Disney is not going to increase the attendance cap. There was too much blowback on that last time. They did actually learn their lesson on that. I predict we see a marginal price increase in 2026, as we've seen each year, and nothing much else changes. They're happy with what they've got with the Halloween parties.
You don’t think they could somehow manage to squeeze in another 500 guests per night, plus come up with some upcharge offering at Beak & Barrel? You think pretty poorly of TDO.
We’ll see how things turn out in… 8-9 months? I’m betting they’ll go with their standard $10/ticket increase across the board.
It's just easier to raise overall price. Easier on ops. Easier on guests to be in a park that's not overcrowded.You don’t think they could somehow manage to squeeze in another 500 guests per night, plus come up with some upcharge offering at Beak & Barrel? You think pretty poorly of TDO.
How is that the takeaway when they are completely sold out?
Somehow the parties sell out but the parks are empty.
I could see them adding additional "premium experiences," yes. Although I'm not sure what the ROI is on that, since they already have multiple such experiences and I'm not sure how many more guests will purchase them. I also agree with you that we will likely see a nominal increase on tickets across the board as we do every year. But I just don't think they are going to be increasing attendance caps. We'll never know for sure, since they don't publicly release what the caps are, but I don't expect to see any noticeable change at least. I could be wrong though. It happened once in 1999.You don’t think they could somehow manage to squeeze in another 500 guests per night, plus come up with some upcharge offering at Beak & Barrel? You think pretty poorly of TDO.
Remember, the parks are empty, but you also cannot accomplish anything due to lines unless you buy lightning lane. Disney is an evil mastermind, I tell you.
All those people in the queue making the ride an hour wait are just AAs!!
I guess my satire was a bit off.
Sorry, sometimes hard to tell here lol
Did this end up being true?
Econ 101 - the law of supply and demand
This part isn't happening. The first part is.
It does not need to be a "conspiracy.". Disney in recent years has done everything it can to staff parks exactly as needed to meet demand (that's what park reservations and date based tickets are all about). They absolutely staff based on demand. They also almost assuredly project demand based on the data they have and put caps in place to match what they project, so they can staff in the most economic way possible as far in advance as possible. Side benefit of having every party "sell out" to increase FOMO.
The attendance cap for both of the parties you mentioned was the same. There are a variety of reasons the park may have been or felt busier on one over the other.
