Can you help me choose between two days?

[Tromba]

Will be there from May 18 thru 29. Our last day in the theme parks will be a hopper starting at MK and then going over to Epcot by 1:30, where we will have PS for Chefs de France at that time. On the day we don't do the hop, we plan to hit Blizzard Beach. Here are the two choices:

Friday, May 27 or Saturday, May 28

Friday Cons for MK/Epcot
it is an EMH in the morning for MK, thus will be more crowded
we usually follow the "avoid the EMH park" philosophy

Saturday Cons for MK/Epcot
Unofficial Guide rates the 28th as a crowd level of 8
versus Friday, which has a crowd level of 6 (Memorial Day weekend)

Saturday Cons for Blizzard Beach
Unofficial Guide says Sats are jammed at water parks because of locals
also should be extra busy because of Memorial Day weekend
UG also says (normally) Mo, Tu & Fr are best days to go to water parks

So which will it be? Seems to me the problem really is Saturday. Do we fight the crowds at MK/Epcot or Blizzard Beach?

Thanks for your input.
Tromba

 

[Tromba]

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[Tromba]

Third day and still no help. Anyone?

 

[princess aurora]

Will be there from May 18 thru 29. Our last day in the theme parks will be a hopper starting at MK and then going over to Epcot by 1:30, where we will have PS for Chefs de France at that time. On the day we don't do the hop, we plan to hit Blizzard Beach. Here are the two choices:

Friday, May 27 or Saturday, May 28

Friday Cons for MK/Epcot
it is an EMH in the morning for MK, thus will be more crowded
we usually follow the "avoid the EMH park" philosophy

Saturday Cons for MK/Epcot
Unofficial Guide rates the 28th as a crowd level of 8
versus Friday, which has a crowd level of 6 (Memorial Day weekend)

Saturday Cons for Blizzard Beach
Unofficial Guide says Sats are jammed at water parks because of locals
also should be extra busy because of Memorial Day weekend
UG also says (normally) Mo, Tu & Fr are best days to go to water parks

So which will it be? Seems to me the problem really is Saturday. Do we fight the crowds at MK/Epcot or Blizzard Beach?

Thanks for your input.
Tromba

Sorry I'm not really sure what your ? is. Are your only choices BB, Epcot and MK? Are you an on site guest?
I'd say on the Friday do MK in the morning with the extra magic hour then hop to another park or do BB when you think it's starting to get too crowded. Saturday do Epcot b/c it can hold the most number of people without seeming "crowded".

Hope that helps!

 

[Tromba]

Thanks, finally a reply! Sorry if the question was not clear.

Our choice is either MK/Epcot on Friday, May 27, followed by Blizzard Beach on Saturday, May 28, or vice versa.

We will be on site, and can take advantage of EMH, however we don't usually do this and tend to go to the non-EMH parks. But this will be the last theme park day on our 5-day hoppers, so we don't have the option of splitting MK and Epcot between the two days. We will have two plusses left (having gone to TL earlier in the week), so we would like to try BB on one of the two days. The question is which day? BTW, I hear the water parks are jammed pack by noon, so wouldn't it be ill-advised to hop from a theme park to a water park at midday?

Anyway, thanks for the response.
Tromba

 

[marriedmarylander]

Sounds like either way you will be fighting crowds anyhow. It's memorial day weekend. I don't think it matters which day you go to each.

However if you are staying on property are you visiting other parks throughout the week? Why not make the hopper day any two parks rather than MK and EP? Why MK and EP is the question I guess.

 

[princess aurora]

Okay I'd say BB on Friday. Then Sat do MK in the morning or until you think it's too crowded then Epcot.

That's my pick!

 

[Tromba]

However if you are staying on property are you visiting other parks throughout the week? Why not make the hopper day any two parks rather than MK and EP? Why MK and EP is the question I guess.[/QUOTE]

Yes, we have five-day hoppers, so we'll be at the Studios on the 20th, Epcot on the 22nd, MK on the 23rd & AK on the 25th. Also, TL on the 24th. We wanted to plan one hop day at the end for the two biggest parks, to catch things we missed the first times.

I guess princess aurora has it right. We'll probably do BB on Friday. I've never been to the water parks (we've always gone during Christmas before), but I imagine they don't hold the crowds as well as MK, or especially EP.

Thanks, Tromba