Disney's ongoing feud with Ron DeSantis is certainly a factor.
Ron DeSantis, it's pretty clear that the park's problems run deeper than a political beef.
While crowd sizes are down in the US parks, revenue is up at international Disney parks such as Disneyland Hong Kong.
Despite the DeSantis dust-up, the park's biggest issue has nothing to do with politics — Disney World is damn expensive.
Ron DeSantis Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt's also clear that a cut back on vacationing is not the issue.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, Disney execs, Li Zhihua, execs, DeSantis, —, Ron DeSantis Paul Hennessy, Courtney Garcia, Garcia, Samantha Delouya, Bob Iger
Organizations:
Disney, Service, Walt Disney, Florida Gov, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Studios, Shanghai Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, China News Service, — Disney, Getty, TSA, Payne Capital Management
Locations:
Wall, Silicon, Magic, Shanghai, Paris, Hong, Hong Kong, Florida