How Apple Stores Beat Disney Parks

Which makes more money: Apple Stores or Disney Parks and Resorts? The answer may surprise you.

Our friends and publishing partners at The Atlantic noted an interesting fact Wednesday: Apple's retail stores now get almost as many visitors as Disney's theme parks and resorts.

In fact, in Q1 2013, Apple said that a record 121 million people visited its stores. That's close to the estimated 125 million visitors that Disney's parks and resorts get each quarter.

Those numbers were so close, in fact, that we were curious as to how the revenues and profits of Apple retail and Disney parks compare. Apple Stores have long been known for making the most money in retail per square foot, but eve…
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