The More Rumors that Get Passed Through the Grapevine, The Scarier They Get...

[RobFL]

Originally posted by pheneix
>>>the parks hours are shorter forcing people to do more in less time<<<

They are also not even attempting to run the rides at capacity, this artifically creating a line that would otherwise not have been there.

What line...?

-Rob

 

[1000th_Guest]

Originally posted by CoraJack
When I tried to make ressies for October (apparently the Poly is booked solid for the whole month) she asked me if I wanted another resort and suggested the Contemporary. I said no way, it's the Poly or nothing. She sort of laughed. Luckily I could change the dates to November, but would have much preferred October because I could have stayed one or two extra nights. So they are getting less money out of me this trip.

Christina

I recently tried a number of resorts for early december. I couldn't get an AP rate ANYWHERE within my budget (deluxe resort, due to room size -- don't ask).

So, if we go this december, we are going to stay offsite.

This short-sighted thinking is bad for business in the long term.

 

[Sketch105]

Originally posted by pheneix


>>>When were the parks ever closed on Monday and Tuesday?<<<

First off, that was a typo on my part, and secondly, Disneyland was indeed closed in the off season on Mondays and Tuesdays until the 80's I believe, maybe a little sooner than that.

Well that is disneyland, not disney world. Disneyland, while still TRYING to become a resort today, has always been centered around locals. As far as I've heard, the bean counters see that about 60% of visitors to Disneyland are locals while 40% are out-of-state (thats not an exact figure, but it gives you an idea) That's why DCA was built, to make it a resort to attract more out of state visitors who want are interested in California. I personally would not fly across the country to visit, however, that is my opinion speaking). Walt Disney World has the opposite percentage of out-of-state tourists (60%) than locals (40%). Disneyland, and therefore would be dealing with larger factors such as hotel stays, pass rates, pass benefits, etc. etc. etc. However, that is just my view. I am no expert in business matters.


Why exactly was Disneyland closed mondays and Tuesdays?