Are EE parks still the place NOT to be?

[loriandmatt]

I know that in the past the park that was EE that day was a nightmare by noon and advise was to make EE then skeedattle to another park.

Does this still hold true? ( i know that EE went away there for a while and is now back under the name of "Extra Magic Hour". Not sure if the abscence threw off the rule or if it still applies.)

- lori

 

[zulaya]

We did EE only for MK in December and we left by 1pm, but not because it was terribly crowded, but we were wiped and needed a break.

Yeah, there were people there, but it wasn't a zoo at all!

Maybe if we had stayed a while longer for the parade, we might have seen an increase.

Maybe in the summer it's different with the larger crowds.

 

[erikthewise]

It probably depends on the time of year. Last Dec (slow time), we went EE to MK on a Sunday. Things were OK but there was a 15 line at Space Mountain by 9:00. By 10-10:30 people were really streaming in. After our 11:30 lunch at CRT, we left about 12:30.

We went back to MK that same Thursday. Also an EE day, but we didn't arrive until 9:00. It was emptier at 9:00 than it had been at 8:00 on Sunday. All morning long just about everything was a walk-on, including all the mountains.

Things may be very different during busier times, but it seems to me at least at MK that weekday/weekend is more important than EE/non-EE.

 

[Terk-1]

I have always gone to the EE parks, and will continue to do so. On my last trip, CM's were asking everyone to show their Disney resort id and I saw several people being turned away from other hotels. I think the time you have before the gates open to everyone is great, with little to no wait on some of the best attractions. I also love going at the beginning of EE and strolling around taking in the atmosphere.