Disney World crowds appear to be getting smaller - CBS News

[TexasTowelie]

Disney World visitors are facing smaller crowds and shorter wait times for rides, suggesting fewer people are visiting the theme park, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal's Jacob Passy. CBS News spoke with Passy about the perceived drop in attendance.

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Thanks Ron.

[Habibi]

1. I wonder how other tourist attractions in Florida are faring.

Maybe fewer people want to spend their money there?

[NCDem47]

2. Disney owns some of this

Didn’t watch video, but the prices and nickel-and-diming has turned a whole segment of population off to the parks. Talk about greedflation and upcharging on everything! Too stressful to understand and “work”the system for a simple visit.

[Mr.Bill]

10. They priced me out as a customer

years ago.

[Ritabert]

3. This happens every summer because it's hot

95 degrees waiting in line isn't fun even with misters. The only places to go are Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach.

[rubbersole]

6. Yep.

It's insufferable. Especially with little kids.

[SunSeeker]

4. They must all be coming to Disneyland in California.

When I was there 3 weeks ago, the place was PACKED. Long lines for everything. Ended up paying $30 to get a "Lightning Lane" pass, but even those lines were up to a 30 minute wait.

[bearsfootball516]

5. Prices have exploded there over the last few years.

I've considered taking my daughter, but even for the two of us, you're looking at 2-3K for four or five days. It's just unreal.

[Chainfire]

7. I think that a lot of people have made the decision to pass on DeSantis' Florida.

I hope that it is true, for lost of tourist revenue will really give government and big business types pause with the Fascist agenda.

[Sibelius Fan]

12. Indeed. My daughter and her friends from around the country canceled a scheduled

meet-up at Disneyworld because they will not support DeSantis’ anti TQ policies. These are people in their mid to late 20s.

[genxlib]

8. Disney is better with fewer people

Over the years, they have started packing too many people into it. It is miserable when you can't actually do the things without waiting in multi-hour lines.

Even though we live in Florida, we don't bother to go anymore. We did it for years when our daughter was young and it is just harder to enjoy now with the crowds.

It used to be that the fastpass made things more bearable but that system has changed. The last time I was there, a few of the busiest attractions needed appointments to be booked days in advance.

I know it has gotten ridiculously expensive. But I could make the argument that the law of supply and demand actually says it should cost more. I think it would actually be a better value to pay $300/day to be in a half full park than current price in a packed one. You could get more done in your time there and spend fewer days.

Or perhaps just not go at all.

[Historic NY]

9. It freaking hot.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/f339d1f54c21a37f5b99d5c769812f48677472370755f3e2eb80a3562e27911b]

rain and thunderstorms

[hatrack]

11. Well, it's also summer in Florida, so there is that . . .

That, and one-day tickets starting at $109.

Bluggh.