crowds Archive
During our visits to Walt Disney World thus far in Winter 2022, we’ve encountered moderate to high crowds and wait times. This has been the case across the board at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and especially Epcot for Festival of the Arts. This post will take a look at these “off-season” attendance trends and attempt
Winter is here at Walt Disney World, but off-season crowds are nowhere to be found in January 2022. Wait times are up for MLK Day Weekend, and will only likely worsen heading into February and its bevy of holidays. This report shares recent data, thoughts on why this is happening, and why wait times don’t
As predicted, Thanksgiving was the busiest week of this year at Walt Disney World…so far. This crowd report shares recent wait time data, the degree to which there was a post-holiday hangover, and thoughts on what’s likely to happen next with attendance this week and in early December 2021 at Walt Disney World. Thanksgiving being
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and the week around it will be the busiest of the year at Walt Disney World (so far). This crowd report will share recent wait time data, photos from over the weekend, and thoughts on what’s likely to happen next with numbers at Walt Disney World this holiday season. This week
With Thanksgiving one week away, it’s the start of the holiday season crowds at Walt Disney World. Heavy attendance is forecast for the next couple of months and on-site hotels are pretty much sold out. In this post, we’ll share an update on Park Pass availability, a look at crowds plus a warning that Walt
After wait times and crowds skyrocketed during the middle of last month and peaked at the end of July, the off-season has arrived early at Walt Disney World. This post will take a look at August attendance thus far, and offer theories for the decline. Obviously, the best explanation is the most obvious one: that
We’re back with another update on Magic Kingdom construction, crowds, and changes. In this Walt Disney World park report, we’ll take a look at wait times, problem points, and congestion (or lack thereof) over Memorial Day weekend, which is the traditional kickoff to the summer tourist season in the parks. The big topic today is
With spring break season nearly over and summer fast approaching, it’s time to return to one of our favorite topics: “Revenge Travel” at Walt Disney World in 2021. This isn’t the first…second…or even third time we’ve broached the subject, which has significant implications for crowds, attendance, and pricing for travel to Orlando later this year.
It’s time for another Walt Disney World news round-up! This one begins with a Disney+ programming update, Christmas crowd trends and wait time data, plus updates on construction at EPCOT, BoardWalk Inn, and Flamingo Crossings Town Center. Let’s start with a new addition to Disney+ called the Disney Parks Sunrise Series. Here’s the programming description:
It’s been a while, but we’re back with at Animal Kingdom to check on increased fall attendance. In this Walt Disney World photo report, we’ll look at October’s afternoon crowds, posted v. actual wait times, strategy for Pandora, and share our step-by-step afternoon and early evening at Animal Kingdom. As is emphasized in our recent
Historically, September is the least-busy month at Walt Disney World in terms of crowd levels and average wait times. Even as other off-season months have spiked in recent years, September has held strong as being a reliably quiet and good month to visit for those seeking low crowds. On that basis, we predicted early-on in
