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Disney World Hasn’t Felt This Empty in Years: Shorter wait times for rides and more discount offers are signs of thinning crowds at the theme parks
Wall Street Journal ^ | 07/11/2023 | Jacob Passy

Posted on 07/11/2023 11:41:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 07/11/2023 11:41:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Disney executives have warned about expected weaker earnings from the US park segment. Days ago, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded Disney over fears of stalled growth due to lower attendance at its theme parks and lower streaming viewership.

Disney's market capitalization has been halved since peaking at $335 billion in March 2021.

To stoke demand, WSJ noted, "The Orlando-area resort is even offering hotel discounts around Christmas, typically a peak period."

The drastic slowdown in visitors at its US parks comes as the company hiked prices and eliminated complimentary amenities.

2 posted on 07/11/2023 11:42:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe it’s not gay enough.


3 posted on 07/11/2023 11:43:38 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Glad I went there in 1989; would never go back now.


4 posted on 07/11/2023 11:46:02 AM PDT by Theodore R. ( )
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Disney’s magic was tied to the lovable and iconic characters Disney created. Now? They have re-imagined many of those characters and certainly haven’t created any new ones if worth. Instead, they have become consumed with broadcasting THE MESSAGE.

Nobody wants to be flooded with THE MESSAGE in the movie theaters, they certainly don’t want it from an overpriced trip to the parks.


5 posted on 07/11/2023 11:46:41 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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Well, you know, thats because they are a bunch of pedophiles.


6 posted on 07/11/2023 11:52:54 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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All you say is true, but anyone who wants to visit Orlando in July is a masochist anyway.


7 posted on 07/11/2023 11:53:30 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: SeekAndFind

give dylan a pair of ears and put him out front

they will flock to see him


8 posted on 07/11/2023 11:54:34 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Theodore R.

I live 2 hours north and wouldn’t go if it was all expense paid with round trip limo service.

I’d rather hang out on a southwest Florida beach for a few days and read a good book.

These woke companies need a hard lesson, and if it means them shutting down like bed, bath and be gone, then so be it.


9 posted on 07/11/2023 11:54:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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10 posted on 07/11/2023 11:58:06 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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Universal Studios is gaining popularity with the kids.


11 posted on 07/11/2023 11:58:20 AM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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Employees can learn to code. See....problem solved.


12 posted on 07/11/2023 11:58:30 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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I think theme parks and even amusement parks are over. They’ve been destroyed not only by wokeness, but by crime and violence among the attendees. Plus, there are better options elsewhere, and they’re old technology.

People liked the collective experience, but once it gets so ideological, not to mention so expensive, they’ll find their experiences elsewhere.

I live in Florida and people here get reduced price annual passes and go several times during the year. But one person I know...a hair stylist who used to go with her entire family...said it’s just not worth it anymore. It’s not fun.

Politics makes everything not fun and drives people apart, but Disney chose to go that route.


13 posted on 07/11/2023 11:58:35 AM PDT by livius
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“anyone who wants to visit Orlando in July is a masochist anyway”

Heard that....not to mention the dreaded highway of the damned I-4 corridor....I’d rather have my gums scraped than drive that pizza chit.


14 posted on 07/11/2023 11:58:49 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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Well when it costs a family of four hundreds of dollars a day and with this economy who can blame the low attendance; I’m including the Dizzyland hotel in that figure.


15 posted on 07/11/2023 12:04:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer (My Talents Are So Hidden That Even I Can't Find Them ...)
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Industry analysts say shorter wait times generally correlate with smaller crowds.

Wow, I learn something new every day.

16 posted on 07/11/2023 12:10:03 PM PDT by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens)
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To: SeekAndFind

They don’t know what their product or market is anymore.


17 posted on 07/11/2023 12:15:24 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Woke and the rotten Biden economy. The graph shows the plunge started when creepy Joe got in and when they went all woke


18 posted on 07/11/2023 12:21:56 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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Geee.....I wonder what the problem could be.....

Even with NO wait, I STILL wouldn’t set foot on any Disney property.

These commies have managed to ruin a once decent brand name.

Disney = Pedopushers


19 posted on 07/11/2023 12:23:34 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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Better rides, easy to use system to skip lines, and several good kosher food locations makes Universal the choice for us.


20 posted on 07/11/2023 12:24:46 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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