I have been sitting in the background of this thread for a little while now, so I feel It's time to rear my ugly head (I haven't been here that long aswell)... and say calm down!
We all know that we have different views and different opinions and heck, we most proberly like different music (how many people here adore Rachmaninovs Second?), TV, etcetera. But we all share our interest in Walt Disney World and it's workings, and as we know some of you have worked there, but please stop arguing. You all, in my opinion, have very valid points and I feel that it is a combination of these points that need to be taken into account.
Magic Kingdom is proberly crowded because of the combination of the great offers on and the easter breaks, but that point is already established. But there may be several factors combined that make the parks reach a phase 4 and have low wait times (respectively). Disney could possibly have lowered it's limits, possibly due to a new regulation in Florida? but also the efficiency of the ride systems and the wait times posted may have gone up, causing another fall in wait times. Also It's spring break, kids go to disney for an experience, sure they like rides, but they have no structure, causing them to mill around in shops and spend long times deciding where to go next or taking pictures. But also, how many kids want to wait? maybe they avoid the rides with long posted wait times and find something else and come back when there's less of a wait. So surely this all adds up to a Phase four with low wait times, I'm pretty sure it's complex and not limited to a few factors alone.
But congratulations on creating a deeply interesting thread, the likes of which is hard to find, and all the off topic stuff makes it all the better.
and back into my hole I go... :lookaroun