Closure Watch

[larryz]

So, please post here when you are denied entry to the MK today...

 

[puffkin]

I doubt it will close. We left around 1 and while it was busy it was nowhere as insane as Easter week.

 

[Shoshana]

I went to Disney on Thanksgiving day in 1984 - my graduation gift. The park was empty! I guess that was an other era, huh?

 

[marciemi]

Doubt it will close either. Came in about 1 without any wait and left around 4 - definitely more people leaving than arriving at that point. Realize there was probably another influx after other parks closed but it didn't seem ridiculously full.

 

[chartle]

I went to Disney on Thanksgiving day in 1984 - my graduation gift. The park was empty! I guess that was an other era, huh?

Someone else posted that they were at WDW on Xmas around that time or maybe earlier and I think they said that the CM's outnumbered the guests.

 

[famy27]

Someone else posted that they were at WDW on Xmas around that time or maybe earlier and I think they said that the CM's outnumbered the guests.

I went to WDW in 1980 during the week between Christmas and NYE. It was packed. Not like the levels of today, but it was still crazy. Granted, I was a wee child at the time, but my mom remembers big crowds as well. Perhaps my packed is someone else's empty.

 

[chartle]

I went to WDW in 1980 during the week between Christmas and NYE. It was packed. Not like the levels of today, but it was still crazy. Granted, I was a wee child at the time, but my mom remembers big crowds as well. Perhaps my packed is someone else's empty.

I think it was probably the mid 70's before most people even consider taking a vacation at Xmas. WDW was truly a game changer.

Conversely in one of the "Stupid comments overheard in WDW" threads during a July trip someone heard a guest say "We are coming back for Xmas, it should dead."

 

[mom2rtk]

I think it was probably the mid 70's before most people even consider taking a vacation at Xmas. WDW was truly a game changer.

Conversely in one of the "Stupid comments overheard in WDW" threads during a July trip someone heard a guest say "We are coming back for Xmas, it should dead."

I think it also has to do with women entering the workforce. Families have more money. Moms have less time and often less desire to spend their valuable off time hosting a huge family gathering. Additionally, divorce is more prevalent, which complicates the holidays for some, making a trip much more appealing.

 

[Frozen2014]

How crazy does it get Thanksviging weekend? I remember this was one of the weeks to avoid when we were doing our planning.

 

[Micca]

I think it was probably the mid 70's before most people even consider taking a vacation at Xmas. WDW was truly a game changer.

Conversely in one of the "Stupid comments overheard in WDW" threads during a July trip someone heard a guest say "We are coming back for Xmas, it should dead."

I agree Chartle. People used to want to stay home around the holidays. You know, that whole "home for the holidays" thing? I think you're correct that the concept that the family could remain together but not sit around the living room staring at each other was cultivated by Disney. That's not a knock on anybody, I'd like to be at WDW at the holidays too if not for the crowds.

 

[Alesia]

How crazy does it get Thanksviging weekend? I remember this was one of the weeks to avoid when we were doing our planning.

Not very. It's generally on par with a non-holiday week during the summer. Busy, but not super busy. Staged closures aren't an issue.