Lots of bad rumblings on the economy, most especially the travel & restaurant industry with even the upper middle class cutting back (Economic reports in WSJ, NY Times, Wash. Post ). This could be reflected in why on site hotels seem to have slow booking outside of HHN. Epic will probably do great the first few months, and perhaps carry Studios and IOA, but it might be touch and go for Studios and IOA for the remainder of the non HHN year. Not going to be a prime year to open a new park. Though I think Epic will be OK, though not what original projections were beyond the first few months. I mentioned this last fall, and now it seems the soft, or worse, economy is almost a certainty. Its going to be a crazy year for the economy. Not what people were expecting.