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Magic Kingdom closed to ALL guests due to reaching absolute capacity (phase 4)
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Pongo
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Easter is on Sunday, and yes, schools are on Spring Break :wave:
EPCOT Explorer
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1st involves Holmes, Figment, Mickey Mouse and the Astro Orbiter.:lookaroun:lol:
WDWFigment
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August 10-15th is definitely the time when the summer crowds start to drop off. We usually go around then, because some schools are back in session (summer break is a huge reason why the parks are busy in the summer, so I doubt late June would be less busy than early August) but the parks are still open late (3 a.m. w/ EMH at MK on some nights) so it's the best combination of less crowds/later hours that we've found.
The wait times are still bad for some attractions, but it's a lot better than at the height of the summer.
SirGoofy
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And Chairman Clench!
Buried20KLeague
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I'm not going to read through the 9 pages of this thread, so if this has already been stated, please forgive and ignore me, but...
If people think that the 4/3 promotion is doing ANYTHING but making Disney a hefty profit, they are INSANE.
I don't care if they're filling rooms for heavily discounted rates. If you don't believe they're making that up with food/bev/souvenier/etc sales, you're nuts.
Now would be a good time to buy a little disney stock, I'm betting. Their quarterly report will show improvement. Especially with the major management and front line layoffs they had.
If people think that the 4/3 promotion is doing ANYTHING but making Disney a hefty profit, they are INSANE.
I don't care if they're filling rooms for heavily discounted rates. If you don't believe they're making that up with food/bev/souvenier/etc sales, you're nuts.
Now would be a good time to buy a little disney stock, I'm betting. Their quarterly report will show improvement. Especially with the major management and front line layoffs they had.
EPCOT Explorer
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Only a few.:shrug: Most schools start back on the 20's of Aug. Most let out the last week in June, hence why it's not AS busy. At least it was for me...:lol:
I've been going that time of year since 2005 and it's consistently been like this.
Right, forgot him. Sorry.:lol:
SirGoofy
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I've been told merch sales have not been helped as much as they thought...but my source there is kinda sketchy, so I don't know if it's 100% right.
WDW1974
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I get it from years of history and WDW's own policies ... from cutting hours in mid-August to putting its resorts into 'value' season from 'regular' season to the fact many schools (including almost all in FLA head back to school in Aug).
I can't speak to your experiences, but when cast and capacity get cut, waits are artificially inflated. Very much like how with FP a 20 minute wait for all can easily become a 50-60 minute wait for some.
June is always busier than August. That's why hours are longer. That's why the resort rates are more. That's why Disney even now puts surcharges on its buffets.
~I Wanna Go to DL!~
WDW1974
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hey, you gotta read to avoid smarmy comments ripping you for lack of commitment ...
Well ... there's profit and then there's business reality ... and spin. If most people are staying for 40% off, Disney isn't going to be presenting that as anything but lost revenue.
But I agree with your basic point. With Disney's absurd price points to begin with they're not hurting nearly as bad as one might think if they're filling the resorts to healthy levels ... and, right now, they are.
Now, now. There may be plenty of 'nuts' in these parts, but it's still not nice. The proper phrasing would be 'Disney reality challenged.'
But you are wrong on merchandise ... they are down by a large amount. People are traveling, but they aren't bringing back as much Disney crap. Disney doesn't do 'sales' and 'discounts' and that's all they have been doing.
I'm waiting for it to drop a bit before I load up again.
And I don't know what FQ3'09 will look like ... but the second quarter (which ended April 1st) will NOT be pretty at all.
~WDW: Half Off Our Magical Tees!~
DisneyEverest
Member
wow thanks for the info... I could never be there at this time. I know that its Easter week and thats why its crowded but I'm going the last week of April will I be okay crowd wise?
jt04
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Odd play considering you have no confidence in management including Iger. Glad I'm finally getting through.
The future is bright for smileys
Even if I was at MK right now, I would still be in line texting to you guys on my iphone!:wave:
With it being that crowded I would think a few hours wait. Probably if you got in line for Space Mountain around 3pm today you would probably get to ride it sometime between 8pm & 9pm. I'm not sure of the exact wait times, but I know on New Years Eve at Epcot this past year there were Stand-By wait times around 3pm of 280 minutes for Soaring and close to that for Mission Space & Test Track. I would never stand in line for almost 5 hours for any ride.
celestia
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August isn't that busy. The later it gets in August, the less busy it gets.
Summer is not nearly as busy as spring break time. July 5th tends to start value season at WDW deluxe resorts. Free dining is an incentive to get guests to visit during very slow times.
Denise
Pete C
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Wow, that has me worried. I am going to be there on Friday for my wife's birthday. We are planning to get there really late like 8 PM and stay until the insanely late 3 AM EMH closing. Would families really stay at the park that late? I cannot imagine swarms like this during late-night EMH.
animay
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Wow. I have a friend in the park right now who's been texting me throughout the day. He said he's never seen so many people in the park. I guess he wasn't kidding around. One person in his party is in a wheelchair, which turned out to be fortunate for them as he says he's been avoiding most of the lines today.
Captain Hank
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Soarin' was 150 mins about the time MK was just hitting Phase 4. Its extended queue was in use.
FigmentPrincess
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I was over at Epcot today to work on a project, I was in a parking lot I've never even seen before, Explore.
Some wait times:
Test Track: 180
Soarin: 140
Spaceship Earth: (45 minutes was on the sign (....minutes from this point one), so I'm guessing probably around 55 minutes)
Maelstrom: 70
Mission Space: 120
Nemo: 40
Imagination: 20
Ellen was down, but came back up and was 10 minutes. Imagination was winding outside the building, so no way that was 20. The Mexico ride had queue in the main entrance. Fish and chips line about 70 people deep. It was insane. I left within an hour, obviously I just needed video, but it was insane!
Some wait times:
Test Track: 180
Soarin: 140
Spaceship Earth: (45 minutes was on the sign (....minutes from this point one), so I'm guessing probably around 55 minutes)
Maelstrom: 70
Mission Space: 120
Nemo: 40
Imagination: 20
Ellen was down, but came back up and was 10 minutes. Imagination was winding outside the building, so no way that was 20. The Mexico ride had queue in the main entrance. Fish and chips line about 70 people deep. It was insane. I left within an hour, obviously I just needed video, but it was insane!