My gut feel is this is a two pronged issue. One - most felt that the opening of GE was going to be huge and lines going out the park, and two - the land is not completed, and they are waiting for it to be completed(ROTR) to go and do the visit.Do think the lack of their signature headlining attraction is affecting stuff, especially thoughts on the land as a whole. However the lack of crowds I feel is a mix of things that really have nothing to do with poor quality. Disneyland has a large amount of AP holders that make up their attendance. With them blacked out for the opening it is keeping many people out of the parks. Other people likely held back taking trips expecting it to be insanely busy and wanted to wait for the crowds to die down some. Others are likely waiting for everything to be open before going. This all combined is resulting in the lower crowds in the parks. If it was just a matter of an underwhelming new attraction the park wouldn't be as empty as it is. Disney has a lot to offer outside of it and has always been popular and full. An underwhelming attraction would just show a lower increase from expectations and not the decreased crowds they are getting.
Maybe 1 additional prong...
They have raised prices on everything to the point of pricing out some people/families..
On the latest episode of Disney Dish, Jim Hill said that Rise won't be open in time for D23.
At this point, how likely is it that Rise opens at DL and DHS at the same time?
Maybe 1 additional prong...
They have raised prices on everything to the point of pricing out some people/families..
Do think the lack of their signature headlining attraction is affecting stuff, especially thoughts on the land as a whole. However the lack of crowds I feel is a mix of things that really have nothing to do with poor quality. Disneyland has a large amount of AP holders that make up their attendance. With them blacked out for the opening it is keeping many people out of the parks. Other people likely held back taking trips expecting it to be insanely busy and wanted to wait for the crowds to die down some. Others are likely waiting for everything to be open before going. This all combined is resulting in the lower crowds in the parks. If it was just a matter of an underwhelming new attraction the park wouldn't be as empty as it is. Disney has a lot to offer outside of it and has always been popular and full. An underwhelming attraction would just show a lower increase from expectations and not the decreased crowds they are getting.
Maybe 1 additional prong...
They have raised prices on everything to the point of pricing out some people/families..
My gut feel is this is a two pronged issue. One - most felt that the opening of GE was going to be huge and lines going out the park, and two - the land is not completed, and they are waiting for it to be completed(ROTR) to go and do the visit.
I know CMs have been assigned to attractions and specifically RotR but they haven’t been given an opening date for it. They’ve been told they are on crowd control until it opens.
first hand account. You might know that my daughter applied and actually got hired for attractions at SWGE/. The hiring CM told her that she would either be assigned for MFSR or RotR. If she was assigned RotR she will be doing crowd control until the ride opens. She will know which attraction she got after her Traditions class on 7/24.
first hand account. You might know that my daughter applied and actually got hired for attractions at SWGE/. The hiring CM told her that she would either be assigned for MFSR or RotR. If she was assigned RotR she will be doing crowd control until the ride opens. She will know which attraction she got after her Traditions class on 7/24.
So technically people might be getting assigned to RotR but will be doing crowd control until it opens