Today, we're looking at two kinds of rides, roller coasters and robo taxis.

You're listening to Motley Full Money.

I'm Mary Long, joined on this Wednesday morning by Mr. David Meyer.

David, how's it going?

Good to see you.

It's going great.

It's great to see you, too.

So we will kick things off today with a trip to Disneyland. Shares of the company were up

almost 11% last I checked this morning, as they reported faster than expected growth, particularly

in its parks and streaming business. I want to focus on the theme parks piece of this to kick us off

because that is a substantial part of the business. It makes up more than 50% of Disney's operating

income. And, you know, if you just listen to financial media, you'd get the impression that

folks were tightening their hold on their wallets and really bracing for an economic downturn.

But you look at the parks business at Disney, and they saw an increase in visitors to their

California and Florida parks. Guest spending at those parks also increased. Interestingly,

you see different trends at the domestic resorts versus international ones like Shanghai and

Hong Kong. Those international resorts saw lower attendance.

But again, why are we seeing such a burst in interest and attendance and spending at these

domestic parks?

What do you think is bringing people out there?

And considering all the uncertainty in the macro environment, do you expect that trend to continue?

My goodness, that's like 16 questions there, but no, I'm only teasing.

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