LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — There were lines to get on the monorail at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and half-hour waits to ride the Space Mountain coaster.
After seeing attendance plunge following the attacks in New York and Washington, the turnout Saturday at the nation's most popular theme offered a glimmer of hope for Florida's tourism industry.
Tourist spending has dropped by about $20 million a day, or more than a third, since the attacks, economic consultant Stan Geberer estimates.
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Workers and guests estimated that the Magic Kingdom was about three-fourths full Saturday, a vast improvement over the quarter-full attendance the park experienced earlier last week.