Disney theme parks could see decline in business with hurting consumer confidence

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Walt Disney Co.'s theme-park and resort unit has coasted through months of mounting U.S. economic woes, but an expected decline in consumer confidence could hurt even resilient vacation spots like Walt Disney World. Analysts and other industry observers expect the global economic situation to soften demand for rooms at the company's resorts and attendance at its parks in early 2009.