Best Crowd Calendar???

[suttonal821]

What is the best crowd calendar to follow? I am heading down to the World on Sunday and I am trying to finalize our schedule for which parks which days. EasyWDW says that on Thursday (27) Epcot is the best park to visit, while Undercover Tourist ranks it as one of the worst?
Which have you had the best luck with being the most accurate?

I have only ever been in the summer, so I'm looking forward to lighter September crowds regardless, but also want to make smart choices when hitting the parks!

TIA!

 

[BuzzandWoodyMom]

What is the best crowd calendar to follow? I am heading down to the World on Sunday and I am trying to finalize our schedule for which parks which days. EasyWDW says that on Thursday (27) Epcot is the best park to visit, while Undercover Tourist ranks it as one of the worst?
Which have you had the best luck with being the most accurate?

I have only ever been in the summer, so I'm looking forward to lighter September crowds regardless, but also want to make smart choices when hitting the parks!

TIA!

www.touringplans.com, which is the companion website to The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is, probably one of the best, if the the best, resource for Disney info. I've used their crowd calendar and advice for years and I find it indespensible in my WDW trip planning

 

[BuzzandWoodyMom]

www.touringplans.com, which is the companion website to The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is, probably one of the best, if the the best, resource for Disney info. I've used their crowd calendar and advice for years and I find it indespensible in my WDW trip planning

Also, the touringplans line app for my iphone is phenominal! Love it.

 

[andyman8]

Oh no, not this again...

 

[debdebdebby13]

I've used Touring Plans for both of our previous trips and we've had a great time, and they have been on track from what I can tell. I think the longest we've ever waited in any WDW line is 30 minutes, and that doesn't happen too often.

 

[suttonal821]

Thanks everyone - unfortunately I can't access next week's info on TouringPlans because I'm not a subscriber and don't plan to subscribe

 

[BuzzandWoodyMom]

Thanks everyone - unfortunately I can't access next week's info on TouringPlans because I'm not a subscriber and don't plan to subscribe

Best $8.95 I spend all year

 

[andyman8]

Thanks everyone - unfortunately I can't access next week's info on TouringPlans because I'm not a subscriber and don't plan to subscribe

Try EasyWDW. It's free.

 

[debdebdebby13]

Thanks everyone - unfortunately I can't access next week's info on TouringPlans because I'm not a subscriber and don't plan to subscribe

Best $8.95 I spend all year

Definitely agree! It's worth $9 to not be swamped in hordes of people and get to see and do more IMO!

 

[dansyr2514]

Touringplans.com has a great app also. It will optimize your touring plan on the fly.

 

[jlcd]

Touringplans.com has a great app also. It will optimize your touring plan on the fly.

Curious... How do you do this??

 

[suttonal821]

Try EasyWDW. It's free.

I did - that was one of the ones that I found conflicting with others.

 

[HolliePoppins]

easywdw.com is always in my opinion spot on!

 

[blessedby3]

www.easywdw.com:thumbsup2

 

[Legendteri]

I have never been before; however, for our trip in Oct we are using easywdw.com's recommendations. Now, I have no way of knowing if he is right or wrong, but I appreciate how we gives his reasons for the day he chooses.

 

[MikeRx]

I agree that easyWDW.com is the best information available, especially for FREE, but also use TouringPlans as a valuable reference. I find Josh’s wit and reviews on easyWDW.com spot on.

It is critically important to recognize that simply going on the most recommended day will not guarantee a pleasant visit. You MUST and I stress MUST read Josh’s tips for each day and strategies on touring the park of your choice. You can, if done properly, have a fantastic day touring a park that “isn’t recommended” by any of the sites that day if you follow the plan. Just as you can have a miserable day in line even on a recommended day if you go in unprepared.

We used easyWDW.com for our July trip and had a fantastic time despite huge crowds. Josh’s plan and approach had the crowd following us all day long!


Mike DW DS (4) DMIL

First visit 1976, WDW 2/2010 BC CL, Disneyland GC 12/2010, WDW 4/2012 POLY TPV, WDW 7/2012 (off site meeting), WDW 12/12 POP and 4/2013 POLY with Disney Dream cruise!

 

[tkitty]

I am also trying out EasyWDW and was sure to read his explanations for his choices. His reasons make sense and his choices are very close to what my own were to begin with. So, I'll see in a few weeks how good it was!

 

[andyman8]

Josh is da man, so I'd go with EasyWDW (as I said earlier). He spends a lot of time justifying his recommendations.

 

[QueenElinor]

I checked, and they both rate Epcot as one of the best on that day.

 

[chikita]

I am a big fan of Easywdw, but I do love the lines app on Touringplans, mostly for the chat section. I find the Touringplans crowd calender to be all over the place.
For instance Touringplans had December 6th as a park to avoid because of AM EMH. AM EMH has now changed from Dec 6th at MK to December 4th.

So today I just received an update from Touringplans which has MK as a park to no longer avoid on Dec 6th even though it will be the official grand opening of the new FLE.

"•December 06, 2012: Magic Kingdom is no longer a park to avoid."

Thats were I find a problem with Touringplans just using a formula for crowd level predictions. Just because AM EMH has changed on Dec 6th does not mean MK will not be crowded. They seem to be overlooking the grand opening, which I think will increase crowd numbers.