Originally Posted By jmuboy I have several friends in the theme park industry. Theme park attendance is without a doubt down across the country - Disney, Cedar Fair, 6 Flags are all seeing delines. It these times when sitting on your laurels (see the MK as a good example) can hurt your bottom line. People can more esily say "nothing new at WDW - we can wait a few more years before we go back." I hear the Gap needs staff. Maybe Phil and Jay can get jobs folding polo shirts!
Originally Posted By jmuboy I have several friends in the theme park industry. Theme park attendance is without a doubt down across the country - Disney, Cedar Fair, 6 Flags are all seeing delines. It these times when sitting on your laurels (see the MK as a good example) can hurt your bottom line. People can more esily say "nothing new at WDW - we can wait a few more years before we go back." I hear the Gap needs staff. Maybe Phil and Jay can get jobs folding polo shirts!
Originally Posted By jmuboy I have several friends in the theme park industry. Theme park attendance is without a doubt down across the country - Disney, Cedar Fair, 6 Flags are all seeing delines. It these times when sitting on your laurels (see the MK as a good example) can hurt your bottom line. People can more esily say "nothing new at WDW - we can wait a few more years before we go back." I hear the Gap needs staff. Maybe Phil and Jay can get jobs folding polo shirts!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Hasn't Disneyland's attendance been booming though? It's been pretty consistent since the 50th right? So, if all the other parks accross the country are seeing declines, but Disneyland is at the very least, stabilized, that really does say something about Disneyland pulling focus away from Walt Disney World at this point.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Just to set the record straight: The YoMD has NOT been canceled at all. Al Lutz got half the story right and assumed the rest. Not good.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I'm guessing the real story is that the "Where Dreams Come True" stuff is coming down, and the "Disney Parks" aspect is being ditched. The Year of a Million Dreams will keep on going though, and the decorations will be changed to reflect that, because now having the two together is just further muddling the campaing, and it's hard enough to convey to guests as it is!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Man, I wish there was an edit feature..I hate seeing typos in my posts and not being able to fix them.
Originally Posted By MPierce What some CM at WDW have said is there will be no extension of YOAMD into 2008.
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 i personally dont mind YOAMD not continuing. It was kind of played down because of the huge 50th for the past 2 years. they kind of need to calm down and sart at square one. Getting peple to the parks the good ole fashioned way. with good attractions. (not necesarilly rides)
