Disney sees high demand for passes amid DeSantis controversy
Disney’s annual passes are back, which had people rushing to their website Thursday morning to join a queue.According to Disney’s website, pass sales are being paused at 11 p.m. Thursday and resuming at 7:15 a.m. Friday. Disney wrote, “Guests will remain in the queue overnight, as long as they remain connected to the network and keep their browser window open.” Early in the morning Thursday, the website had some issues giving those in the virtual line a message reading: “Pardon the inconvenience. Annual Pass sales will resume as soon as possible.” Robb Alvey with Theme Park Review says this happened in California too.“Disneyland went through the same problem. I think twice now where they reopened their annual passes, and it crashed the website,” Alvey said.However, in Florida, Disney is facing some controversy involving Gov. Ron DeSantis after he and other Republicans have called the corporation quote “woke” in the feud over the company’s stance against the law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics.The move was followed by the state ousting the Reedy Creek Improvement Board that previously managed Disney’s district, replacing it with a new board that is now working on gaining authority over Disney. When we asked the governor’s office about the rush to get passes despite the controversy, they sent us this statement saying in part: “The governor has clearly stated that we want businesses to succeed in Florida … But businesses must be allowed to operate on a level playing field without special privileges or the ability to run their own government,” adding a statement directly from the governor saying “despite all the stuff that’s happened in the last couple years, I’ve always been very proud of our parks.”Alvey doesn’t believe those controversies have impacted the demand for passes. “Most tourists coming in from outside the area, they’re not going to care. They don’t know what Reedy Creek is. They’ve never heard of that. They don’t really know how it associates with the park. They’re here to enjoy the parks and do the attractions and any of this drama, government issues, that’s completely not even on their radar,” he said. Four different tiers of passes became made available Thursday, varying from weekday entry only to no block-out dates at all. Top headlines: Viral video: Furious passenger has meltdown over crying baby on Florida-bound flight Early morning Emergency Alert test awakens Floridians; State apologizes SpaceX Starship flight test explodes in mid-air
Disney’s annual passes are back, which had people rushing to their website Thursday morning to join a queue.
According to Disney’s website, pass sales are being paused at 11 p.m. Thursday and resuming at 7:15 a.m. Friday.
Disney wrote, “Guests will remain in the queue overnight, as long as they remain connected to the network and keep their browser window open.”
Early in the morning Thursday, the website had some issues giving those in the virtual line a message reading: “Pardon the inconvenience. Annual Pass sales will resume as soon as possible.”
Robb Alvey with Theme Park Review says this happened in California too.
“Disneyland went through the same problem. I think twice now where they reopened their annual passes, and it crashed the website,” Alvey said.
However, in Florida, Disney is facing some controversy involving Gov. Ron DeSantis after he and other Republicans have called the corporation quote “woke” in the feud over the company’s stance against the law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics.
The move was followed by the state ousting the Reedy Creek Improvement Board that previously managed Disney’s district, replacing it with a new board that is now working on gaining authority over Disney.
When we asked the governor’s office about the rush to get passes despite the controversy, they sent us this statement saying in part: “The governor has clearly stated that we want businesses to succeed in Florida … But businesses must be allowed to operate on a level playing field without special privileges or the ability to run their own government,” adding a statement directly from the governor saying “despite all the stuff that’s happened in the last couple years, I’ve always been very proud of our parks.”
Alvey doesn’t believe those controversies have impacted the demand for passes.
“Most tourists coming in from outside the area, they’re not going to care. They don’t know what Reedy Creek is. They’ve never heard of that. They don’t really know how it associates with the park. They’re here to enjoy the parks and do the attractions and any of this drama, government issues, that’s completely not even on their radar,” he said.
Four different tiers of passes became made available Thursday, varying from weekday entry only to no block-out dates at all.
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