The "official" attendance report from TEA just dropped:
http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/328_669153_190522.pdf
http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/328_669153_190522.pdf
Because the parks don't release those numbers. All of this is a guestimate from TEA.Since so many poo poo the numbers every year like clockwork, I have one simple question for all those people:
Why haven’t you started your own attendance publication with your accurate information?
Because the parks don't release those numbers. All of this is a guestimate from TEA.
Exactly! Everyone knows, but no one knows.Yet somehow everyone always knows TEA is wrong.
I’m aware of that. Yet somehow everyone always knows TEA is wrong and speaks as if they know better.
It happens every single year.
Really nothing major to bring new guests in. Think of the past few years-
-Potter
-Minions
-Flying Dinosaur
-Reborn Celebration 15th which the Japanese went CRAZY over.
Recent additions have been small but needed to fill out the park, such as Sing, Curious George and the nighttime parade.
They have added a raft of new additions these past few years. I would have expected a hold over, or at least minimal growth. But for a pretty considerable fall - that's surprising.
Other than some anniversary celebrations over at Disney (basically a few extra parades) they didn't do anything - and that's after years of stagnation.
Maybe it's an anomoly, or perhaps people waiting for Nintendo Land and there are guests holding off, etc
Yes...and to add.....Comcast/Universal, in a couple of quarterly reports has pointedly stated the bad weather was a principle problem in Japan's attendance in 2018.The fact there was an earthquake in June and a Typhoon as well (Jebi) might have something to do with that, both of those were highly disruptive.
If a major Hurricane (like Michael) were to hit Orlando dead on and directly impact the parks it would be probably closed for days or at least have a tremendous drop off in attendance also.