Columbus Day

[friendoffigment]

is the week of columbus day crowded or just columbus day weekend

 

[Smugpugmug]

The entire week is crowded due to many schools in the US having that week off for fall break.

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

is the week of columbus day crowded or just columbus day weekend

The entire week is extremely crowded. Fall in general is now one of the busiest seasons at WDW since the summers have gotten hotter and hotter.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Historically, any week that contains a holiday means the parks are more crowded as people choose to travel when they don't need to take a day off work or pull the kids out of school as many days.

A holiday = busier week.

 

[lanejudy]

And that isn't just a US holiday week -- Canadian Thanksgiving typically coincides with the US Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day.

 

[kendo43]

I had the same question. That Sunday-Wednesday is the only days we can go and I’m worried it’s going to be so crowded it may be miserable. Saving up for Genie+ and $LL so hopefully that will help.

 

[kylenne]

I had the same question. That Sunday-Wednesday is the only days we can go and I’m worried it’s going to be so crowded it may be miserable. Saving up for Genie+ and $LL so hopefully that will help.

One good thing about holiday weekends is park hours are typically longer. It takes a bit more planning to deal with the crowds but you can actually get a lot done with a smart plan.

 

[kendo43]

One good thing about holiday weekends is park hours are typically longer. It takes a bit more planning to deal with the crowds but you can actually get a lot done with a smart plan.

I hadn’t thought of that. Between the possibly longer hours and doing MNSSHP one night hopefully we can still get a lot done. Haven’t been since 2019 and I know a lot has changed. So just trying to get up to speed on all the new things to plan.

 

[Icantfindausername]

Is it the week before Columbus Day that is busy or the week of Columbus Day?

 

[nw6675]

Is it the week before Columbus Day that is busy or the week of Columbus Day?

The week before has a lot of school system fall breaks. Particularly states that start back to school in August such as quite a few in TN.

 

[lanejudy]

There may not be a huge difference, though based on ticket prices the week before Columbus Day is slightly higher priced so that is when WDW expects higher crowds.