The waiting is the hardest part, Tom Petty sang. Visitors to Walt Disney Co. ’s theme parks are likely to agree, as unplanned stops and wait times increase even as ticket prices increase.
A Wall Street Journal analysis of statistics from three theme park data providers claims that problems at the parks are getting worse.
Citing WDW Statistics, a website that tracks ride status at Disney parks, from 2018 to 2022, the average monthly ride disruption rate at Disneyland increased 58% as of the end of September, and at Walt Disney World increased 42% over the same period. . The total number of outages at the parks dropped in 2020, mainly due to the pandemic.
Malfunctions are more common on some popular and technology-laden rides, including Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure and the Indiana Jones ride. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland had 540 unplanned outages this year through mid-September, up from 490 for all of 2021, according to WDW Stats.
The popular Rise of the Resistance ride was here at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. . This is an average of 104 minutes more per day than in the opening year of 2020.
The average wait time for all attractions at the Hollywood Studio at Walt Disney World, home to some of the resort’s most popular attractions, increased from 39 minutes in 2019 to 49 minutes in 2022. The average wait time for the park’s eight most popular attractions, including Rise of the Resistance” and “Tower of Terror,” went from 61 minutes to 71 minutes over the same period, according to statistics compiled by Thrill Data and reported by the WSJ.
Disney responded to the WSJ that the data used was incomplete and inconsistent with Disney’s internal statistics. “Our source data shows that Disney’s ride reliability remains strong and consistent with previous years,” said a spokeswoman, who declined to share internal data.
Disney’s theme parks have raised prices in recent years. The strategy is paying off, as the price increases are helping the company improve its financial results, leading to record revenues and profits, offsetting money sunk into streaming.
Disney announced earlier this week that it will raise the minimum price for single park day tickets at three of the four theme parks at Walt Disney World.
Writer: Bruce Herring
Source: Deadline
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