floridabill
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I highly doubt its that serious, but its a wait and see thing I suppose. Ill be at wdw tomorrow, and even though I know it will be crowded maybe just maybe it won't be that bad. Ya right.
lol I know it was all sarcasm
I highly doubt its that serious, but its a wait and see thing I suppose. Ill be at wdw tomorrow, and even though I know it will be crowded maybe just maybe it won't be that bad. Ya right.
I've seen several reports on Twitter of low wait times (10 minutes for Tower of Terror around 1 p.m. today, 20 minutes for Space the other day in the afternoon, etc.). Nothing against the generalities like "we go every year at this time and it's just as busy," but when I see objective numbers like those wait times at those times of day, it really makes me think that the parks aren't quite as crowded as they typically are. Which would be rather surprising to me.
Did MK close July 4 weekend this year? The Sunday should have been a given, even with the rain, and I figured Saturday might hit capacity as well.
I am a 1st/2nd grade teacher in Michigan (Detroit area). The recession has hit us really hard up here. Our unemployment is still around 15%, and those that still have jobs have had to face pay/benefit cuts. And, in June thousands of teachers were pink slipped due to budget cuts. I know of MANY who had plans to go to WDW this summer, but had to cancel. I really believe that if the numbers are down this summer it has more to do with the economy than with Harry Potter. Also, I know that while many of my students were wizards for Halloween, and they all know and love HP, if you ask them where they want to go, it's hands down WDW!!! I can see that older kids would be more attracted to the thrill rides of IoA, but Disney still has the family appeal. Remember, Disney has Hannah Montana, High School Musical, and Pirates (I think I've had more Capt. Jacks than Harry Potters at Halloween!). I'm a big HP fan - I've read all the books, and can't wait for the Deathly Hallows movies to come out. But, I'm just sayin' . . . they still love the mouse!
I've seen several reports on Twitter of low wait times (10 minutes for Tower of Terror around 1 p.m. today, 20 minutes for Space the other day in the afternoon, etc.). Nothing against the generalities like "we go every year at this time and it's just as busy," but when I see objective numbers like those wait times at those times of day, it really makes me think that the parks aren't quite as crowded as they typically are. Which would be rather surprising to me.
Interesting read on this thread. Has always fascinated me people indicating they were going to WDW to stay a week or two ($$$ Huh) Maybe the economy if finally catching up with Disney. The fact that the Disney discount packages etc. continue with no, visible weaning off process says a lot to me! Will see what happens Duckberg
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Anyone else remember the member of WDWmagic who went for the whole summer a few years back? He took his whole family, they stayed at a value resort for like 3 months on seperate reservation numbers all strung together. I thought the guy was pulling our legs, I know others thought he was legit. Wonder what happened to him, did he ever write a trip report?Interesting read on this thread. Has always fascinated me people indicating they were going to WDW to stay a week or two ($$$ Huh) Maybe the economy if finally catching up with Disney. The fact that the Disney discount packages etc. continue with no, visible weaning off process says a lot to me! Will see what happens Duckberg
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