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Just got back yesterday from a quick 2-day trip and couldn't believe the crowds. But the worst part was the weather! On Monday we went to Epcot and utilizing FP's we were able to ride what we wanted. We had planned on going to the studios in the evening for the Osbourne lights (a family tradition and the impetus for our trip) but it was too cold and windy for us Floridians to be out On Tuesday we went to Animal Kingdom and was able to ride E:E and Dinosaur with minimal wait times. So unusual for it to be this cold this early in the year, this is more like January weather!
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[QUOTE=Mousemates;2125661]Wow...sounds like the crowds are super heavy, which I hate for the folks who usually schedule their trips for this time of year to avoid the madness./QUOTE]
Sounds like people are trying to avoid the crowds by going during the historically slow times, but they inadvertently create a NEW busy time to avoid, again.
The end result will be no slow times at Disney (sigh).
Just Jill.......
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We just got back a few hours ago from a six day trip and I gotta tell you ... I am no longer believing this whole "attendance is down" line Disney is feeding us.
It was MOBBED!!! Saturday night at DHS for the Osborne Lights was insane. The crowds were so jammed in there that you could scarcely move. It took us almost 20 minutes just to get through the initial bottleneck to even get out onto the street and see the lights! And once you were there you just kinda got swept along with the crowd. There was no stopping to enjoy the show, that's for sure!
The boats between Epcot and DHS were just nuts. I've never seen lines so long ... at DHS the boat line was out the queue, up along the railing, and all the way up to the area where the main walkway to the park is! It took us almost FOUR HOURS to boat over from Epcot, do nothing but walk through the lights, and get back to Epcot for Illuminations.
The parks were just packed the whole time. We got to DHS on Sunday morning and at 9:08 AM (park opened at 9AM) the line for TSM was already an hour. There was (no joke) a 20 minute line just to get Fastpasses!!!
I've been in December four times previously and I've never seen anything like it. Not to mention that it was freezing cold most of the time.
Ian ºOº
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We will be there starting Tues....are the crowds better during the week? We are planning to spend time in the parks on Wed and Fri. Anyone been there on Christmas Eve? Spending 5 days, but only 2 in the parks. Looking forward to seeing all the decorations and plan on resort hopping one day and spending time at DD one day. We have never been there during this time of year and are very excited!!
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On Fantasmic nights, go see the Osborne Lights during the first Fantasmic show, that will give you a good hour or so to see the lights with smaller crowds. Once the 6:30 Fantasmic show lets out most of those folks head right to the lights and that's alot of folks. We went to the second Fantasmic show last Monday and only part of the middle section was filled. The cold kept the crowd down that night, too.
Dave aka: Altair
"Even though they're graceful when swimmin', it's hard to believe sailors thought they were women" - Manatee area, the Living Seas
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POP Warner has nothing to do with crowds we have been there the last 3 years and it is getting busier and busier We have been when they were there and when they have left makes no difference. just more people are going and really is not as much fun wait times are forever long and buses are packed.. Free dining is a biog factor now..Plus foreign groups are in huge numbers
Connie
Dec 8-15 2007 All Star Music Suites
Dec 5-14 2008 All Star Music Suites
Dec 7-16 2009 POP
Last trip for a long while JAN 20-28
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I went from Dec. 11-21.
The crowds were big. At Pop, it took us almost 1 hour to get our food and check out. And yes....our food was ice cold by the time we sat down at the table.
ABC Commissary ---- line was out the door (after it already zig zagged inside) all the way down the 'street'.
We went to the MK for dinner at the castle on the 20th. It took us 1 hour to get from the front gate to the castle dinner check-in line (which, we had to wait 30 minutes in line for, then get in another line and wait for 20 minutes after we signed in...then be escorted to see Cinderella and wait another 15 minutes).
After dinner: 2 1/2 hour wait for Space Mountain, 2 hour wait for Buzz.....we walked out.
We were sooooo happy that we were going home the next day. The crowds were unbelievable.
Went to a movie in DTD. THis should put things in perspective. .....we had to wait in line 45 minutes just to buy a ticket.
We decided we won't go in December next year.
I could go on and on and on...but I'm sure you get the picture. We mostly woke up early and got to the parks at opening and walked on all the rides. But by noon ---- forget it. We hit all 4 parks and riding 90% of the rides at each park in 4 days by getting up early.
WDW is my happy place
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....but we still had a good time.
:-)
WDW is my happy place
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Originally Posted by Ian
We just got back a few hours ago from a six day trip and I gotta tell you ... I am no longer believing this whole "attendance is down" line Disney is feeding us.
Why am I thinking that Disney is equating lower revenues (due to all the 'special offers' and generic merchandise) with lower attendance? Yes, I know they should have accurate 'through the turnstiles' numbers, but it seems everything comes back to $$$ -- Lower $$$ = Lower Attendance.
Sorry to hijack the thread for this.....Now back to your regularly scheduled program.......
-Bud
Walt Disney World:
9/03 - CBR
1/09 - BWV
9/05; 2/07; 12/07; 9/08; 9/09; 9/10; 9/11; 12/13; 12/17; 4/18; 10/18, 4/23 - PC
5/15 - POR
1/22 - ASMO
10/22 - ASMU
Disneyland: 12/15 - Paradise Pier Hotel
Next up: ???
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For folks that went to WDW this past Dec, should I be as scared as I am about going the week before x-mas? We normally go in June, but this and other threads have me rethinking whether or not I should plan on changing my trip back to a summer date. We are scheduled to be in Orlando from Dec. 18-24.
Originally Posted by Sunshine1010
I went from Dec. 11-21.
The crowds were big. At Pop, it took us almost 1 hour to get our food and check out. And yes....our food was ice cold by the time we sat down at the table.
ABC Commissary ---- line was out the door (after it already zig zagged inside) all the way down the 'street'.
We went to the MK for dinner at the castle on the 20th. It took us 1 hour to get from the front gate to the castle dinner check-in line (which, we had to wait 30 minutes in line for, then get in another line and wait for 20 minutes after we signed in...then be escorted to see Cinderella and wait another 15 minutes).
After dinner: 2 1/2 hour wait for Space Mountain, 2 hour wait for Buzz.....we walked out.
We were sooooo happy that we were going home the next day. The crowds were unbelievable.
Went to a movie in DTD. THis should put things in perspective. .....we had to wait in line 45 minutes just to buy a ticket.
We decided we won't go in December next year.
I could go on and on and on...but I'm sure you get the picture. We mostly woke up early and got to the parks at opening and walked on all the rides. But by noon ---- forget it. We hit all 4 parks and riding 90% of the rides at each park in 4 days by getting up early.
K. White
The magic is within all of us!
WDW Off Site 1978, 1981, 1986, 2005, 2006
Disneyland- 1980, 1984, 1987
WL- 6/2008
Coronado Springs- 6/2009
PO- Riverside- 6/2010
AS Music- Solo, 40th Birthday March 2014
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IN my mind i am always at WDW
Have A Magical Day-1970-1989-offsite, 2002-DLR, 2003-DLR, 2005-Sports, 2007-All Music, 2008-POP, December 12-21 2009-Pop, January 16-18, 2010-Disneyland. Disney Sports-Feb 1-6, 2012, Disneyland-December 7 and 8, 2012, DIsney Pop-Feb 1-5, 2013 (my son's first trip.)
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It is not quite as busy the week after Thanksgiving. Definitely more people after Dec. 20th. If you have never done WDW during Dec. Then you must try it once. I am so spoiled visiting WDW at Christmas that I have a hard time visiting any other time. Enjoy your trip whenever you decide to go.
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