Please, Disney Gods let this crowd calendar be right. lol

[eliza61nyc]

Just got an update for my upcoming trip to the world. Every day saw a decrease except for Labor day which is when we leave anyway so no problem. quite a number of 3 days and even a "1".
I'm hoping that since it's under a month, these numbers won't pop back up.

pleeeze, pleeze, pretty please....

 

[Patcheslee]

Hmm...I may have to reconsider a trip sooner than expected. All Naboo is going to break loose after SW opens. I have to see that, but I could enjoy some lower crowds beforehand rather than everything being more crowded afterwards.



That's what I'm thinking.

We chose to go a year earlier than planned because we figure resort prices will go up considerably due to the demand for SW land. DH said not again until a few YEARS after SW opens, I didn't wanna wait lol

 

[Clamman73]

Maybe people are waiting until paper straws are available at all Parks.

 

[crxbrett]

What good are extended hours if you are in a sardine can?

You take lower crowds over longer hours...always.

Oh I know that, but last year the crowds were actually pretty nice when I went in early Sep. Disney had extended hours since it was so busy in August and they probably expected it to continue into early Sep. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening this September if the last 3 or so months is any indication. I hope I am proven wrong by Disney though!

 

[DisneyGigi]

Oh I know that, but last year the crowds were actually pretty nice when I went in early Sep. Disney had extended hours since it was so busy in August and they probably expected it to continue into early Sep. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening this September if the last 3 or so months is any indication. I hope I am proven wrong by Disney though!

We have been going Labor Day week since 2007. It used to be dead, walk on everything just about. Last year it was more crowded but still light compared to other times of the year. I am hoping to see a return to years past and hoping that calendar is correct! You get so much more done that you do not need the extra hours.

 

[crxbrett]

We have been going Labor Day week since 2007. It used to be dead, walk on everything just about. Last year it was more crowded but still light compared to other times of the year. I am hoping to see a return to years past and hoping that calendar is correct! You get so much more done that you do not need the extra hours.

Yeah, I went last year from Aug 26 - Sep 3 and the entire trip was fairly light in crowds except for the very last day - which was Labor Day Sunday. It was packed at the MK! But the rest of my trip was awesome. I am going after Labor Day this year, so couple those crowd level predictions with the fact that crowds have been a lot less recently - it's a very optimistic situation!

 

[DisneyGigi]

Yeah, I went last year from Aug 26 - Sep 3 and the entire trip was fairly light in crowds except for the very last day - which was Labor Day Sunday. It was packed at the MK! But the rest of my trip was awesome. I am going after Labor Day this year, so couple those crowd level predictions with the fact that crowds have been a lot less recently - it's a very optimistic situation!

It is always better after Labor Day. We get there Labor Day this year instead of the Friday before. I won’t go to MK on Labor Day because it is packed. Fingers crossed we get low crowds and no Hurricanes this time! Irma was barreling in the day we left. Traffic was insane.

 

[crxbrett]

It is always better after Labor Day. We get there Labor Day this year instead of the Friday before. I won’t go to MK on Labor Day because it is packed. Fingers crossed we get low crowds and no Hurricanes this time! Irma was barreling in the day we left. Traffic was insane.

Yes!!! I am sooo excited about going this year since it is AFTER Labor Day! I'm feeling really good about the crowd levels! Especially after each day I check TP's levels and see that they are over-predicting what is actually seen. Let's hope we both have excellent trips with light crowds.

I actually had originally booked my DW vacation I went on last year for the 3rd-10th and moved it up a week last minute so I could go on Splash Mtn before it closed. Dodged that bullet named Irma! I still don't know if I would have opted to leave early or just wait it out and leave DW a day or 2 later than originally planned.

Glad you got out of town before Irma hit, too.

 

[flynnibus]

@lentesta do you guys re-evaluate what a crowd level is dynamically through the year?

Meaning... if a day in sept is a 3 because your estimate was a '20min wait'... which scored a 3 before... but what if it was super crowded earlier in the year.. so now a 20min wait would be a '2'... does the day get re-scored as a 2 on the calendar? or when do you compute the levels?

 

[eliza61nyc]

Curious, which crowd calendar do you use?

Touring plans. I enjoy it, have used it for a number of years

 

[eliza61nyc]

Some are putting off their trips until Star Wars opens

Lol, Im the opposite, I'm avoiding the opening of star wars land like the plague

 

[bsiev1977]

Lol, Im the opposite, I'm avoiding the opening of star wars land like the plague

Yeah, look at how bad it was getting into Toy Story land when it opened. Star Wars will be much worse

 

[lentesta]

@lentesta do you guys re-evaluate what a crowd level is dynamically through the year?

Meaning... if a day in sept is a 3 because your estimate was a '20min wait'... which scored a 3 before... but what if it was super crowded earlier in the year.. so now a 20min wait would be a '2'... does the day get re-scored as a 2 on the calendar? or when do you compute the levels?

Yes. The scale is updated monthly now. It doesn’t vary much. The blog post should explain it.

 

[graphite1326]

I'm going at the end of Sept and most of our days have gone down also.

We are going the end of September also. A lot of 2s and 3s there. I hope that is the case.

 

[HwdStudio]

Just got an update for my upcoming trip to the world. Every day saw a decrease except for Labor day which is when we leave anyway so no problem. quite a number of 3 days and even a "1".
I'm hoping that since it's under a month, these numbers won't pop back up.

pleeeze, pleeze, pretty please....

I’ll be there at the same time.

 

[Tinkerkelle]

The predictions for our mid Oct trip went up from an average of around 6-7 each day to 8-9 and even some 10s. But then, a few weeks ago, they came down twice and now average about 4-5 and MK is a 1 on some on the Halloween party nights. We assumed it was a combination of a slower Summer and people waiting for Star Wars.

 

[ScarletBegonias]

All the days on our upcoming September trip have dropped to 2's and 1's. I hope they are right too!!

 

[crxbrett]

Just noticed Disney extended park hours for the MK for the 1st 3 Saturdays in September. They close the MK at 11p now on the 8th and 22nd, at 10p on the 15th and to 12am on the 29th of Sep. Those were the only extensions I noticed though. Also just noticed the Studios got extended to 9p on Saturday the 29th as well.