Crowd tracking recommendations all vary!

[CattailGal]

I've always used Tour Guide Mike in the past. Just signed up for TP. Also checked two of the other crowd predictor sites. They all recommend different parks each day! It's hard to know how to plan.

KC

 

[OhDannyBoy]

I've always used Tour Guide Mike in the past. Just signed up for TP. Also checked two of the other crowd predictor sites. They all recommend different parks each day! It's hard to know how to plan.

KC

No it's not.

Just assume it's always busy, busier on holidays.

Done.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Go when you want to. Either use EMH or avoid them. It's easy.

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

I only use TP to help me with knowing park day events, EMH, ADR finders and room requests but beyond that I really don't use their "recommended park" features. While there is science behind how they decide their numbers, the truth is they really don't have it perfect. I have tracked my park visits and what the TP predictions were and what they actually ended up at, the majority have been wrong. It doesn't really matter. Just go when you can go, plan the best you can based on what you know and you'll be fine.

 

[J-Dog]

I ran into this same problem a few weeks ago. TP was predicting 8-10/10 on every day of our trip, while UT was 5-6/10, and had 2 days as 3/10!

They all have different prediction models (and I'm sure some amount of guessing), and when they are all-over-the-place, that tells me that few (or none) of them are really accurate enough to deal with.

 

[smallworldnh]

I do like TP for checking to see if there is any FP availability and when.

 

[holden]

Crown predictions are worthless. It’s either crowded or more crowded. That’s it.

 

[Klayfish]

Crown predictions are worthless.

Yep, they're jokes at best. Don't waste your time or money on them.

 

[YesterDark]

In my opinion, you should only use crowd calendars to give you an idea of what to expect. Never to help plan rides/park days. One park is a 6 and one is a 4? That's no difference in reality for the most part. If you truly can't decide between two parks for a particular day, then maybe use this as a tipping point?

 

[nerdyone]

My understanding is that TP measures crowds by the number of FP and ADRs available. If that's correct then I think the accuracy would be fairly decent