Crowds Archive

Slow Season Arrives at Disneyland!

It’s time for an on-the-ground report on off-season crowds at Disneyland, which is experiencing a slowdown with summer ending and holidays on the horizon. We’ll take a look at August 2023 wait times, how busy the parks are right now, and “revenge travel” burning out. Plus, predictions for Halloween at Disney California Adventure and Disneyland.

Why Labor Day Will Be ‘Dead’ at Disney World

Despite being the “last hurrah” of summer, Labor Day is always an oddity for attendance & wait times at Walt Disney World. This post offers predictions for the September 2023 holiday, why we’re forecasting low crowds all long weekend, and daily park recommendations if you’re planning a visit. By holiday weekend standards, Labor Day weekend

Back to School Crowds Going Down at Disney World

As happens every year around this time, crowds are starting to fall before Fall 2023 at Walt Disney World. This wait times report covers data for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. It also offers commentary about the why of attendance trends, discrepancies between congestion and wait times (why it might feel worse than

Summer Crowds Winding Down at Disney World

August has arrived, summer season is winding down, and the official start of Halloween 2023 is on the horizon at Walt Disney World. This wait times report covers ride & daily data for last month at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, while also offering predictions for the start of the Fall 2023

Why Are Weekends So Slow at Disney World?!

Much has been made of the slowdown at Walt Disney World, with media reports dubbing the parks dead or ghost towns. If you’re skeptical about the claims that crowds are nonexistent or attendance is anemic, you’re smart. Calling the parks any degree of “empty” is an exaggeration, to put it charitably. Let’s start with what

Summer 2023 Crowd Slowdown at Disneyland

It’s time for an on-the-ground report on summer crowds at Disneyland, which is starting to see a slowdown. We’ll take a look at June and July 2023 wait times and how they compare to last year, how busy the parks were over the holiday weekend, potential reasons for the quieter summer, and weekdays vs. weekends.

Summer Crowds Heating Up at Disney World

The summer season at Walt Disney World is only a couple weeks old, and crowd levels are starting to slowly heat up. This June 2023 wait times report covers ride & daily data for the month so far at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Plus, our anecdotal on-the-ground observations and predictions for