Originally Posted By aracuanbird now that AB is DOA, i wonder who the new attendance guess-monkey will be?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Okay, this is where I get confused. If Magic Kingdom never releases attendance figures, how do you know it is more attended than TDL?>> Because Disney never refutes the numbers published in Amusement Business. You can be sure if they were off in any, even slightly, significant way, the Disney lawyers would have their say. I never doubt the numbers much. More about how they are tabulated with park-hoppers and APs and freebies and cast tix etc ... it's why DCA isn't doing nearly as well as its numbers, which are relatively healthy, would indicate. Because unlike other Disney parks (and yes, second and third and fourth gates), almost no one ever pays for a ticket simply to spend a day at DCA.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Because unlike other Disney parks (and yes, second and third and fourth gates), almost no one ever pays for a ticket simply to spend a day at DCA. >>> I was discussing this situation with a non-LP Disney friend of mine, and ticked off the list of excuses (er, "reasons") given by some as to why DCA was underperforming. When I got to "weather" he remarked "Oh, as compared to the weather 200 yards across the esplanade at DL?"
