Disney World and Disneyland survive the ban on smoking and large strollers

<p class = "canvas-atom text-canvas Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Wednesday's deployment new restrictions in the parks for Walt Disneyof (NYSE: DIS) Domestic theme parks went off without a hitch. The decision of the theme park giant to eliminate the designated smoking areas of Disney World Florida and Disneyland California has only displaced smokers and vapors traffic to designated areas just in the morning. outside of the entrances to the park, with easy access for people returning to work. Data-reactid = "11"> Implementation Wednesday new restrictions in parks for Walt Disneyof (NYSE: DIS) Domestic theme parks went off without a hitch. The decision of the theme park giant to eliminate the designated smoking areas of Disney World Florida and Disneyland California has only displaced smokers and vapors traffic to designated areas just outside the city. 39 outside the entrances to the park, with easy access to the entrances.

Families who carried children in wagon strollers or strollers over 52 inches long or 31 inches wide had to choose to rent Disney or buy new carriers. Social media was in flames with photos of bigger pushchairs and smokers still passing through the six theme parks, but that will stop over time. Disney pondered this decision and had weeks to implement the move after the end of March announcement.

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Disney had the right timing for this move. May is usually one of the quietest times for Disney. Spring break is over, families and students are returning to school. The summer travel season is still in a few weeks. If the media giant decided to introduce potentially controversial policies, it makes sense to start instituting them when the guest traffic is relatively small.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The parks will soon be much more crowded." Disneyland will open the first Star Wars phase: Galaxy's Edge May 31. The Disney World version will be open less than three months later. It would have been difficult to comply with the new restrictions when crowd control was a major concern. "Data-reactid =" 27 "> The parks will soon be much busier.Disneyland will open the first phase of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in May 31. The Disney World version will open less than three months later.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Restrictions or not, the amusement parks of Disney is going record attendance records this year, and it will only strengthen them next year, when the rumor surrounding Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will have a full year to be played on both coasts. recent ticket price increases will not deter visitors. A Disney getaway has never been cheap and, given the economic climate, it will be difficult for the largest operator of amusement parks in the world not to take it in the next few years. & Nbsp; & nbsp; "Data-reactid =" 28 "> Restrictions or not, Disney theme parks will record record attendance this year, and they will only consolidate them next year, when Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will have year-round playing on both coasts.Even the recent increases in Disney ticket prices will not deter visitors.A Disney getaway has never been cheap and, given the current economic downturn, it will be difficult for the largest operator of leisure parks in the world not to take it to himself in the next few years.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Disney's theme park trade was well ahead of guests could pilot the Millenium Falcon or have a glass of blue milk at a galactic outpost watering point, as they will in the coming months. The segment saw its turnover increase by 5% in & nbsp;Disney's last quarter, with an operating profit growing twice as fast. This gain follows the maximum increase of 10% recorded the previous fiscal year. The business is working, and while Disney may be getting a little more heat from the smoking camps and stroller cars, there is a world of possibilities just waiting to fill that void. "Data-reactid =" 29 "> Disney's theme park activity was developing long before guests could drive the Millennium Falcon or grab a glass of blue milk in a galactic watering hole, as they will do in the coming months. The segment saw its business figure grow by 5% in the last quarter of Disney, with an operating result rising twice as fast The gain was obtained following the 10% increase in sales for the previous fiscal year.

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