Disney World's New Ride Opening in the Fall Is Great for Theme Park Rivals

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) can exhale. Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) announcement earlier this week that Remy's Ratatuoille Adventure -- a new family-friendly trackless ride themed to the popular Pixar film Ratatouille -- won't open at Epcot in Florida until Oct. 1 is music to the ears of rival theme park operators.

A fall grand opening makes sense for Disney, as that's the day it kicks off an 18-month celebration of the Disney World resort turning 50, but it will also be one more reason for visitors to hold off on a trip to the Florida resort. It will be a different story at Comcast's Islands of Adventure, SeaWorld Orlando, and SeaWorld-owned Busch Gardens. All three of those Central Florida attractions plan to debut major new roller-coaster attractions this summer or perhaps even earlier than that. They'd better make the most of the next few months. The Disney World hype machine is going to be pretty loud from late 2021 through early 2023.

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