

Though with a toddler those days are long gone. Chris and I are hardcore night owls and we are all about sleeping in on our vacation.

People are pretty passionate about their preference and I can’t say I blame them. Let’s talk about the great Disney debate: morning vs evening extra magic hours. But that increase was credited to growth at Shanghai Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.Morning people and night owls can play longer and harder during Disney’s Extra Magic Hours. 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.ĭisney's revenue from parks, experiences, and products was up 17% in the second quarter of this year, according to the company's most recent earnings report. 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. 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).

Ron DeSantis of Florida, it's pretty clear that the park's problems run deeper than a political beef.ĭisney 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. And for all the talk about its parent company's fight with Florida Gov. 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. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
