VWL Labour Day?

[Cinderella]

I have a ressy at VWL from 1st September for 8 nights then Vero for 3 nights. But, I have just found out that Sept 2 is Labour Day, so I suppose the parks will be busy. We are not intending to visit the parks on that day but, I was wondering if they will be busy for many of the days that follow and would I be better staying at Vero first?

By the way, what is Labour Day? Is it like a Bank Holiday?

Thanks.

[spiceycat]

of all the holidays - labor day is the least crowded - not crowded at all - but the following day the hours are changed - and everything closes early (except Epcot).

so if the MK closes at 9:00pm suddenly it will close at 6:00pm
so make sure you know when everything closes and beaware that this happens.

It is consider off season.

[Granny]

Originally posted by Cinderella
By the way, what is Labour Day? Is it like a Bank Holiday?


Labor Day is a national holiday.

Here's a brief summary: "Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. "

Banks are closed, stores are open (with their summer clearance sales!).

[ErinC]

Generally kids start back to school in August sometime, but most students do get out for Labor Day, so you may have some weekend trippers, but by Tuesday I would think the crowds would diminish.

[WDWguru]

We went Labor Day last year and it was FANTASTIC crowd-wise! We are used to less-crowded seasons (October, early May, early December) and it was not bad at all. Maybe a little more crowded for the holiday weekend due to local traffic, but not bad at all. I will warn you though, it was HOT, so be prepared!