April 18-April 24 Avoiding EMH parks (schedule)

[cstraub]

Here is a list of the parks that offer neither EMH in the morning or evening. We're avoiding parks with EMH durning our upcoming visit. Thought others may be interested.

Here are my recomendations for the parks to go to from April 18- April 24

April 18 Tues
AK
MGM

April 19 Wed
Epcot

April 20 Thurs
AK
MGM

April 21 Fri
AK
Epcot

April 22 Sat
Epcot
MGM

April 23 Sun
MGM
AK

April 24 Mon
MK
Epcot

Hope this helps to avoid the biggest crowds. My thinking is that people go to the parks with EMH to get their monies worth. I'll be getting my monies worth by trying to avoid crowds...well at least avoid the worst crowds.....it will be crowded no matter what

 

[loopner67]

Don't rule out the EMH at night. We were against the whole EMH thing also thinking the parks would always be packed. We went to the MK two Sundays ago (3/5) and were able to walk on 95% of the rides, especially in FantasyLand. I guess a lot of people don't stay to take advantage of it. We actually went on Splash Mountain and could have stayed in the boat to go again if we wanted to because no one was in line. My boys went on the Aladdin ride two times in a row, too, and normally that ride is a nightmare to wait for (like Dumbo). The park closed at 9pm that night and the EMH were from 9-midnight. VERY worth it and not a regret in sight. Have a great trip!

 

[cstraub]

Don't rule out the EMH at night. We were against the whole EMH thing also thinking the parks would always be packed. We went to the MK two Sundays ago (3/5) and were able to walk on 95% of the rides, especially in FantasyLand. I guess a lot of people don't stay to take advantage of it. We actually went on Splash Mountain and could have stayed in the boat to go again if we wanted to because no one was in line. My boys went on the Aladdin ride two times in a row, too, and normally that ride is a nightmare to wait for (like Dumbo). The park closed at 9pm that night and the EMH were from 9-midnight. VERY worth it and not a regret in sight. Have a great trip!

It can be awesome at the right time of year but it's been our experience that over Spring Break the crowds have real staying power. Last year DS and I stayed for a couple of the EMH nights at the MK and you would have sworn it was in the middle of a busy day even at 2am. Over spring break I don't think EMH's are worth doing unless you want to be in the park for the sake of being in the park. I will probably got to the EMH's parks in the evenings to take advantage of being able to stay in the parks late just for the fun of it but not really to get on rides any quicker than usual.

EMH are great at slow times of the year. When we went over Thanksgiving it was awesome and well worth going. This trip my goal is not to really ride a lot but to avoid the crowds as much as possible for shopping and eating and riding whatever lines are shortest for he heck of it.