Originally Posted By sassystitch I read an article online that said Disney was going to cut evening hours for resort guests. <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-cuts-extra-magic-hours-20120724,0,7274521.story" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...21.story</a>
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I can see that this will cause lots of guest being upset, but when my family went we could never stay up late enough to be there the entire 3 extra hours.
Originally Posted By DisneyWonk "Investors have been pressuringWalt Disney Co.managers to boost profit margins in their theme parks. Closing parks an hour earlier some nights would help shave operating costs." Now look at this <a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/theme-park-income-spurs-profits-at-disney/" target="_blank">http://mediadecoder.blogs.nyti...-disney/</a> "The Walt Disney Company said Tuesday that operating income in its parks division, watched as a barometer of the broader economy, increased 18 percent in the most recent quarter, to $553 million. Revenue increased 10 percent, to $3.2 billion. Higher ticket prices contributed, but so did increased food and beverage spending at Walt Disney World in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California."
Originally Posted By danyoung I don't really have a problem with this one. Yeah, it's a shave of a benefit, but really, how many people stayed up till 3am in the MK anyway? Those who did have said that they loved having the place to themselves, indicating that the crowd was very small. And how can a company like Disney justify keeping an entire park open for such a very small crowd? In reality I don't think this will impact too many people.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If anything, it may benefit a lot more people. In recent years, it seems like the park with EMH is significantly busier than the non-EMH parks that day. If people see that the extra time is 'only' 2 hours, maybe they'll visit another park instead, spreading the crowds more evenly throughout the resort. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Yeah, it's a shave of a benefit, but really, how many people stayed up till 3am in the MK anyway?>> Exactly! The MK is normally a ghost town between 2-3am. And certainly virtually no one with small children would would benefit the most from EMH at the MK. Becides, most rides are not even included in the EMH. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the EMH if I'm staying on property. But, your really not missing too out too much on park rides that could otherwise be Fast Passed during normal park hours. Cutting back to only 2 extended EMH makes good sense. But, please bring back parades, nightly shows and fireworks in ALL the WDW parks. That is one area that should not see cutbacks.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS We go every two years, and with no small kids, my DD and I are a few of the whackos that stay until 3am. LOL But, losing a measley hour won't make a difference to us. Just means no extra hour on the People Mover thingy.
