Epcot attendance up larger than expected

[JKanownik]

It seems Mission Space it at least doing part of what it was intended to do.

Epcot Attendence

-Josh

 

[dcentity2000]

It's a good thing America doesn't have an NHS or the government would be in REAL financial strife



Rich::

 

[PKS44]

Hmm. build attractions and people come? I don't get it? Why didn't Epcot attendance increase when they cut hours, workers, and maintenance, added nothing new and let what was there deteriorate?


Paul

 

[raidermatt]

The numbers in the article are all that impressive really... 4% in an improving economy. Also, it doesn't address whether those are new guests or are merely being shifted from other parks.

That said, many are saying attendance and bookings are doing well.

Disney's quarterly earnings call is on Wednesday, and since Eisner has been on the defensive lately, we might actually get even more info than normal.

I do agree with PKS, though. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why Epcot's attendance was falling...

 

[DancingBear]

Originally posted by raidermatt
The numbers in the article are all that impressive really... 4% in an improving economy.

But:

--That's a 4% increase when the prior year was an 8% drop.

--Mission Space was only open 3 months out of that year.

--The consultant says they beat everyone's expectations, so somebody in the industry thinks 4% looks good.

 

[KNWVIKING]

I assume the article is refering to the 2003 calendar year. If so, 4% is pretty good. It will be interesting to see what the 2004 numbers will be - along with the rest of the parks of course. Have the 2003 numbers for the other three parks been published yet ?

 

[Douglas Dubh]

Mission Space was only open 3 months out of that year.

We rode it in August of 2003, so it was open at least 4, if not 5 months of 2003.

 

[MPLsDad]

Mission Space had some soft openings last July. I rode it right after the 4th of July.

 

[DancingBear]

Presumably, Mission Space wouldn't have been expected to have a significant impact on admissions until it was actually officially to be open.

 

[wdwguide]

The fall opening was only a press-thing. The "semi-hard" summer opening was widely publicised.

 

[Goofyposter]

But:

--That's a 4% increase when the prior year was an 8% drop.

...sooooo....they've done half as bad as they could have????

 

[DancingBear]

Originally posted by Goofyposter
...sooooo....they've done half as bad as they could have????

.....nooooo......it means that the figures are relative----to the prior year's performance, to analyst's expectations, to industry-wide figures, etc.

 

[DancingBear]

Originally posted by wdwguide
The fall opening was only a press-thing. The "semi-hard" summer opening was widely publicised.

But, other than the regulars/locals, don't you expect that most people who might have been influenced to come to Epcot to ride Mission Space would have done so after the official opening and related advertising campaign?

 

[Phoebesaturn]

They exceeded everybody's expectations

Strange you would think that ME would be crowing about this. I wonder who everybody is? Does anyone know how Amusement Business magazine comes up with these figures?

 

[PKS44]

ME can't crow because Disney does not release or discuss attendance figures...




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[Phoebesaturn]

Still you think that he could crow about attendance being up without talking numbers....which I've heard him do before.