April = Euro Month

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I came to these forums seeking wisdom and asked about April crowds. Nobody mentioned the invasion of the Euros, they were friggin everywhere. Every park was crowded and 80% were Euros. I have officially made April (Euro Month). Don't get me wrong I don't have a problem with the Euro but I just can't believe nobody mentioned it. January will be my next visit.

 

[Dave1018]

I was at the park from the 19th to the 25th and I saw alot of Brits there also, All I have to say is thank god for fastpass, I couldn't belive the line for some of these rides, I know Splash mountain and test track are always long lines but I could not belive that ride in the land was a 40min wait one day, I had to get a fastpass for that lol. Yeah I also got stuck in the carousel of progress and had to hear that song repeat like 20 times in a row until it started moving again, "theres a great big beautiful tommorow" or something like that, im gonna have nightmares now lol. Overall despite the crowds and good planning thanks to the disboards, I had a awesome time and plan to visit again in april even when its eurofest lol.

 

[perdidobay]

Gee I wish I had been there then, I find the "Euro's" to be kind and fun to share the parks with ( I also love to listen to those wonderful accents)

 

[moinab]

LOL! We just got back last night, and I had commented to DH that there seemed to be a lot of Europeans at WDW this weekend. He replied that the dollar is weak right now, so the Europeans are probably taking advantage of the favorable exchange rate. Whatever the reason, I really enjoyed the cultural variety.

 

[laceemouse]

I have to say on every trip to Florida since 9/11 we have noticed a lot of Europian and Canadian visitors. I am personally happy that they want to come to our beautiful country and are not scared to do so. I find almost all of them to be polite and enjoy the accents too!!!! After that we notice a lot of Hispanic people, hard to say if they live here or are just visiting, but we are glad tom see them too!!! My two oldest DD are learning Spanish and they really enjoy trying to figure out what people are saying. It adds another "educational" aspect to our WDW trips!

 

[BONZO]

Hi folks!

One of those Europeans that made it across this Easter

We were there from 29th March to 20th April.

There are a couple of reasons for this: -

1) The pound / dollar rate is in our favour

2) The weather is good for parks

3) Easter is popular as schools break up around this time


For Easter in general: -

1) Make use of FP and Early Entry if onsite

2) Make use of the parks being open early and staying open late i.e MK Early Entry was 7 am and open 'till 12 Midnight!

3) Make use of all the strategies you can find on the boards.

As you can see from my sig we've been to the world since 1988 and will continue to do so as we've found everyone to be very helpful.

 

[HANDYMOM]

When DH and I Disneymooned in Sept. of '98, I felt like I was in Europe too! No bad experiences that I attributed to the park guests being predominantly European. I have found though, that Japanese tourists travel in bigger groups and move very ssssllllllooooowwwwllllyyyyyyy through the parks. I bet they enjoy every second of it though.

All I do is repeat what is spelled out on Lady Liberty..."give me your tired, your weak....etc" . who else needs a great vacation more.

Foreign visitors (except France and Spain, who shouldn't visit at all since they despise America and all we stand for, right?) ......WELCOME and thank you for your support in our worlds War on Terror.

May God Bless and protect all involved in conflicts abroad.

 

[Local Boo]

I wasn't aware that Disney World was for the sole use of Americans only!

 

[HANDYMOM]

Originally posted by Local Boo
I wasn't aware that Disney World was for the sole use of Americans only!

No one said it was. I suggest you re-read the posts, none of them even imply that!

 

[Took]

I think Handy Mom's comment was out of line, especially regarding Spain, who initially did support the U.S. Spain has faced a great deal MORE terrorism w/i its borders than have we and I know those who've suffered losses equal to and surpassing our own. It's wrong to criticize their method of dealing with terrorism when we have shared so little of their pain (before 9/11, especially).

At any rate, many people in France and Spain (who love Disney) no doubt do not support their country's official position regarding the war on terrorism. It seems cruel to run all of them off from WDW just because any of us have always supported official U.S. positions on various matters.

Sorry to be so political. It's not my particular idiom.

took

 

[LadyTrampScamp&Angel]

It isn't just for Americans. I'm sure Walt didn't intend that.

I personally also love to hear all the unique accents and visit with people from around the world. It's a whole lot more interesting than everyone being pretty much the same.

I don't know quite what to say about generalizations re people of certain countries except I don't think it's fair. I've been to France and loved it, none of that sterotypical rude French people stuff- my experience was they were quite lovely. Haven't been to Spain yet but I'm not mad at 'em. There are those in other countries that make generalizations about us (you know those ugly, aggressive Americans who don't care about the rest of the world . . .) That's not fair either as I know I'm not that way and I'm a very proud American. Spain was an ally of ours from the beginning and I think their last election was the emotional result of an horrific act of terrorism on their soil.

Anyway, anyone can flame away at me that wants to. I'm not going to get in a fight about it.

Come on over you guys and have a great time!

 

[Local Boo]

Sorry if I wound anyone up - I was only being tongue in cheek - hence the smiley face.

I've been to America several times and have always found Americans on the whole to be very welcoming. My father was on one of the first planes to be allowed back into America (after 911) for a 3 week holiday and he was treated like royalty - people wanted to shake his hand and thank him for coming.

But I also like France and Spain (having visited them too) and found the French and Spanish to be lovely people too.

 

[NotUrsula]

LOL, you had me thinking that WDW was trying to get away with the at-par monetary ripoff of the century, since the Euro is currently hovering at about $1.25. (Seriously, though, there's something a little off-putting about hearing a group of people referred to by the monetary unit they use.)

Unlike in the US, public schools in European countries generally have universally-enforced dates for school vacations; every public school in an entire country is out at exactly the same times. Think of it as Jersey week writ very large.