It's time to feast for Central Florida's theme parks. Area schools let out next week. The rest of the country's schools will quickly follow.
Walt Disney 's (NYSE: DIS) sprawling resort is ready. Disney World will open its most expensive roller coaster in time for next weekend's Memorial Day holiday crowds. SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) has two new scream machines -- at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa -- that it introduced earlier this year.
A couple of I-4 exits away, Disney World's largest rival isn't doing much. Comcast 's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando opened a popular Jurassic World -themed coaster in the springtime of last year, but that was last summer's belle of the white-knuckled ball . Universal Orlando doesn't have anything shiny and new to offer guests this summer, and -- if anything -- it's been pulling back on its offerings. Tourists will come anyway, but it's not a good look. Let's go over the curious case of Comcast's approach to competing against Disney and SeaWorld during this important summer travel season.
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Is Disney World's Top Rival Taking the Summer Off?