Phase closing and wait times - holidays 2012

[RSoxNo1]

5 hour wait for 1 attraction???.....thank you ...I'll stay at home.

It's because they don't have enough design kiosks - the ride itself has a 5 minute wait.

 

[Holly buckley]

is epcot still open ?

 

[wdwmagic]

8:25pm EST Magic Kingdom has reopened to all guests after closing earlier due to capacity

 

[wdwmagic]

is epcot still open ?

Yep!

 

[TalkingHead]

Has Epcot ever had a phase-closing? I thought I remembered hearing several years ago that it never had, because the capacity for the place is enormous.

 

[MarkTwain]

Here right now and Soarin is still floating around the 4 hour mark... So people getting in line right now will literally be getting off next year

 

[jedonat]

Has Epcot ever had a phase-closing? I thought I remembered hearing several years ago that it never had, because the capacity for the place is enormous.

Yes. I've had at least 2 times when I had my resort ID checked at the bottom of the bridge leading to the International Gateway. I'm going to assume that we were at phase 3 then. this was in the mid 2000's... 2002-2003 maybe?

 

[cheezbat]

Every central Florida theme park is MAD CRAZY BUSY today. My buddy is working at MK right now and said its been insane all day.

Another friend of mine was at IOA today and said wait times were all around 2 hours or so...

I headed to Busch Gardens but left after seeing that not only was the entire parking lot full, but the overflow parking grass field by Adventure Island waterpark AS WELL as a good chunk of Adventure Island's parking lot was FULL.

This is for sure the worst time to go to the parks.

 

[marni1971]

Ricky is reporting MK has an attendance record today-any idea if that's true?

Really? Was it still 93,000?

 

[asianway]

Really? Was it still 93,000?

I think that was the number-wasn't sure what they hit back in the early 90s

 

[MissM]

Sitting on the pavement behind main street waiting for the midnight fireworks. Trued to get on main street but they send us in A circle and we wound up back here we started. OH well. Lol dj back Here too so not too bad. Happy new year!!

 

[MissM]

Johhny B. Good playing!!

 

[Figment82]

Poor Epcot was 6 minutes late with IllumiNations - midnight hit during the finale of RoE, then they still had the countdown show. Still a fantastic spectacle, and the park didn't feel terribly overcrowded. I thought last year was worse, although we stay away from the mobs of people so others may disagree. Happy new year everyone!

 

[MissM]

Enjoying free cookie and hot chocolate now. Dj still going strong. Mass exodus of people means the park is almlst empty now!

 

[invader]

Left EPCOT about 30 minutes ago. We braved it even after hearing the horror stories. It was actually very nice. Oh and that was BEST FIREWORKS SHOW EVER.

 

[Hobnail Boot]

Snapped a couple of shots today. It wasn't too crazy really.

 

[BringMeTheHoriz]

First time at Disney for NYE, and I've got to say I was impressed. Arrived at the park at 6:00, went to Cosmic Rays for dinner and camped in front of the Castle until midnight. A couple observations:

1) For whatever reason a large family started yelling at me for "taking their spot" and "getting in the way of their pictures." Sorry, but if there's open pavement and its NYE and unless you own Disney, you've got no right to anything.

2) 360* fireworks are unreal

3) Waiting 5 hours for midnight was kindof dull, aside from the regular holiday fireworks and the 3 showings of the Holiday Parade performance.

4) The DJ pumping tunes throughout the Magic Kingdom after 12 was absolutely awesome. After riding Splash and POTC with no waits, my date and I danced in front of the castle for an hour or so. Disney should have this sort of thing more often.

5) Here's a grainy video of some of the 360* fireworks. I was spinning really fast so I could catch the gist of what its like:

6) Leaving the MK parking lot wasn't bad at all. Was in my car by 2:00, and I was on I-4 headed towards Tampa by 2:19.

 

[PhilharMagician]

is epcot still open ?

Can you imagine what Epcot would be like if it hit a Phase 4

 

[ThankstoMOM]

Can you imagine what Epcot would be like if it hit a Phase 4

That might by a lil nuts! Epcots frickin huge Phase 4 would be bonkers!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PhotoDave219]

The Epcot Parking lot was full. Like Wonders was full. Like parked by Woodpecker Lane full.

Sat in the lot trying to leave from 1:40-2:40. Epcot Center drive was a disaster. Things cleared up once we got passed the I-4 exit.

I'm never doing that again.