5 Signs Disney World May Be in Trouble This Summer

5 Signs Disney World May Be in Trouble This Summer

This was supposed to be a big summer for Central Florida's theme parks. Disney (NYSE: DIS) opened Pandora-The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom, the resort's most ambitious theme-park expansion in years. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando opened Volcano Bay, the water park it was billing as its third theme park. SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) was hoping to breathe new life into an aging coaster by providing guests with virtual-reality headsets on Kraken Unleashed.

Things haven't played out the way that Disney and its peers would've liked. The Avatar-themed land may have opened to critical praise, but it may not be enough to save the media giant's sluggish-attendance trends. Let's go over some of the troublesome signs that suggest we may not be in for a summer of theme-park love.

Disney World may be "Frozen" in more ways than one this summer. Image source: Disney.

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