Disney World visits decline as costs overwhelm tourists

Disney World visits decline as costs overwhelm tourists
Disney parks such as this one in Orlando, Florida, have been labelled "basically for rich people" by one investment bank analyst. (Image: Bloomberg)
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By Anna Jean Kaiser and Guillermo Molero, with assistance from Dave Merrill and Felipe MarquesThe Walt Disney Company raked in record theme-park revenue last year, boosted by a strategy that puts a price tag on everything from dinner with Cinderella and lightsabre workshops to skipping the line to join the Guardians of the Galaxy.That tactic is now being challenged as the era of free-spending revenge travel fades away, and inflation pinches the pocketbooks of US families.After a blowout in 2022 driven by pent-up demand, visits to Florida&r...

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