Anyone been to AK on Memorial day??

[BABYJOSIE98]

How bad will it be?? I don't want to try MK or MGM till later that week in hopes that the Memorial day crowds will let up...

If we get to the park when it opens we can get an early start.

Thanks for any advice.....

 

[madge]

We were there on Memorial Day, 2004... I don't remember the crowds as much as the HEAT. it was absolutely blistering hot that day...that whole weekend!

I don't remember massive crowds, but it wasn't quiet either.

Not helpful at all, I'm sure

 

[BABYJOSIE98]

I have my spray bottle fans ready to go!! Plan is to arrive at opening and then go back for a swim and then back for a few later hours that day.

Thanks for the info.

I know I have read that last year 2005 was really busy,but it was also the start of the 50 years of magic celebration...I guess I will find out!!

I am so ready!!!!

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

We were there last year on Memorial Day! I agree that it was HOT! We consumed gallons of water to stay hydrated and cool (and learned where all the bathrooms are... ).

It was crowded - the paths and such are narrow, so we sometimes ran into a bottleneck in the crowd (especially around the big attractions). We used FP as much as possible, but they went quickly. On the other hand, it wasn't unbearable, and we did manage to get into a couple attractions without FP in less than 30 minutes. We enjoyed wandering "off the beaten track" and finding the tucked out of the way stuff as much as possible. We also ate at "weird" times - did lunch at 2:30, for example - so we could use the lunch hour to see things while other people were eating, and the restaurant was less crowded when we got our food.

I did hear that AK was not nearly as crowded on Memorial Day as the other 3 parks, so I was glad we picked that one for that day!