Crowd levels 1st weekend F&WF?

[MouseEars4us]

Hey Everyone...

A couple of Questions about the Food and Wine Festival, if you all don't mind...
I was checking Deb Wills site to get info and reading her report, she mentions the first weekend is chaotic. How chaotic is chaotic? We made it through Thanksgiving week with 9 people last November... would it be more chaotic than that? It it crowds, or just a bit of confusion at the booths with paying etc...

We're taking a short trip, only 4 days, we were planning on skipping AK this time now I'm wondering if it's Epcot we need to skip... would my kids be bored? DD's 16 &13, DS4...they like to help me cook? Would that help? I hate to miss WS, the family loves it!...but I think we want a little low-keyed Disney this time... Thanks for your help!

 

[julfre]

I went the first Saturday a few years ago. Epcott wasn't really crowded, but the lines were very long at all the booths and the lines moved SLOW. I think it is just everyone trying to get use to the setups and prices etc. the next year I went half way through the festival and it was so different. The lines were either short or fast moving and I really enjoyed it so much more.