Disney World Has a Problem No One Is Talking About
The latest Disney (NYSE: DIS) theme park earworm -- sung by none other than Mickey Mouse and his main squeeze Minnie -- began enchanting riders of the new attraction that opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida last week. "Nothing Can Stop Us Now" is the catchy throwback song featured on Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway trackless dark ride, but the unspeakable truth is that something can stop Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California right now.
Coronavirus fears are escalating, and even if Disney never gets to the point of shuttering its theme parks on both coasts in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19, the tourism pinch is starting to show early signs of weighing on attendance levels. I was at several Disney World parks over the weekend, and while the crowds were reasonable for this time of year, there was some general uneasiness in the air. Guests were sometimes hesitant to approach the biometrics fingerprint scanning stations at the entrance turnstiles, and crowds were common around the hand sanitizers that Disney is adding across its parks.
Nothing can stop us now -- until it does.
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