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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attendance is at an all time high pretty much and so is cost. The DCUM boycott is not having much effect unfortunately. As for Disneyland, everything I read indications that if you like and are used to WDW, Disneyland will be underwhelming. [/quote]

This hasn’t been true since this summer with both wait times for lines dropping and attendance numbers as well.  Whether that’s due to prices or bad weather over the summer in particular or otherwise is a little unclear.

WSJ in July:  “Travel analysts and advisers say traffic to Disney’s U.S. parks, and some rival parks, has slowed this summer. Data from a travel company that tracks line-waiting time at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., shows that the Independence Day weekend was one of the slowest in nearly a decade.“

Business Insider: “ Walt Disney World bills itself as the "Most Magical Place on Earth," but based on a growing amount of evidence, it seems as if fewer people are spending this summer soaking up the fairy dust. And for all the talk about its parent company's fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, it's pretty clear that the park's problems run deeper than a political beef.  Disney execs warned earlier in the year that they expected earnings at their US theme parks to be down this year, but according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the drop-off may be worse than feared. According to data from Touring Plans, a company that tracks major amusement parks, the average wait time for a ride in the flagship Magic Kingdom park on the July 4 holiday was 27 minutes, down 13% from 2022 (31 minutes) and 43% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019 (47 minutes). It was also the third-slowest day in the past year at Hollywood Studios, despite the park being home to the uber-popular "Star Wars" attractions. Disney-focused blogs have also been tracking the foot traffic decline for months, posting pictures of near-empty parks and nonexistent lines during major holiday weekends.”
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