Can I trust Undercover Tourist Crowd Calendars?

[Emma1987]

Hi

I'm going from 24th June til 8th July and I'm planning the days around the crowd calendar from Undercover Tourist.

Has anyone followed these calendars before and are they pretty accurate?

http://www.undercovertourist.com/pl...-calendar_june-2012.html#disney-opening-hours

http://www.undercovertourist.com/pl...-calendar_july-2012.html#disney-opening-hours

Thanks

Emma

 

[maxiesmom]

I've actually found Easywdw to be more accurate. I compared both for my last trip, and Easy was right on the money!

 

[SaraJayne]

I would go with EasyWDW. He's very accurate.

 

[CentralFloridian99]

I tried UT one time, WOW was it off! Next I tried EasyWDW (free), and I highly recommend that. It's spot on!

 

[kohlby]

I also like easywdw. Read the explanations as well. Sometimes the best park to go to isn't the most recommended one for your family - and the explanations will help with that. (Like when I did EP on a not recommended day on the last Sat of F&W - but we stuck to future world mainly. The park was desserted for the first couple of hours and still was light crowds in FW until we left around 6pm).

 

[Emma1987]

Thanks for the EasyWDW recommendation! Seems like the one to go by!

 

[Emma1987]

I can't seem to find the link to EasyWDW calendars. Can someone direct me please ?

 

[Emma1987]

Anyone used TheDibb.co.uk calendars?

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/busy-day-guide.php?hours=07+2012

Are they accurate?

 

[Mickeyrella]

June
http://www.easywdw.com/calendar/dis...e-2012-best-parks-to-visit-schedule-and-more/

July
http://www.easywdw.com/category/calendar/07-july-2012-crowd-calendar/

 

[Emma1987]

^^ Thanks. I've taken note with these calendars. Gonna get them printed ASAP

 

[kittykitty87]

Is the EasyWDW one good for September and October too?

 

[vicki_c]

Is the EasyWDW one good for September and October too?

Josh will have the calendars out for whatever months Disney has released hours for (I'm not up on how far out that is right now - probably November).
www.easywdw.com takes you to the main page where you can access everything.

 

[IndySam]

For the week of June 4th, when I will be there, UT has mostly 8's that week, while easyWDW has mostly 6's that week. So I'm hoping Josh at easyWDW is more accurate. TouringPlans splits the difference with mostly 7's (and some 6's) that week.

 

[pigletto]

For the week of June 4th, when I will be there, UT has mostly 8's that week, while easyWDW has mostly 6's that week. So I'm hoping Josh at easyWDW is more accurate. TouringPlans splits the difference with mostly 7's (and some 6's) that week.

It's hard to compare the two because I don't think the predictors are working on the same model. And really, are you going to notice the difference between a 7 and an 8? I know it would feel busy to me, but other than that, I can't really tell you which is which.

I find it works best to look at them all and think "Ok.. 3's, and 4's.. not too bad" or "7's, and 8's,... better hit rope drop and have a plan."

The only time it's ever been obvious to me was when we went to a park that was a predicted 6 and ended up being a 9 when the actual crowd estimates came in. It was wall to wall people at MK that night and it was obvious that the calendar wasn't correct.

I'd say it's enough to look at EasyWDW and get a general feel for crowds. His recommendations for what park to go to seem pretty accurate and have never been a problem for us.