Just got back last night. Attendance was VERY down. One cast member told us the MK usually has 100,000 attendance on the first day we went there...it was a Saturday, and they were expecting 40,000. We were able to make last minute dining reservations, the SAME DAY, at Le Cellier, Hollywood and Vine for the Fantasmic package, and O-Hana.
The only fastpasses we had to use were for Toy Story Mania and one for Big Thunder later in the day. Since it was 95 degrees, we never stayed for the afternoon with the height of the crowds, but have been to WDW in the summer at this time before, and have never seen the crowds so light.
We also got a double upgrade at Wilderness Lodge to pool view, plus king bed, so their occupancy was obviously down as well.
This all made for a great vacation for us, but it proved to us first-hand that people are not going to WDW as usual.
The only fastpasses we had to use were for Toy Story Mania and one for Big Thunder later in the day. Since it was 95 degrees, we never stayed for the afternoon with the height of the crowds, but have been to WDW in the summer at this time before, and have never seen the crowds so light.
We also got a double upgrade at Wilderness Lodge to pool view, plus king bed, so their occupancy was obviously down as well.
This all made for a great vacation for us, but it proved to us first-hand that people are not going to WDW as usual.