Crowd Calendars- which one?

[NYCANC]

I apologize if this has been asked before- I could not find a thread.

Now that Josh is not doing crowd calendars anymore- who do you use?

We just decided today to go back in January (YAY!!!!) once the holiday crowds leave and unsure who to use. I am a major planner (usually start a year out) so already feel like I am behind.
I already started making some ADR's.

I looked at a few and liked the way Kenny's calendar looks- does he tend to be accurate?
I have a subscription to Touring Plans too.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

None.
I don't think they are all that accurate when I compare them to my own experiences.
My advice would be to not worry about crowd calendars too much.
While there is no true "off" season anymore January after the holiday decor comes down is noted for not being very crowded.

 

[Accident]

Now that Josh is not doing crowd calendars anymore- who do you use?

The reason josh stopped I've found to be true with all of them. Nobody is really accurate these days and I applaud him for not trying to keep it up when he knows it'll probably be inaccurate.

 

[guinness408]

I'm glad I saw this... Been looking for Josh's calendar for April 2017 and didn't realize he wasn't publishing them any longer. I'm so bummed!! His calendars were a huge help in my planning.

 

[Accident]

I'm glad I saw this... Been looking for Josh's calendar for April 2017 and didn't realize he wasn't publishing them any longer. I'm so bummed!! His calendars were a huge help in my planning.

his advice for how he picked them is still very valid if you wanted to guestimate your own crowds. the issue is it's not just hours that are only coming out weeks ahead of time instead of 6+ months out. I still find his list of what is going on around WDW and the real world to be helpful in deciding who is coming to disney that month.

 

[NYCANC]

Yeah and I totally agree with Josh but I just like a little help of someone telling me what park to go to on what day

 

[guinness408]

his advice for how he picked them is still very valid if you wanted to guestimate your own crowds. the issue is it's not just hours that are only coming out weeks ahead of time instead of 6+ months out. I still find his list of what is going on around WDW and the real world to be helpful in deciding who is coming to disney that month.

Thank you!

 

[momof2n2]

We used KTP in May and he was spot on. HTH

 

[Klayfish]

Yeah and I totally agree with Josh but I just like a little help of someone telling me what park to go to on what day

I don't think you're going to find what you're looking for. I agree with what the others posted. The crowd calendars aren't very accurate at all. Just plan what is best for your family/group and go with it.

 

[Iowamomof4]

We used KTP in May and he was spot on. HTH

KTP seems to generally agree with Josh and I've been using that to verify my park days for our upcoming trip. Josh had put out preliminary crowd calendars for November and December but never updated them, so combining his initial thoughts with KtP's current thoughts has helped me get a plan together that I'm pretty happy with. Glad to know you liked his advice!

 

[rangerxenos]

I use EWDW for a guide, but I don't let it change my plans if I want to do a specific park to suit my needs, or for weather reasons.

 

[kennythepirate]

We used KTP in May and he was spot on. HTH

Glad I could help!