EPCOT Explorer
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:sohappy:VERY good, as compared to summer. Saw maybe 10 others with us, and they all looked bored,
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Parks EXTREMELY busy already
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:sohappy:VERY good, as compared to summer. Saw maybe 10 others with us, and they all looked bored,
EPCOTPluto
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Welcome. :king:
You mean no parking within a 1 mile range? :lookaroun
to MK. At least EPCOT has learned from the MK's sidewalk mistakes and made it spacious enough for large crowds. I am beginnng to wonder if those such light crowds around the first week or two of Dec. as stated by Touring Plans are how dated now...
Which means about two thirds of the audience would be conversing or texting in their cell phones. :brick:
rct247
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Arrived at Magic Kingdom at 10:30pm last night. Lots of people leaving all at once after the fireworks. After that though, crowds died down. Cosmic Ray's had hardly any line. Space was up to 40 mins at one point. Splash was at 10. Big Thunder at 20. Buzz at 20. TTA was a walk on. Only problem was the number of breakdowns. Thunder and Space broke down as well as the monorail.
Animal Kingdom yesterday on the other hand was not too bad either. Everest had a 25 min wait around 3pm. Nemo's last show wasn't packed. Safari was at 20 mins late in the day after being down for an hour. Dinosaur was a walk on around 5:30pm.
Animal Kingdom yesterday on the other hand was not too bad either. Everest had a 25 min wait around 3pm. Nemo's last show wasn't packed. Safari was at 20 mins late in the day after being down for an hour. Dinosaur was a walk on around 5:30pm.
DisneyParksFan1
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Gotta love those Brazilians. They are part of the reason WDW is so succesful, but they also are part of the reason WDW Management just lets attractions slowly degrade. Haha.
Anyway, I'm glad i'm not there at the moment. And to think I was about to go today. Do you guys think attendance will be high next weekend? I'm planning on heading over to the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom to ride Expedition Everest. May go to DHS.
Anyway, I'm glad i'm not there at the moment. And to think I was about to go today. Do you guys think attendance will be high next weekend? I'm planning on heading over to the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom to ride Expedition Everest. May go to DHS.
EPCOT Explorer
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WDW Vacationer
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VERY good, as compared to summer. Saw maybe 10 others with us, and they all looked bored,
Now,if we'd just get Disney to beef it up a bit,and promote it...imagine what Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress could be!
I still want it in the old WoL,and the legacy stones moved up there.
EPCOT Explorer
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As much as it fits EPCOT, there's something great about having it in thw Magic Kingdom. It feels closer to Walt, that way.
But yes, promotion and a refurb is REALLY needed.
BigThunderMatt
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Yeah. Seeing a loud, obnoxious group of singing, screaming teenagers who line jump and claim not to speak English except in food lines always makes my vacation. :fork:
Oddysey
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Drastic change from Friday which was just one night before. My wife and I were actually suprised at how slow it was. Glad we went Friday instead of Saturday!
SirGoofy
Member
Eh, I find Touring Plans to be wrong more than they are right, but that's just me.
Glad to hear it's crowded. Can't wait to be a sardine in the parks in a few weeks.
Foolish Mortal
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Wow, were you and I in the same place ? :lol: I was there 11/27-12/6 and thought the crowds were heavier than normal for that time of year. Sure, Thanksgiving weekend is to be expected but otherwise all the majors were about 45 minutes every time I went by. MK was evening EMH on 12/4 until 1am, it was so crowded I left. And I'm usually hardcore stick it out until they politely push everyone down Main St. When I got out to the buses, the que for POR was at least half way down the station, and a general disaster. POP and All Stars was it's usual mess. I've never seen guests so freely walking around the area's where the buses come in. This was all before the 11pm parade.
SirGoofy
Member
I take it you mean Easter Week by Spring Break?
If so, you ain't seen nothing yet. Christmas beats the pants off of Easter Week.:lol:
heartodisney
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Cool! Handwritten bill! THAT will be a great piece of paper to put back for safe keeping! Glad you guys had a very good time! :sohappy:
Buried20KLeague
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Yesterday was nuts. Lots of cheerleaders and pop warners getting thier las hurrah in, I think. Today's not nearly like that. We left mk yesterday because we knew it would fall back off.
