I'm a reporter for a national business magazine. Anyone been to Disneyland or DisneyWorld lately? What were the lines like relatibe to what they usually are? Any shorter? longer?

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Thanks.

Lea-Why don't you go there yourself?? Or are you afraid to travel??

Lea, a good reporter would do some investigating and find a few previous threads on this forum addressing your question. And I'm not sure this is the most reliable place to do your research .... you are with Forbes? Hmm...

I admire Lea's honesty in identifying herself as a member of the media. We've all seen the posts that we're sure are just some reporter's research, but couched in the disguise of an traveler looking for personal advice
Lea, there have been several posts about this in the past month, buried under all the silly "FODORS WHY DON"T YOU DO WHAT I WANT" posts. Use the search feature on the forum page just using the word Disney. The posts come up with the newest first and work backwards so you don't have to look at anything too ol for your purposes

Lea, Didn't they teach you anything in J-School? Like how to do research?? This is the last place I would look! Have you tried Disney's Public Relations Offices??

Teach: Don't you know that Disney's Public Relations office isn't going to give her the real answer. Lea is looking for the truth from real travelers and this is an excellant place to get the real answer.

Lea: You may also wish to try posting on the Frommers travel forum.

Good Luck.

I'm sure Lea is doing her research, but don't we all come here to look for the personal touch in information? I sure as hell wouldn't use information from here by itself, but would you,for example rely only on a mapquest report that a certain drive takes 2 hours without learning from other posters that it's more like 4 with all the extra traffic, or that there's a a better, more scenic route? Calling Disney's corporate office isn't going to give anyone the whole picture of what's going on, only the corporate spin.
Give Lea the benefit of the doubt and check Forbes and forbes.com in a couple of weeks to see if any of our "Help" got used.

I hear the place is positively PACKED with tourists these days. You can't even get in the door, and they've run out of food. Discounts? You've got to be kidding!

Can I get a mention in the by-line?

Parades everyday. EVERY DAY. Just what exactly are they celebrating, hmmmmm?

Okay. Here's a real answer - believe it or not!
My husband just got back from a conference. Hotel occupancies were at 17-20%. The Swan is closed and they've moved all reservations over to the Dolphin. No dinner reservations are required in restaurants. If you go right at 7m, you may have a short wait. Ride lines are practically non-existant.
Many, many hotel and restaurant employees have been laid off, and remaining staff are doing double-duty roles.

Gee Lea-Why don't you go there yourself and find out?? Surely, Forbes can afford to send you.