The Year of a Million Dreams is over!

[Baums101]

I just remember the times when there wasn't always a promotional event every year.

 

[tirian]

I just remember the times when there wasn't always a promotional event every year.

Those were the times when they invested into the parks and attendance was driven by fantastic word of mouth.

 

[tomm4004]

Those were the times when they invested into the parks and attendance was driven by fantastic word of mouth.

Agree somewhat, but they didn't have 25,000 hotel rooms to fill back then. If attendance was weak it certainly hurt the parks, but they weren't saddled with thousands of empty hotels rooms. In Dec 1988 the Caribbean (part of it) had just opened. We were in Florida and called up that morning and stayed for three nights. It was the only mod - no values; no DVC; few deluxes. And yet we got a room. Imagine trying to get a room today if there were that few available.