Crowd levels the weekend before Thanksgiving?

[jeast]

We're coming off a DCL cruise on Saturday, Nov. 22. I'm considering adding 2-3 nights at WDW and returning home on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

To be honest, I hate really crowded days. We usually pull the kids and go in early November or early May. I know Thanksgiving is usually crowded, but maybe the weekend before is not so bad?

I'd love to hear your honest opinions and experiences. UGO calendar shows it as somewhat busy, but not slammed, but I've found that Dissers are usually right.

Thanks for any info.

 

[jeast]

Anyone?

 

[DisneyChristmas]

I see that you're a FL resident. Is there any chance to do the parks BEFORE your cruise? The two full weeks before Thanksgiving are not crowded. We are there at least a day or more during that period every year.

Parks will begin to get crowded when people pull their kids from school to take the entire Thanksgiving week at WDW. So these folks will arrive on Saturday the 22nd.

Now here's the big what-we-don't-know. Will the economy have any effect on this year's crowds? Gas prices, food prices, layoffs, etc. It certainly may affect the day-trip crowds, if not those who stay multiple days.

So, at least someone answered...though not with the definitive answer you'd wanted.

 

[gourmetgirl]

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most crowded, Thanksgiving week is about a 7.

 

[jeast]

Thanks, guys! I'd love to pull them out earlier, but we are already pulling them out for the cruise. Our fall break is the entire TX week, so we already have those days off.

We may just wing it and hope for the best. After all, we are already down there!! That's half the hassle, right?

 

[BamaFan121s]

We go every Thanksgiving and get there the weekend before. Crowds are not so bad...at least, not as bad as the weekend AFTER Turkey Day.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

We go every Thanksgiving and get there the weekend before. Crowds are not so bad...at least, not as bad as the weekend AFTER Turkey Day.

We'll be there the week off.......Sunday to Sunday. Think the crowds won't pick up until actual Thanksgiving day?

 

[BamaFan121s]

We'll be there the week off.......Sunday to Sunday. Think the crowds won't pick up until actual Thanksgiving day?

They usually don't pick up significantly until late Wed.