Saturday, 5 April 2008

The attendance at Orlando’s theme parks continues to rise !

In the absence of any official attendance figures by Disney Universal and Busch Entertainment Corp (no attendance numbers for their parks are officially released) an independent company, Economic Research Associates and the Themed Entertainment Association concluded in a recent study report that 2007 was a very good year for Orlando theme park attendances.
According to this report, Disney enjoyed a particularly good year, Universal Orlando was described as having a decent year and there was apparently a modest growth for Sea World.
The owners of Sea World the Busch Entertainment Corp described the report’s figures as below their official attendance numbers and yet once again would not release their data.

The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World once again regaining its title as the busiest theme park in the world plus Disney’s “Expedition Everest” roller coaster in Animal Kingdom, a ride, which opened in 2006 helped this park to new popularity heights. It was credited in the report for creating an 8.6% attendance gain whereas the previous year another new attraction the “Finding Nemo show” pushed the park’s gate up another 6.5%.

A constant rising demand for vacation short term rental accommodation within the Disney catchments still appears likely for the tourist numbers continue to grow; it is worth remembering that the amount of suitably zoned land in the central Florida region allowing short vacation term lets is severely restricted.
Less than 1% of the total land area within the central Florida is thought to possess the appropriate approval, the majority of housing land being preserved for primary resident use.


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