Orlando Hotel Occupancy Fell on Epic Universe Debut Weekend
Guests walk through the Dark Universe area at the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Florida, on April 5.
Photographer: Thomas Simonetti/BloombergHotel occupancy was lower than expected on the opening weekend of Comcast Corp.’s $7 billion Epic Universe theme park, according to analysis from market researcher CoStar Group Inc.
Hotel demand on the park’s first day, May 22, was “especially lackluster,” as reflected in a 57.2% occupancy rate for the overall Orlando, Florida, market, analyst Chantal Wu wrote in a report on Tuesday. That was a 7.4% decline from a year earlier.