Appearing in USAToday is an artcile which deals with tourism in orlando, and WDW in partcular. Among the points of most interest is an admission from an unnamed Disney source that Universal Escape has suffered just half as much of a decline in their business as WDW, which ties into a discussion we had about a couple of months ago about numbers that come out in the Orlando Business Journal which suggested that Universal was not hurting as bad as Disney(that report was based on hotel occupancy for those of you who remember). This just seems to confirm that big gap, which no one has been able to get a fix on, that what was suspected by many all along.
I was also suprised to read that Universal California's resort business was up 25% for the same period.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/travel/leisure/2002/2002-02-15-disney-down.htm
I was also suprised to read that Universal California's resort business was up 25% for the same period.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/travel/leisure/2002/2002-02-15-disney-down.htm