1st week of Oct Crowds

[HatboxHaint]

Worried about the crowds especially at MK the 1st week of October, even more so since WDW change MK hours from 8AM-11pm recently.

So will 1st week of October be crazy crowded due to:
1. Fall Break Crowds
2. MSEP leaving
3. Other?

Or will it be not so bad or offset due to:
1. General down trend in attendance
2. Zika Virus worries
3. Other?

 

[EagleG17]

The parks will be completely empty except for your family and mine....I hope.

 

[ErinInCT]

We have gone around that time (usually end of Sept going in to Oct) and it's been dead (by Disney standards). Hopefully everyone will be at F&W so MK will be less crowded. We've never waited long in bag check lines and even went on some "E ticket" rides without FPs where we waited less than a half hour (Splash and BTMRR). But we only went on weekdays not on weekends.

 

[takingkidstodisney]

We are going Sept 30-Oct 7 and I am crossing my fingers for low crowds

 

[ktlm]

We have been that week that past few years- the (week where the tail end is Columbus Day weekend). I would call it moderate crowds. Prior to that we had gone the week after Thanksgiving for a few years and October is definitely more crowded than that week. Our friends have gone the week before that for the last few years, as their district has fall break the last week of September instead of the first week of October, and it always seems like their week is very low crowds- much lower than our week. Before FP+, even that week we were walking on things like Small World and POTC, but since FP+ we have found the lines for those to be half an hour in the afternoons (sometimes 45 minutes for POTC). Since FP+, we have even found the line for Figment at half an hour in the afternoons that week-- but it is Food and Wine which makes EPCOT in general a little more crowded.

 

[HatboxHaint]

The parks will be completely empty except for your family and mine....I hope.

I'm guessing you are a glass half full kinda person.

 

[JennyDrake]

Moderate crowds. I don't think "low" crowds as we once knew them exist anymore. Rope Drop will continue to be your best friend, especially at the MK.

 

[Atilley]

The parks will be completely empty except for your family and mine....I hope.

Well I hate bust the bubble but there will be a third family there the first week of October. But I'm sure my family won't cause you too much trouble we can take turns in each land so it looks like we are the only ones there.

 

[EagleG17]

Well I hate bust the bubble but there will be a third family there the first week of October. But I'm sure my family won't cause you too much trouble we can take turns in each land so it looks like we are the only ones there.

Sounds like a plan. I'd even be OK with 4 families there; 1 for each park.

 

[izzylovesmickey]

Ok, we're the 4th but it's just DH & I so we won't take up too much room!

 

[beesly]

There's a fifth! But we're only staying 9/30-10/3, so we won't take up any of your park space for the second half of the week!

 

[lovin'fl]

sixth here, but we are primarily going for F&W.

 

[Atilley]

I got one can deal with a few extra folks ... As long as they are all disfolk.

 

[Tinkerbell8956]

We will also be there! Sept 28th through October 8th...there are 5 of us. I'm hoping for moderate, not heavy, crowds. I'm prepared for full out spring break crowds though.

 

[ml sumner]

The parks will be completely empty except for your family and mine....I hope.

Well we will be there too!

 

[ml sumner]

We are going Sept 30-Oct 7 and I am crossing my fingers for low crowds

We are going Sept 30-Oct 6 so I'm crossings my fingers and toes that it's not crowded!

 

[keishashadow]

We've gone the same time frame for over a decade (first & 2nd week of Oct).

Overall, it has gotten a bit busier each year. Since the race was moved, not as bad the beginning of the month, at one point years back was told they gave participants free MNSSHP tix for first Sunday. For awhile thought to change our dates. No longer an issue, phew.

I try to avoid Epcot F&W on weekends, it's very busy, especially on Saturdays

On MNSSHP nights MK seems to be less crowded early on until 2 or 3 pm. Believe many without party tix tend to avoid due to shorter park hours.

Crowds pick up on Thursday and taper off the Tuesday after Columbus Day.

I'd call it overall moderate-heavy but def doable with planning and a great time to visit!

 

[vinotinto]

Add us to the families with whom you'll be sharing your space. No worries, we don't bite. We'll be there October 5-10. I think the first few days will be fine, but Friday through Columbus Day will be crazy.

 

[minijeanie]

We are going Sept 30-Oct 7 and I am crossing my fingers for low crowds

me too! fingers crossed with you

 

[Huff]

Sept. 29th-Oct. 9th for us. With the added park hours I'd assume a bit heavier crowds. Otherwise why would Disney extend hours? Touring Plans also revised their projections for higher crowds. Still, it shouldn't be too bad.

My concern is whether or not it will be intense searing heat/humidity 1st week of Oct. We went 1st week of Sept. a few years ago and it was intense and we're from AZ so used to heat but WDW was worse!