WDW Parks General Discussion (2024)

FAQs

What is the average daily attendance at WDW? ›

As a general premise, spending 5-7 days at Walt Disney World is recommended for first-time visitors. This allows one full day at each theme park, with some extra time to revisit favorites or explore Disney Springs, resorts, and special events. But, if you don't have 5-7 days, don't get discouraged!

So, just how big is Disney World in Florida? Ringing in at a total of 43 square miles — or 27,520 acres — Walt Disney World is substantially larger than its older sibling. The park also has grown and it now covers 47 square miles.

There were 4.9 million international tourists, making up only about three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels, according to Visit Orlando. The two biggest sources of international visitors were Canada and the United Kingdom.

On average Disney world brings over $1 million per day in Ticket sales alone. In 2021, during the pandemic, DW made $67.4 billion in total revenue and an annual profit of $7.766 billion which averages out to something around $21 million a day profit in ticket sales, Merchandise, Food, Hotels, Etc.

If we're being honest, the best way to spend any one single day at Walt Disney World is to spend the whole day at Magic Kingdom.

What is the best day to visit Magic Kingdom? Simply put, the best day to visit Magic Kingdom is Thursday or Tuesday. The Magic Kingdom park is typically the first thing that comes to mind when most people think of Walt Disney World.

Bob Iger (Nov 20, 2022–)

The Walt Disney Company / CEO

Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Los Angeles which is the final resting place of Walt Disney. Following his death in 1966, Walt's remains were cremated and a burial plot was established in the eastern section of the park as a memorial.

Who ran Disney after Walt died? ›

Roy O. Disney, who after Walt's death oversaw the building and financing of Walt Disney World, died in late 1971, and for the next decade the Company was led by a team including Card Walker, Donn Tatum, and Ron Miller—all originally trained by the Disney brothers.

Visitors to Disney theme parks in the U.S. 2023, by park

Meanwhile, the Disney theme park with the fewest visitors that year, also located at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, was Typhoon Lagoon, which reported just under two million guests.

EPCOT. EPCOT is Disney World's theme park where you will do the most walking! While EPCOT is not Disney World's largest park by acreage, it does have the most miles worth of walkways that you will need to tread to experience the whole park. At 300 acres, EPCOT is 3 times the size of Magic Kingdom Park.

Disney World Value Resorts. Disney World Value Resorts: The value hotels have the smallest rooms but they also have the smallest price tag. Big, bold and colorful icons make these hotels a hit with kids and, in many ways, are the most "Disney" of any of the resorts. Pools are themed but do not have pool slides.

Disney Parks are designed to handle massive crowds. The Magic Kingdom can allegedly hold more than 100,000 guests, but through phased closures Disney limits park attendance to levels more conducive to guest safety and enjoyment.

What's a good daily budget for your Disney World Trip? Using the above analysis as a guide, a good daily budget for Disney is around $233 per person per day if you are traveling as a family of four, or a total of $935 for the whole family.

Operating all of Disney's parks and resorts cost $14.015 billion in 2019, according to the company's annual report. If the cost to operate was split evenly per park, that would amount to around $5.49 million per park per day.

So, in Florida, Disney World attracts daily around an average of 51,000 with more on the weekends and holidays. Universal Orlando is around 20,000. In California, Disneyland plus Disney Adventure in Anaheim is about 68,000 and Universal Hollywood is about 40,000.