Okay, I got back from Disney today. Here is how it went.
Crowds: By No Means is Disney World Empty! At least in my definition. Empty for me is waiting no more than 10 minutes in lines for rides that are not E-Ticket rides. Like Great Movie Ride, or Pirates. The Great Movie Ride had a 50 minute wait! I went this weekend hoping for short lines, boy was I wrong.
On saturday and Sunday, I said to myself, maybe it will ease up on Monday or Tuesday. NOPE! Today the All Star Sports was nearly booked, and the parks were very busy! Backstage Tour (TRAM) had a 35 minute wait.
I went to the Wide World of Sports Complex on Sunday, which was closed. I went to eat at the ALL STAR CAFE. We were the only ones there. On the way, I spoke to a bus driver for quite a while. According to him, parks were empty. I asked him "empty compared to what??" He said a summer day, where the park is filled to capacity. Where dumbo has a 3.5 hour wait.
Then I understood what they meant by empty. But I had something completely different in mind. Anyway, the bus driver also told me about the new POP CENTURY RESORT. He said a lot of cast members had the same questions on their minds, like how they were going to get house keeping for the 5000+ rooms that will be at that resort. He told me that Disney has an extremely hard time keeping housekeepers. Said they claimed to be overworked, and many of them quit very quickly. The busdriver also was showing me how the drivers keep count of the amount of people that they pick up at every stop. I asked him why they were required to do this, and he told me that it was in order to keep track of the demand for busses. He told me exactly this "If we notice that few people are using a specific route, then they stop that route, as Disney pays for these busses". I wasnt sure what he meant by that. Arent the busses Disney's?
Anyway, I rode several times in one of the new busses. They are MUCH lower to the ground. Also more roomy, but have less seats. But they do hold more people, as there is a lot more room for people to stand.
As far as constuction Does anyone know what the "Bonet Creek Resort" contruction is? I saw a sign that said " Bonet Creek Resort Construction, THIS WAY And it had an arrow.
OH, one more thing, I finally did something I Have been meaning to do for a long time. I FINALLY RODE a helicopter over Disney. a truly awesome experience!
Well, I hope to read some replies soon.
