Fun With Numbers: MK Maingate Blackout Edition

[WhatJaneSays]

MK blockout dates for November:
2nd, 6th-14th, 20th-30th

Epcot block out dates for November:
7th & 14th

DHS block out dates for November:
24th-27th

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

MK look awful busy this past week considering it's usually slow after Labor Day. It must be the free dining plans and parents taking kids out of school.

 

[Figment2005]

MK look awful busy this past week considering it's usually slow after Labor Day. It must be the free dining plans and parents taking kids out of school.

Today was the first truly busy day over the past week. It has been extremely light.

 

[cflwcast]

I know from experience that operating participants must be full time for 3 years then on their anniversary date you can get a main gate pass...only allowing cm+3 and only get 6 times in the park with guests.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Today was the first truly busy day over the past week. It has been extremely light.

Yeah, the observed data from TP has the parks pretty dead. MK is the busiest, which is generally a given.

 

[PhotoDave219]

MK blockout dates for November:
2nd, 6th-14th, 20th-30th

Epcot block out dates for November:
7th & 14th

DHS block out dates for November:
24th-27th

Appreciated.

 

[NearTheEars]

Today was the first truly busy day over the past week. It has been extremely light.

Yeah MK was busy, but manageable. Pretty crowded throughout Fantasyland, slower in Adventureland with POTC closed.

 

[wogwog]

Guess the attendance estimating gurus at WDW failed again during this "slow" time of the year. MK and AK park hours are extended an hour tonight 9/14.

 

[Yensid1974]

Guess the attendance estimating gurus at WDW failed again during this "slow" time of the year. MK and AK park hours are extended an hour tonight 9/14.

There are several other factors that could account for the park extensions other than just higher attendance.

 

[Horizons '83]

There are several other factors that could account for the park extensions other than just higher attendance.

Not trying to be a jerk, genuinely want to know what other factors would cause an extension of hours?

 

[PhotoDave219]

There are several other factors that could account for the park extensions other than just higher attendance.

While yes, there could be. I just cant think of any that happened within the past 10 years.

 

[hopemax]

"Use it or lose it" budgets? New fiscal year, is just around the corner, so maybe they had less hours extensions earlier in the year than budgeted for?

Just brainstorming...

 

[stini228]

Nice weather today...you didn't instantly start sweating the moment you opened the door. Maybe locals came out more than usual?

 

[TeriofTerror]

Going with purely anecdotal evidence from my personal observations (which I realize are statistically irrelevant), September 6-11 was much busier than I've generally observed for that time period. I believe it was higher than Touring Plans had predicted as well, but @lentesta could speak to that with far more authority than I could ever dream of doing.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Going with purely anecdotal evidence from my personal observations (which I realize are statistically irrelevant), September 6-11 was much busier than I've generally observed for that time period. I believe it was higher than Touring Plans had predicted as well, but @lentesta could speak to that with far more authority than I could ever dream of doing.

I use TP's observed data for crowd levels. Based on that, your observations are correct when compared to the previous two years

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I use TP's observed data for crowd levels. Based on that, your observations are correct when compared to the previous two years

Is the impact the free dining plans, schools starting at the first of August and parents pulling kids out of school for vacation? Or is the economy that good right now?

 

[PhotoDave219]

Is the impact the free dining plans, schools starting at the first of August and parents pulling kids out of school for vacation? Or is the economy that good right now?

The past week also seemed unusually high for September. Usually free dining has had to little to no impact over the past two years During this time year. (The American free dining period)

 

[lentesta]

Going with purely anecdotal evidence from my personal observations (which I realize are statistically irrelevant), September 6-11 was much busier than I've generally observed for that time period. I believe it was higher than Touring Plans had predicted as well, but @lentesta could speak to that with far more authority than I could ever dream of doing.

It was indeed much higher than we'd seen. The stats guys are looking at why, including the theory that a Monday Rosh Hashanah (which we'd not seen before) contributed. We should have something on this in our regular weekly wrap-up of crowd levels (on the blog on Tuesday).

 

[wogwog]

Another miss on the forecast.

MK hours extended an hour tonight, Sept 21, and a second night parade added. On the other hand people in the park yesterday said it was not busy. Maybe Disney still has not figured out the effect of the Halloween parties properly.

 

[BernardandBianca]

Was at DHS yesterday, and it did not seem very crowded. Walked up to Brown Derby and got in within 6 minutes. After we ate, we walked down to Midway Mania, and while the board said wait time for standby was 70 minutes, it took us 35 minutes (timed) to go from "under the sign" to on-board the vehicle. Interesting thing was that, when we got off, the FastPass+ line was back to the restrooms, with a CM standing there holding a sign saying FP+ line starts here.