Touring Plans has noted that the drop in wait times could be traced to several factors, including the intense summer heat in Florida and more Americans pulling back on vacations following last year’s “revenge travel” phenomenon. Epcot clocked in at 35 minutes while Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom saw delays of 44 minutes and 34 minutes, respectively.Ĭompared with the data for pre-pandemic times, Touring Plans said Magic Kingdom averaged 47 minutes on July 4, 2019, with Epcot at 33 minutes, Hollywood Studios at 33 minutes, and Animal Kingdom at 37 minutes. July 4, 2022, saw wait times at Magic Kingdom average 31 minutes. Orlando’s Walt Disney World saw average July 4 wait times hit 27 minutes at Magic Kingdom, 27 minutes at Epcot, 18 minutes at Hollywood Studios, and 25 minutes at Animal Kingdom. Sources report, that, according to data provided by Touring Plans, a trip-planning company that tracks wait times at theme parks, the Fourth of July holiday was relatively quiet at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. “This comparison, coupled with inflationary cost pressures, including from a new union agreement, is expected to drive a modest adverse impact to domestic parks and experiences operating margins in the third quarter compared to the prior year,” former CFO Christine McCarthy warned during the company’s latest earnings call in May. The company has said that the second half of this year will see “a moderation in demand” at the domestic parks, especially when compared to last year’s 50th-anniversary celebration at Walt Disney World. Now, there’s a growing concern among financial analysts that theme parks could be losing their magic. Disney’s Parks, Experiences, and Products business brought in the lion’s share of the Walt Disney Company’s profits in 2022.
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