It would be nice to see the gate numbers. The economy has been doing better and maybe a lot more people stopped delaying their trips. It seems more crowded with every visit.
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When we were there in August, wait times seemed pretty usual. Except (as others have said) for HM and IASW ... HM I can kinda get, it is a cool ride, but there is no way I'd wait too long for IASW, FP+ or not.
We were braced for the worst, but it was comparable to the other August trips we've taken.
Heather aka ibelieveindisneymagic
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magicofdisney;2444686 wrote: The biggest change I've seen is the ridiculous lines created at Spaceship Earth. That was nearly ALWAYS a walk-on and now you have lines weaving 2-3 rows deep on either side! It's craziness.
When I first saw that, I thought DIsney End Times had begun.. Now you must wait for every ride, which is too bad. Hopefully having a wait time, will keep the ride around longer (rides I love like Living w/ the Land, etc).
Now if there is a line for Figment, I will assume rapture is on its way.
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Our last trip was before FP+ was implemented, and lines for all attractions were significantly longer than we had experienced in the past during the same time of year.
IMHO it's a coincidence that FP+ was implemented at the same time that more people are vacationing in the parks. More people make for longer wait times across the board.
It does seem to be harder than it used to be to predict crowd levels based on the time of year. I've seen reports from this past Christmas season, traditionally one of the most crowded times of year, that people were pleasantly surprised this year with wait times. So who knows?
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I'm currently there right now & this is the 1st time I've seen it but several times the FP+ line has been longer than the standby line & they were boarded in conjunction to us (meaning not made to wait)
There also is lines that didn't used to exist a la Figment
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thanks guys and gals! This is pretty much what I expected, but I'll give a full report when I return. Hoping the time I usually go means this doesn't effect me as much...
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