Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea Visitors Down 5.2% In FY09

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TOKYO (NQN)--Oriental Land Co. (4661) said Thursday the number of visitors to its Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks declined 5.2% on the year to 25.81 million in fiscal 2009.
The fall was attributed to a deadly flu outbreak and the fact that visitor numbers were bumped up in fiscal 2008 because that year marked the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort.
However, the figure exceeded the target set at the outset of the year by 4 million people and is the second-largest total ever. Visitor numbers have been on a moderate uptrend.