Any one going to WDW/Florida this winter?

[DrMont]

Have fun! Most people would do the same with such an opportunity.

I'm not sure "Most people" would sell out their convictions just for a free 2 weeks at Disney

 

[Average Joes]

I'm not sure "Most people" would sell out their convictions just for a free 2 weeks at Disney

Selling out would mean that most Canadians have the same convictions that you appear to have in not travelling to the U.S. However, the decrease in trips to the U.S. are not down anywhere near 50%. It is evident that most Canadians are still travelling to the U.S. It is reasonable to conclude that most would desire to visit their daughter over the holidays and take advantage of free Disney tickets. I think my prior statement reflects observed statistical behaviour by a majority of Canadians.

I do wonder if a majority of Canadians ceased U.S. vacationing there would be retaliation in kind. You would then have a situation of more Canadians travelling to Europe, Caribbean, etc. (no benefit to the Canadian economy), an uptick in local tourism from Canadians (obvious benefit) but a significant decline from U.S. tourism.

 

[Minniemoo15]

We will be going in March. We bought DVC for these years when our daughters are little, and they’re only little once.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

For the 2nd time this year, I'm being a hypocrite and taking a two week vacation at Disney World, while at the same time supporting a boycott of both US products and US vacations (my oldest daughter is currently working at the Epcot Canadian pavilion, and can get us into the parks for free for 13 days starting tomorrow).

I'm currently sitting in the Denver airport, 1/3 of the way through a 7 hour layover. Below is a photo of me and one of my buddies, taken this morning just past US Customs at the Edmonton airport.

Do you have any current tourism-related stats? Do you feel like what is being reported in Canada is an accurate reflection now you are in Florida?

 

[atthebeachclub]

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[dancin Disney style]

Well since my DD works for DCL and has a lot of friends in the parks…yes, we still go. Unfortunately, this past year has been filled with a lot of drama so I have only been down once. Had to cancel two trips since March due to things going on at home. I will be going with DD at some point around end of January for Pixar Day at Sea and some park time.

We also cross border shop every few months.

LOL... no Pixar Day at Sea for me but DD is currently on her way down there. She went through pre clear at the airport this morning with absolutely no issues. In fact had a very nice agent which is a bit rare. Interesting, he asked her if she was going on a Disney cruise. I have to assume that something pertaining to that comes up when he swiped her passport or else he's very experienced with the casts coming through there and recognises the crew sticker on the back of her passport

From everything she said this morning it was absolutely no different than the other million times we have gone through there. Well, one difference...there was not one single person in the line. We have never seen that. She went from curb to gate, including checking a bag, in 25 minutes and her gate was the last one down the auxiliary hall which is a 7 minute walk once you come down the escalator.

 

[Reepicheep]

Do you have any current tourism-related stats? Do you feel like what is being reported in Canada is an accurate reflection now you are in Florida?

Sorry for the delay in replying. We returned to Edmonton on January 1st from a 2 week trip to Disney World, and for the last month I've been too busy with real world stuff to spend any time in this forum. There are four or five threads I want to reply to (Porter Airlines, the "VISA" lounge at Terminal C in Orlando, etc.), so hopefully I'll have time over the next week to do those posts.

In regards to your question about tourism stats, I have much data to report (Florida 3rd quarter 2025, Canadian border crossings in Dec 2025, plus a few more items), all of which confirm that the Canadian boycott is holding. I'll post the statistics in the Canadians Travelling to the US in 2025 thread when I have a chance (I suppose we should change the title of that thread to indicate 2026).

In the Canadian forum, we've been concentrating on the effect of the tourism boycott on Florida, but the boycott is affecting all states. Below are a couple of news reports which illustrate this. I'm pretty sure I could find similar news stories about all 50 states.

An interesting fact I saw reported a few weeks ago: Canadian credit card spending in Montana and Maine dropped 50% in 2025 when compared to 2024. I'm sure most states are in the same boat in this regard.

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City of San Diego faces $17M budget shortfall

"One of the biggest losses leading to this shortfall is the drop in tourism.. the midyear report cites the drop in international travel to the US... many states are seeing drops in Canadian tourism of between 20% to 60% "

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Three Las Vegas hotels now accepting Canadian dollar at par

"There's been a steady decline in Canadians travelling to the US, mainly because of negative feelings towards the Trump administration..."

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The following article shows that Florida tourism officials have finally thrown in the towel and are admitting that the drop in Canadian visitors is real:

Canada travel to Florida dips amid U.S. tensions, sparking new outreach by state tourism leaders

"Tourism leaders in Florida are reaching out to their Canadian counterparts as the U.S. faces a travel backlash tied to the words and actions of President Donald Trump..."

 

[DrMont]

Sorry for the delay in replying. We returned to Edmonton on January 1st from a 2 week trip to Disney World, and for the last month I've been too busy with real world stuff to spend any time in this forum. There are four or five threads I want to reply to (Porter Airlines, the "VISA" lounge at Terminal C in Orlando, etc.), so hopefully I'll have time over the next week to do those posts.

In regards to your question about tourism stats, I have much data to report (Florida 3rd quarter 2025, Canadian border crossings in Dec 2025, plus a few more items), all of which confirm that the Canadian boycott is holding. I'll post the statistics in the Canadians Travelling to the US in 2025 thread when I have a chance (I suppose we should change the title of that thread to indicate 2026).

In the Canadian forum, we've been concentrating on the effect of the tourism boycott on Florida, but the boycott is affecting all states. Below are a couple of news reports which illustrate this. I'm pretty sure I could find similar news stories about all 50 states.

An interesting fact I saw reported a few weeks ago: Canadian credit card spending in Montana and Maine dropped 50% in 2025 when compared to 2024. I'm sure most states are in the same boat in this regard.

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City of San Diego faces $17M budget shortfall

"One of the biggest losses leading to this shortfall is the drop in tourism.. the midyear report cites the drop in international travel to the US... many states are seeing drops in Canadian tourism of between 20% to 60% "

******

Three Las Vegas hotels now accepting Canadian dollar at par

"There's been a steady decline in Canadians travelling to the US, mainly because of negative feelings towards the Trump administration..."

******

The following article shows that Florida tourism officials have finally thrown in the towel and are admitting that the drop in Canadian visitors is real:

Canada travel to Florida dips amid U.S. tensions, sparking new outreach by state tourism leaders

"Tourism leaders in Florida are reaching out to their Canadian counterparts as the U.S. faces a travel backlash tied to the words and actions of President Donald Trump..."

I think it affects other border states much more than Florida. While Canadian travel to Florida has dropped, other foreign travel is up higher than Canadian travel is down. Most border states do not have that happening.