 Euro Disney S.C.A has release the figures of the first quarter that ends December 31. As was to be expected during the economic environment we are in today, revenue has decreased drastically with a total of 11%.
Resort operation segment revenue has decreased by 10% to a total of 164,7 million Euro. In the previous year this was 323 million Euro, a decrease of almost 23 million Euro. Theme Park revenue was down 12%. While in the prior year it brought a total of 186,1 million Euro, this years quarters revenue was only 164,7 million Euro. The main reason for this was an decrease of 11% in attendance. Especially the United Kingdom and the France visitors guests stayed away. Average spending per guest remained the same.
Hotels and Disney Village revenue also lost 10% and dropped from 124,6 million Euro to 112,3 million Euro compared to the previous year. This due to 9,9% less occupancy in the Disney hotels. Average spending per room did see a small increase of 3%, but isn’t enough to help the massive drop in this quarter.
Euro Disney S.C.A Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter announcement.
hope this means an offer of 40% off, just like last year, to encourage people though the parks, my family and I enjoy Disneyland Paris but need an offer like this to attend, my youngest daughter is hearing impaired, Disneyland gives her the visal experience she needs, I hope and wait.
The % off encouraged us to stay in the Disneyland Hotel last year. The full price was too much to spend on a short break.
The exchange rate meant everything was far more expensive. Could be the reason that UK visitor numbers were down.
It is still a very expensive destination, and the exchange rate for UK visitors made things worse.
The prices in the hotel bars and restaurants seem to have gone up a lot in the last couple of years, as well.
Let’s hope the next year or two sees some imrovements in revenue that might mean it becomes more affordable, or our annual visit might have to become once every two years but I haven’t thought of a good way of breaking that news to my daughters, yet! (Or myself, for that matter!) :(