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11-18-2001, 12:07 PM
For the few of you on this board that ACTUALLY go into DCA, did anybody notice how many people were in the park on Saturday?
We stopped by around 2:00 p.m. and then came back again at 8:00 p.m. to catch Duminaria.
We were surprised as to the number of people in the park. We haven't seen crowds like this since the return of the Electrical Parade back in July.
The two-park discount program must be working. It would be interesting to see how many people are using their two-park ticket on the same day, vs. coming back a second day.
You have to wonder if the increased headcount into DCA results in additional spending at restaurants and shops, or, are people just coming over to have a look, knowing that by spending an additional $6.00, that if they don't like DCA, it isn't such a big deal.
In an earlier post, I suggested that Disney needed to come-up with a temporary plan to reduce the cash burn at DCA, due to lack of attendance and purchase of one-day tickets. The AP's don't help any if were not spending money at DCA...we just drag down DCA's bootom line (but that's not an AP'ers problem...they can visit as much or as many times as they wish).
At this point, it's hard to tell if the reduction in price is having any effect on improving the cash burn rate at DCA.
Just because DCA is seeing higher attendance does not translate that DCA's financial situation is improved, if the company is giving away the admittance and not making-up for it with food and merchandise purchases in the park.
A better indicator will be what the attendance patterns are during the week of Thanksgiving and after Thanksgiving.
I'm sure the folks at Disney are planning on a slooow Christmas season at DCA, even if a discount is not offered. I'm sure we'll no soon enough.
Anybody have a thought that DCA will reduce the number of days it's open each week (or entirely close) during the months of January through March?
Did anyone notice that Duminaria actually worked well on Saturday night? It semed that the entire show was timed perfectly.
We even found a "secret" place to see the show, and not be impacted or feel any effects of the smoke!...a real treat!
We stopped by around 2:00 p.m. and then came back again at 8:00 p.m. to catch Duminaria.
We were surprised as to the number of people in the park. We haven't seen crowds like this since the return of the Electrical Parade back in July.
The two-park discount program must be working. It would be interesting to see how many people are using their two-park ticket on the same day, vs. coming back a second day.
You have to wonder if the increased headcount into DCA results in additional spending at restaurants and shops, or, are people just coming over to have a look, knowing that by spending an additional $6.00, that if they don't like DCA, it isn't such a big deal.
In an earlier post, I suggested that Disney needed to come-up with a temporary plan to reduce the cash burn at DCA, due to lack of attendance and purchase of one-day tickets. The AP's don't help any if were not spending money at DCA...we just drag down DCA's bootom line (but that's not an AP'ers problem...they can visit as much or as many times as they wish).
At this point, it's hard to tell if the reduction in price is having any effect on improving the cash burn rate at DCA.
Just because DCA is seeing higher attendance does not translate that DCA's financial situation is improved, if the company is giving away the admittance and not making-up for it with food and merchandise purchases in the park.
A better indicator will be what the attendance patterns are during the week of Thanksgiving and after Thanksgiving.
I'm sure the folks at Disney are planning on a slooow Christmas season at DCA, even if a discount is not offered. I'm sure we'll no soon enough.
Anybody have a thought that DCA will reduce the number of days it's open each week (or entirely close) during the months of January through March?
Did anyone notice that Duminaria actually worked well on Saturday night? It semed that the entire show was timed perfectly.
We even found a "secret" place to see the show, and not be impacted or feel any effects of the smoke!...a real treat!