Darkbeer
11-28-2002, 09:40 AM
Disney expecting a happier holiday (http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=13585§ion=BUSINESS&year=2002&month=11&day=28) - Orange County Register, 11/28/02
QuikQuote: Early indications are the Disneyland Resort will enjoy "a very strong holiday season," Brocato said.
That would be a gift for any theme park after a stubborn tourism slump. Industry analysts project attendance at theme parks to be down about 15 percent nationwide this year. Disney's California Adventure could face that kind of decline. Disneyland has fared better and could match last year with 12.4 million visitors, an estimate by trade magazine Amusement Business, but that's 11 percent below 2000 attendance.
QuikQuote: Early indications are the Disneyland Resort will enjoy "a very strong holiday season," Brocato said.
That would be a gift for any theme park after a stubborn tourism slump. Industry analysts project attendance at theme parks to be down about 15 percent nationwide this year. Disney's California Adventure could face that kind of decline. Disneyland has fared better and could match last year with 12.4 million visitors, an estimate by trade magazine Amusement Business, but that's 11 percent below 2000 attendance.