At sea world right now and it's dead quiet, too.
Crossing my fingers it was just a weekend spike, like we think.
At sea world right now and it's dead quiet, too.
Crossing my fingers it was just a weekend spike, like we think.
crazydaveh
Active Member
We were at the Studios yesterday and man, it was so packed it honeslty wasn't fun.
We arrived around 3pm and it wasn't that bad when we arrived. Though the crowds started rolling in around 430 for the lights. We walked on Muppets (imagine that) but everything else was packed. At 4pm, TSM was 75 minutes (average for any Saturday afternoon though), ToT was 60, RnRC was 75. We did only wait five minutes for my one year old to see Mickey for the first time, that was fun.
Once the Osbourne Lights came on, the crowds shifted over to that side of the park and ToT became a walk-on and RnRC was still holding strong with a 70 minute wait with no single rider ling (CM said it was running about an hour long so they weren't running at THAT time).
Over at the lights, I felt like a sheep in a heard going nowhere. It was fun to see them, but it was insane.
Overall, not a bad afternoon, just didn't expect that many people there. I knew it would be busy, but not Holiday week busy!
It did take about 35 minutes to get out of the parking lot too.
We arrived around 3pm and it wasn't that bad when we arrived. Though the crowds started rolling in around 430 for the lights. We walked on Muppets (imagine that) but everything else was packed. At 4pm, TSM was 75 minutes (average for any Saturday afternoon though), ToT was 60, RnRC was 75. We did only wait five minutes for my one year old to see Mickey for the first time, that was fun.
Once the Osbourne Lights came on, the crowds shifted over to that side of the park and ToT became a walk-on and RnRC was still holding strong with a 70 minute wait with no single rider ling (CM said it was running about an hour long so they weren't running at THAT time).
Over at the lights, I felt like a sheep in a heard going nowhere. It was fun to see them, but it was insane.
Overall, not a bad afternoon, just didn't expect that many people there. I knew it would be busy, but not Holiday week busy!
It did take about 35 minutes to get out of the parking lot too.
Mouse's Magic
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When do buses start picking up people from the hotels? I am going to the world Dec.26th - Jan 31st. I know its gonna be insane crowds but if I can get there for park opening then I can get a FP for one E-ticket and then go wait on the relatively short line for another E-ticket. Basically bang out 2 E-tickets right in a row each morning. I just want to make sure I am there for park opening so......When do buses start running? The parks are opening at 8 all that week.
SirGoofy
Member
I'm gonna be there the same time!
I might be wrong, since I haven't stayed in a resort in a long time, but I think they start picking people up and hour before park opening, but I'm not 100% sure.
xtina72
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I have been going to Disney the week after Thanksgiving for about 20 years now, this year we went December 1st-7th....it was absolutely JAMMED!
Magic Kingdom hit capacity the day we went, it looked like a summer day....and Disney had many counter service restaurants CLOSED because they said they were "Seasonal" SEASONAL? look around you! The lines are out the door to get food! It was a nightmare. EPCOT wasnt too bad, but still much more crowded than we are use to, Animal Kingdom was crowded but not too bad.... but MK...oof, it was nuts. It literally took us over 2 hours to get back to our car!
In all the parks we had to do FAST PASSES where in the past we never even had to touch a fast pass...ever.
I can tell you, I am a victim of their crap....I was at ASM, they were HORRID, they should all (including their parents) be ashamed of themselves.
Magic Kingdom hit capacity the day we went, it looked like a summer day....and Disney had many counter service restaurants CLOSED because they said they were "Seasonal" SEASONAL? look around you! The lines are out the door to get food! It was a nightmare. EPCOT wasnt too bad, but still much more crowded than we are use to, Animal Kingdom was crowded but not too bad.... but MK...oof, it was nuts. It literally took us over 2 hours to get back to our car!
In all the parks we had to do FAST PASSES where in the past we never even had to touch a fast pass...ever.
I can tell you, I am a victim of their crap....I was at ASM, they were HORRID, they should all (including their parents) be ashamed of themselves.