We are leaving next Thursday so I'm just wondering how the wait times have been recently? Particularly MK?
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What have wait times been like recently??
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Tom
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I recommend visiting touringplans.com to see what their Crowd Calendar predicts for your dates. Also, install the My Disney Experience app on your phone, if you haven't already, and you can see "real time" wait times for everything on property.
Thanks! We usually go in January so I'm hoping we have similar waits. I have the Disney mobile app but I'm always hesitant to believe the wait times because I have so much trouble with everything else on there loading correctly, etc.
Fantasmic
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Disney Shib
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We are going in January. (22nd - 28th) I was wondering what the wait times would be like.
We've been every week in January except MLK weekend, which is generally very busy, and have been spoiled. The last few years we've waited no longer than 20 min for anything!
Forgot to mention to make sure you keep ahead of or opposite the South American tour groups (It's their summer). They will make a wait go from 5 min to 30 min in a matter of seconds! Don't be fooled when you see just a few waiting, either. They hold a place in line and then 100 come and butt in front of you! It's happened on too many occasions to count.
Tom
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They've been decent, but Touring Plans LINES app will often predict the wait time better than Disney can detect it.
Bairstow
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It may not be a matter of accurate detection.
Disney is rumored to sometimes fudge wait times one way or the other to try to encourage people to move to/from certain areas of the park in order to maximize crowd dispersal.
TouringPlans, on the other hand, can only sell their product if they have a reputation for accuracy.
Disney Shib
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Thanks for the tip! I was there in July when the Brazilian tour groups were there. Worst experience of my life.
Tom
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Which they most certainly do.
stichrules
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We just returned from the world, was there from 10/6 and returned yesterday 10/13. At the beginning of the week was very nice, but by Wed it became very crowded. We went to teh Halloween party on Thursday night and the crowd level was insane. Found out the next day th party was sold out. Went to Epcot Saturday evening for dinner and all I have to say is OMG! We have bee at about all times and this past week was the busiest we have ever seen it. This includes being at the MK for the 4th of July. Not sure if next week will be as bad and not sure why this week was so busy. Wait times were very high in the afternoon and evening. Jungle cruise was at 50 mins, went on Pirates was listed at 20 mins when we got off it was at 100 mins. Talk with someone on the plane ride home and he stated they went last year at the same time and the crowds were very light. he was also surprised with how crowded it was.