Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

UNCgolf

Well-Known Member
Except having a BG number doesn't get parkgoers on the rides all that quickly, it merely gets them into what is often a fairly long (standby) queue. I'd venture to say some of the people who end up waiting that long would not choose to wait in the queue if the wait time was posted.

It's really LLs that matter for this more than the handful of boarding group attractions.

Boarding groups are bad for other reasons (like they favor repeat visitors at the expense of people who don't come regularly).
 

Chi84

Premium Member
I don’t dispute attendance is down because numbers don’t lie. And I don’t know the company’s financial situation.

But we visited WDW November 2-11 and it’s every bit as lively and vibrant as it’s ever been. I haven’t seen any empty parks or half-empty TS restaurants. Nor have I seen hordes of sad-faced, stressed, overwhelmed complaining guests. People seemed generally happy and polite.

The trip was crazy expensive but we had an excellent time and plan to return for another family vacation in 2 years as scheduled.

Even though the CS and TS restaurants were busy, we were seated or found seating quickly (all 10 of us). It could be that more people were using LLMP/LLSP and not spending as much time in restaurants.

On the whole, we were comfortable with the number of guests in the parks and would not like to see Disney try to pack in any more.
 

FettFan

Well-Known Member
VQs for me over the years for both GotG and Tron were 40+ minutes. Even EEH a week ago for GotG was long.

Aye. GotG’s virtual queue was just to get inside the building.
You still have an hour wait from that point.

A virtual queue to join an actual queue where you stand looking blankly at models of a planet that doesn’t exist.

Which in turn is just a queue for the first preshow scene, which in itself is just another queue before you proceed to the loading queue.

 

Splash4eva

Well-Known Member
I don’t dispute attendance is down because numbers don’t lie. And I don’t know the company’s financial situation.

But we visited WDW November 2-11 and it’s every bit as lively and vibrant as it’s ever been. I haven’t seen any empty parks or half-empty TS restaurants. Nor have I seen hordes of sad-faced, stressed, overwhelmed complaining guests. People seemed generally happy and polite.

The trip was crazy expensive but we had an excellent time and plan to return for another family vacation in 2 years as scheduled.

Even though the CS and TS restaurants were busy, we were seated or found seating quickly (all 10 of us). It could be that more people were using LLMP/LLSP and not spending as much time in restaurants.

On the whole, we were comfortable with the number of guests in the parks and would not like to see Disney try to pack in any more.
Did you do any character meals when yoi were there? In June i would say every place we went were drastically down some i would easily say 40% empty
 

Chi84

Premium Member
Did you do any character meals when yoi were there? In June i would say every place we went were drastically down some i would easily say 40% empty
Topolino’s breakfast and Snow White. Topo’s was completely full. Snow seemed a bit quieter than in the past but most of the tables were taken.
 

Splash4eva

Well-Known Member
Topolino’s breakfast and Snow White. Topo’s was completely full. Snow seemed a bit quieter than in the past but most of the tables were taken.
Okay. Thank you. I didnt hit those when i was there did the ones on parks and along the monorail line as well. I even asked the waiters/waitresses and they admittedly said its been a less busy stretch for them compared to past years.
 

JD80

Well-Known Member
I don’t dispute attendance is down because numbers don’t lie. And I don’t know the company’s financial situation.

But we visited WDW November 2-11 and it’s every bit as lively and vibrant as it’s ever been. I haven’t seen any empty parks or half-empty TS restaurants. Nor have I seen hordes of sad-faced, stressed, overwhelmed complaining guests. People seemed generally happy and polite.

The trip was crazy expensive but we had an excellent time and plan to return for another family vacation in 2 years as scheduled.

Even though the CS and TS restaurants were busy, we were seated or found seating quickly (all 10 of us). It could be that more people were using LLMP/LLSP and not spending as much time in restaurants.

On the whole, we were comfortable with the number of guests in the parks and would not like to see Disney try to pack in any more.
I was there from the 1-5 and I agree. Artist point was crowded at 630 on Monday night and reservations were full.
 

C33Mom

Well-Known Member
We managed to snag a table at Toppolino’s for brunch at 60+3, but I realized later it was during F&W and wanted to push it out a day or two and we haven’t seen anything come available in the 30+ days since then. Was hoping for some availability this week as people book LLMP, but I haven’t seen it come through.
 

Chi84

Premium Member
Shocking that things were busy during a RunDisney weekend.
It wasn’t just the weekend though. I was there from 11/2 to 11/11 and both the parks and restaurants were very busy.

There’s always some kind of excuse for WDW being busy. It’s RunDisney, or Jersey Week or Veterans Day weekend, Thanksgiving, food & wine and on and on. Disney appears to be filling the place regularly.
 

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