same point but it reminds me of a comedian once said that people like protestors are getting lazy nowadays. In the past , the protestors marched. Nowadays they occupy.
 
Grimley1968

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wannabeBelle said:
Interesting article from Frommer's: https://www.frommers.com/blogs/arthur-frommer-online/blog_posts/disney-is-about-to-gut-magic-kingdom-fans-are-furious-and-you-don-t-have-much-time?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/FrommersMag&fbclid=IwY2xjawEpml1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbt9wY0Pdw51Gd488jYdDiTA-Tp6NerTFMJKR1hBrO1_XLgb63i8rxz4dw_aem_hnd3mmQgkugnOAz8VgEgbw
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If it really does happen that WDW guts that iconic area to build a ride, when they have acres and acres of land behind BTMRR to build it, I've personally made my last trip to WDW. They can reroute Floridian Way more easily than it will be to fill in all those acres of canal so painstakingly put in place in the 60's. If WDW wants to attract any previous visitors back to WDW, surely this will be reconsidered.
 
wannabeBelle

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Grimley1968 said:
If it really does happen that WDW replaces that iconic area to build a ride, when they have acres and acres of land behind BTMRR to build it, I've personally made my last trip to WDW. They can reroute Floridian Way more easily than it will be to fill in all those acres of canal so painstakingly put in place in the 60's. If WDW wants to attract any previous visitors back to WDW, surely this will be reconsidered.
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I am no engineer for sure, but I would think it is easier to build back behind BTMRR as well and reroute Grand Floridian Way as well, plus most of the construction would be backstage as well, so less disruptive to the park as a whole. I would think this would certainly be the way to go on this for a number of reasons, these only being two of them. Marie
 
Grimley1968

Grimley1968

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wannabeBelle said:
I am no engineer for sure, but I would think it is easier to build back behind BTMRR as well and reroute Grand Floridian Way as well, plus most of the construction would be backstage as well, so less disruptive to the park as a whole. I would think this would certainly be the way to go on this for a number of reasons, these only being two of them. Marie
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I guess we'll know for sure sometime in 2025, if we see the canal drained and dirt being hauled in to the inside of the park. At the very least it'll give me a heads up whether I should plan on ever coming back to WDW or find other places to go.
 
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Nevermore525

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wannabeBelle said:
I am no engineer for sure, but I would think it is easier to build back behind BTMRR as well and reroute Grand Floridian Way as well, plus most of the construction would be backstage as well, so less disruptive to the park as a whole. I would think this would certainly be the way to go on this for a number of reasons, these only being two of them. Marie
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It just would take longer to go behind there with the amount of Civil work necessary to make that land actually suitable for development/construction. Most of the land behind BTMRR has been deemed Marginally Unsuitable for development.
 
wannabeBelle

wannabeBelle

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Nevermore525 said:
It just would take longer to go behind there with the amount of Civil work necessary to make that land actually suitable for development/construction. Most of the land behind BTMRR has been deemed Marginally Unsuitable for development.
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Then change the theme of the new Cars project and replace the Tomorrowland Speedway. There are a few ways to do this project without actually ruining the aesthetic of the Rivers of America area.
Also isnt the whole area behind BTMRR is supposed to be going to the Villians area? I would imagine that at least some of that area has the same unsuitability challenges? What makes that different? Marie
 
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Nevermore525

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wannabeBelle said:
Then change the theme of the new Cars project and replace the Tomorrowland Speedway. There are a few ways to do this project without actually ruining the aesthetic of the Rivers of America area.
Also isnt the whole area behind BTMRR is supposed to be going to the Villians area? I would imagine that at least some of that area has the same unsuitability challenges? What makes that different? Marie
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They aren’t likely building in the areas behind BTMRR that are unsuitable for this project. Rivers of America is about 12-14 acres. Cars area is taking up the front half (about 4-6 acres) of the area and Villains is likely taking up the other 8-10 acres.

Tomorrowland Speedway renovations you could run into potential structural issues with the Utilidors which also would be a longer process.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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Nevermore525 said:
They aren’t likely building in the areas behind BTMRR that are unsuitable for this project. Rivers of America is about 12-14 acres. Cars area is taking up the front half (about 4-6 acres) of the area and Villains is likely taking up the other 8-10 acres.

Tomorrowland Speedway renovations you could run into potential structural issues with the Utilidors which also would be a longer process.
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Unless you are going to nuke Cosmic Ray's the utilidoors are nowhere near the speedway
 
Grimley1968

Grimley1968

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I think there will be challenges to build anything in a place that's been around for over 50 years. But WDW is apparently choosing to raze and build, rather than expand and build, which reflects more of their "replacement" instead of "addition" posture for the past several years, rather than insurmountable structural or civil challenges of one option versus another.
 
Basil of Baker Street

Basil of Baker Street

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I'm not going to say heat doesn't factor in. The difference being I'll spend a couple of grand to go, walk around and be hot but have some nice meals in the evening and relax or whatever. What I'm not going to do is shell out 8k to go and be hot.
 

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