3. Guests are still spending plenty of money at Disney parks in the US
Though the attendance declines were definitely bad news for Disney, there was at last some good news as this decrease was partially offset by increased average per capita guest spending at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World as well as higher occupied room nights at Disneyland resort.
According to Disney, per-guest spending was up 10%, and per-room hotel spending was up 3% on a 2% increase on occupancy, which is at 88% for the quarter.
Even though prices are constantly going up for tickets, food, merchandise, and more, it looks like the guests who do come to Walt Disney World are happy to pay these higher prices during their vacation. In particular, Disney noted increased food, beverage and merchandise spending during this most recent quarter.
4. Disneyland Paris is seeing a resurgence
Though Disneyland Paris has been the source of more than a few headaches for Disney executives over the years, it looks like there's some good news coming from this park in 2019, with Disney highlighting the fact that Disneyland Paris brought in higher revenue during the most recent quarter, which is a big shift from the past few years, which have seen Disneyland Paris as a red item in the budget. Though attendance also hasn't been great at Disneyland Paris (just like with other parks), it looks like the guests who do visit this park are spending (and staying!) more, which have led to higher profits for Disney from this International park, which is in stark contrast to Shanghai Disneyland, which was conspicuously absent from Disney's financial report this quarter...
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