Are people avoiding Disneyland?

[iuki]

With all the protesters in the area, has Disneyland seen a drop in attendance and people from out of State not taking trips to Anaheim? I’m just curious. This is not an invitation to discuss politics. I couldn’t help but wonder how these events are affecting tourism at Disneyland and other theme parks in the area.

 

[Moonspinner]

With all the protesters in the area, has Disneyland seen a drop in attendance and people from out of State not taking trips to Anaheim? I’m just curious. This is not an invitation to discuss politics. I couldn’t help but wonder how these events are affecting tourism at Disneyland and other theme parks in the area.

I guess I’m clueless— what protestors?

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

With all the protesters in the area, has Disneyland seen a drop in attendance and people from out of State not taking trips to Anaheim? I’m just curious. This is not an invitation to discuss politics. I couldn’t help but wonder how these events are affecting tourism at Disneyland and other theme parks in the area.

No. There have not been any protests in the area. We were in Disneyland for 5 nights a few weeks ago. It was normal crowd levels.

 

[hardcorestitch]

With all the protesters in the area, has Disneyland seen a drop in attendance and people from out of State not taking trips to Anaheim? I’m just curious. This is not an invitation to discuss politics. I couldn’t help but wonder how these events are affecting tourism at Disneyland and other theme parks in the area.

Even without the protests, international tourists are down due to the negative news reports regarding the US as a whole, resulting in many international tourists going for DLP, TDR and other Disney parks outside of the US.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I watched Freshbaked's most recent video where he was in Disneyland on August 4th and it was PACKED. It was a sold out day for Magic Keys and single day ticket holders so nope, it looks like people are still going.

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Disneyland is also more of a locals park anyway. WDW is currently experiencing one of its slowest summers in recent memory and that is likely, in part, due to the macro economic and political factors discussed above.

 

[reddog21]

WDW is currently experiencing one of its slowest summers in recent memory and that is likely, in part, due to the macro economic and political factors discussed above.

I partially disagree with your second point—while international attendance may be lower than usual, that doesn’t necessarily reflect overall attendance. Summer has increasingly become a low-crowd season and isn’t a reliable barometer for measuring attendance anymore.


Strong Domestic Attendance: While international attendance at the domestic parks is still below pre-COVID levels, it is being more than offset by strong domestic attendance, according to CFO Hugh Johnston

During the Q2 2025 earnings call on May 7, 2025, Disney expressed optimism about the performance of their Experiences segment, which includes the theme parks. They noted that bookings for Walt Disney World in the second half of 2025 were up 4%, with approximately 80% of those bookings already made at the time of the call. This indicated strong demand and contributed to an increase in operating income for Disney's domestic parks and resorts

 

[Tinkaboo]

No...come on over to the DISNEYLAND forum and read the comments there. It's now heading into the busiest time of year...Candy Cane Inn told me last night they are almost completely booked for October.

DL doesn't rely on international travelers like WDW...it' s locals and repeaters, lots of MK holders.