Is Disney World quieter than usual this summer?

Is Disney World quieter than usual this summer?

Matt Palm at Orlando Sentinel’s Daily Disney answers this popular question about Walt Disney World. I am surprised to hear this, which is probably a sign of the economy. I saw a news report saying that more people are traveling to local destinations instead of trekking to big destinations like Walt Disney World.

I had dinner at Boma in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge last night and was surprised to see the parking lot being improved with a large portion of it  closed off to cars. The improvement work wasn’t surprising — repainting has to happen — but the timing gave me pause.

This is supposed to be the height of the summer season, one of the most prolonged busy streaks for the parks. Yet Disney was able to shut down a healthy portion of a major resort parking lot for days — and, guess what? There was still parking readily available.

There were empty tables throughout the hours my group spent at Boma.

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