When to go?? (from a castmember)

FLcastmember

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I have worked in the Magic Kingdom for over a year......here is my opionions on when is the best time to go....

DAY OF THE WEEK....

Sat is the busiest day of the week...almost 2 times as busy as during the week...this is because the park is open the late on this day AND during the off season, its the only day we do spectro...also, many locals that have AP's come on the weekends....and WDW gives great FLA resident discounts and parents take there kids on day trips on sat.....I NEVER GO TO MK ON A SAT...only exception....go to one of the other 3 parks then come to MK for spectro......always see the second one if there is 2, never from Main Street, the best spot to avoid the crowds is in front of the FL shooting gallery....

Sun are bad to....for many of the same reasons above PLUS its a EE day.....if you are staying on property....come for this then go somewhere else after the crowds pick up...if you are not on property....pick a differnt park

Mondays....Second busiest day after sat

Tuesday, Wed, Thursday....good days (note Thur is EE but not as croweded as Sundays...

Friday.....hit or miss....sceen it both ways....

TIME OF THE YEAR....

Attendence Scale.....1 empty walk on everything all day
2 slow 10 min mid afternoon for e-rides
3 average 15-25 min erides...slow at night
4 busy 30-45 min erides 10 min at night
5 crowded 45-60 min 20 at night
6 VERY CROWDED 60-75 min
7 XMAS, 4th of JULY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING
75-90 min
After the 4th of Jan to before President weeks.....(2 or 3)....but cold and early closings and no specrto during the week and no eride nights and REHABS!! (splash was closed last year in Jan)

SEE NEXT POST>>>> i am out of room....to be countinued......
 

FLcastmember

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Presendent's weeks....the one before and after pres day....its a school vacation for some....(#4).....8 and 9pm closings.....spectro and FW all week long.....its busy but its the slowest time that school is out....

After that to the week before easter....(#2 or #3)...getting warmer....college spring break is in there....closing around 7pm.....might have erides

Easter...week before and after....(#6)...(#7 on easter).....warm weater...9pm and 10pm closings....some days as late as 11 or 12...lots of FW and Multi Spectro's.....BUSY!!!! use FP and go early and come back late......

After Easter to mid june....(#3 and #4).....getting hot....erides...7pm closings....WATCH out for 3 day weekends.....grad nights.....spring breaks....sat getting really busy

MID JUNE TO MID AUG.....(#5 sometimes #6)....4th of july...(#6 to 7).....Erides 2 times a week.....10pm closings.....busy everyday of the week.....

End of aug.....good time to go......still hot.....(#2 or #3).....no erides closes at 8pm

Sept......BEST MONTH TO GO!!! (except labor day weekend)....(#2)...warm....6pm closings.....no erides for rest of year...

Oct.....same as sept but MNSSHP is added plus....getting cooler at night.....6pm closings....

Nov....(#1 and #2)....same as above

TURKEYDAY....(#5 and #6)...open to 10 and 11......crowed....like easter....added plus...Xmas decorations

Next 3 weeks....(#1)....Great time to go.....empty park PLUS MVMCP.....12 of them!!! better then erides.....

XMas weeks.....from the 20th to jan 4th.......(#5).....(#6 and #7 on and near the 25th and 1st.......open real late.....XMAS is the busiest day of the year!!! need i say more.........

enjoy!!!
 

FLcastmember

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i thought is gave it a 2 or 3....its been over a year so i am not 100% sure....when are you going??? ill keep you updated as we get closer to what the crowds are like...
 
This wins the "best, most useful info ever in a post" award! It does have a bit of WDW jargon, though. I bet several people who could most use this info are confused by terms like MVMCP, EE, even eride.

Anyone who works at the other parks know similar detailed info?

By the way, does the week around Martin Luther King day get crowded? (Hope not!)
 

Yellow Shoes

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Recent trip reports seem to indicate that the first week of Nov. was pretty crowded--some resorts were sold out this year. (or should that be "sold out"?)

That week was
-- election day (although for the life of me I can't imagine why or how that would impact WDW crowds. I thought Floridians took elections seriously :rolleyes: )

-- ABC Soap Star weekend

-- Fall school break for some districts (NJ perhaps?)

I have been there in the past on that week (it is 2 days off for school conferences), and it was walk-ons all the way. But I think the soap star thing has gotten really big.
 

FLcastmember

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To the persons going in jan and feb....during mid week will be you best bet for the MK...in regards to winter VS fall...keeo in mind that our attendence in the fall was still effected by 9/11 of 2001...all though not nearly as bad....Bottom line is if school is IN then WDW is not crowded...avoid sat and you should be fine....MLK...not sure but on 3 day weekends the AP holders from FLA come out avoid that SAT and MONDAY...go mid week if you can......as far as the other parks......avoid EE days fo the same reasons as MK....i walked on to TT yesterday....and i have been wallking onto ToT and RnR coster lately....other then i really dont know anything about the othr parks....during the on season the AK is busy firt thing in the AM till the Parade...then clears out till park close.....Epcot is slower in the AM and gets busier as the day goes on....FW after 7 or 8 is good (except TT)....ToT and RnR coaster gets crowded near the Fantasmic shows.....thats about all i got....
 

Jordan's Mom

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Crowds

My best friend and her family are there this week (since Sunday) and have called to tell me there is nobody there! They are walking onto just about everything. I think twice she had to wait 10 minutes (RnR and one other).

I hope, hope, HOPE it's like that for me the first week of December.

NINE DAYS TO GO!!
 

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