Disney Theme Parks: Strong Attendance But Signs of a Reset


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Theme park attendance is normalizing after record highs, but Disney eyes cruises as a major growth area with heavy investment planned.

Disney's executives said Tuesday they see strong attendance at the company's theme parks but that the attendance numbers marked a slowdown from recent highs.

In the last months of last year, the parks set all-time records, and now a reset is underway.

"In terms of attendance, what we're basically communicating is relative to the post-COVID highs, things are tending to normalize," said CEO Bob Iger. "We still see in the bookings … as we look ahead … [signs that] indicate healthy growth in the business. So we still