Grad Night(s)

[Cole'sPooh]

I apologize if this has been asked before... but what are crowd levels like at the end of Grand Nights? I finally convicined DH to book a trip and we arrive on 4/27 through 5/3. 4/27 looks like the last day of the grad nights weekends. I was just curious if anyone has been around the same time frame and how crowded it is?

 

[H20Babie]

I went during the end of April a couple of years ago. Other than the MK closing early, it was doable. The crowds weren't low, but neither was it really busy either. Actually, I wouldn't have even known there were grad nights except that we saw a bunch all dressed up entering the Dolphin one night. I wouldn't be too worried, unless you are planning to stay value, which is usually where the youth groups stay. Then, the value resorts can get pretty busy.

 

[happymom52003]

We have been the last week of April for the last two years. The crowds were not bad, but the MK closing early put a damper on our plans because that is our favorite park to be in at night (our trips are kind of short, so the MK closing early 2 nights while we were there was a big deal). We have decided that in the future we will not be going to WDW during Grad Nights. If your trip is longer, then losing 2 nights at the MK might not be a big deal.

 

[Cole'sPooh]

Thanks! We are staying value (saving up for the big anniversary trip the following year) and was hoping as it is the tail end, that it might not be too bad....

 

[DisneyChik17]

We were there last year over a set of Grad Nites and it wasn't bad at all. We stayed at the POP! and didn't have any serious noise problem. (It was a little loud about 30 minutes after the last park closed, but that's it). For me it was enjoyable because it was my Senior Trip as well, just not with the school, but that's I will say about that. :fork: Anyway, you should have fun and it won't be too crowded, but like others have said, it won't be empty.

 

[phenom1307]

crowd levels arent bad...the parks just close earlier to setup for grad night....then they bus the seniors in with like 20+ buses.....you wont even know anything specials going on til you leave the park....they have heighten security for grad nights....dogs, orange county police....they dont trust high schoolers at all lol

 

[Cole'sPooh]

crowd levels arent bad...the parks just close earlier to setup for grad night....then they bus the seniors in with like 20+ buses.....you wont even know anything specials going on til you leave the park....they have heighten security for grad nights....dogs, orange county police....they dont trust high schoolers at all lol

Dogs.. really? How interesting!

 

[phenom1307]

Dogs.. really? How interesting!

at least they did at DAK for the grad night kids before they went over to MK...they parked the cars with the dogs in them right by the tram unload/load zone....they alsoed used metal detectors....and had huge trash cans that they used to put all the things in that werent allowed, and they were pretty filled up too....it was all pretty funny

 

[DisneyChik17]

at least they did at DAK for the grad night kids before they went over to MK...they parked the cars with the dogs in them right by the tram unload/load zone....they alsoed used metal detectors....and had huge trash cans that they used to put all the things in that werent allowed, and they were pretty filled up too....it was all pretty funny

Wow. We saw nothing like that in April. I thought the kids there for Grad Nite were really well behaved and rather polite. We did have one group of boys in line for BTMRR who could not watch their language, but my mom got onto them and they stopped.

(And yes, I am the same age as those kids, but I have been called very mature by adults, especially compared to my peers. So, my judgment on them is a little harsh usually.)

 

[phenom1307]

Wow. We saw nothing like that in April. I thought the kids there for Grad Nite were really well behaved and rather polite. We did have one group of boys in line for BTMRR who could not watch their language, but my mom got onto them and they stopped.

(And yes, I am the same age as those kids, but I have been called very mature by adults, especially compared to my peers. So, my judgment on them is a little harsh usually.)

thats what it was like at DAK...i dont know about MK though

theres been years in the past were characters have been thrown into the mote(sp?) around the castle...even one of my coordinators said they threw minnie in one year

and last year, somebody i worked with said that one of the pargos (aka golf cart) was tipped over in the tram lane at DAK

 

[phenom1307]

i've also heard that alot of the kids like "to get it on" in the HM because there are no cameras only motion sensors for if somebody gets out of the doom buggy

 

[BillyBuff]

Wow, I'm new to the forums and I was searching around on info about Grad Nite because it was like about 20 years ago for me and wanted to find out if it still existed....

I guess it still does!

Dogs?! We were so much tamer back then...LOL

 

[daklimation]

i've also heard that alot of the kids like "to get it on" in the HM because there are no cameras only motion sensors for if somebody gets out of the doom buggy

They also like to on the TTA, apparently they don't realize that it has cameras.