US amusement parks focusing on family, new investments to win back cash-strapped consumers

Prices are increasingly top of mind for families planning theme-park vacations – and it’s showing in the numbers.Revenues at U.S. amusement parks have slipped nearly 2% year over year after several years of steady post-pandemic growth, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.A major signal came from Disney: in its latest earnings report, the company revealed a drop in attendance at its domestic parks for the fiscal year ending in September.UNIVERSAL EPIC UNIVERSE OPENS IN FLORIDA: TAKE AN INSIDE LOOKWith consumers more cost-conscious and selective, operators are racing to create fre