However, these overwhelmingly large crowds are gradually becoming a thing of the past, as both Disney World and Disneyland in California are experiencing a significant decrease in attendance, reaching record lows.
Several factors contribute to this decline in park attendance, and among them, many individuals highlight Disney's prolonged emphasis on their "woke" campaign, coupled with recent price hikes and alterations to park operations.
The Wall Street Journal:
Park visitors in recent weeks have had significantly lower wait times to get on rides, according to data from Touring Plans, a company that tracks wait times at major amusement parks, including Disney World and Disneyland in California. Industry analysts say shorter wait times generally correlate with smaller crowds.
Jaime Brown, a speech pathologist and Walt Disney World annual pass holder who lives in Celebration, Fla., visited the resort three times during the Independence Day week, hitting all four of the resort’s parks.
When Brown visited Disney’s Epcot theme park during that stretch, she says she walked onto the Spaceship Earth attraction without waiting. On another day, she scored a last-minute breakfast reservation at Topolino’s Terrace in Disney’s Riviera Resort, which typically books out weeks in advance.
“I couldn’t believe how light the crowds were,” Brown says, adding that the parks felt busier during a 2021 summertime visit.
Florida’s summer heat, humidity and heavy rains make summer a relatively quiet season at the state’s theme parks. The heat index exceeded 100 degrees on several days in early July.
Disney has also intentionally thinned crowds at parks, aiming to improve the park experience for a smaller number of visitors who will spend more money.
That last bit makes no sense.
The notion of intentionally thinning crowds at Disney parks seems rather puzzling. After all, how would it benefit Disney to have fewer people visiting their parks?
That sounds like a defensive statement straight from their PR team, trying to cover up the struggles their parks are facing.
