Crowds at MK on Gaydays- normal June crowds?

[timandlesley]

So, I just found out that the only Magic Kingdom day we have is also Gaydays Magic Kingdom day 2015. I am fine with that, just worried about crowd levels. Are they about the same as any other June day that I shouldn't be concerned about with our fast passes? I'd move parks but it's our Be Our Guest dinner reservation that was really hard to get. Thanks!
Lesley

 

[ghtx]

Probably won't make much of a difference. Here's what Josh has to say:

A Quick Word About Gay Days

“Gay Days” is an event held in the Orlando area each year in June. It is not an official Disney event and the great majority of the participants do not stay on Disney property, but they do visit one of the Disney Parks over a four day span. In 2015, the published schedule indicates they will be visiting the following Parks:

Thursday June 4: Animal Kingdom

Friday June 5: Hollywood Studios

Saturday June 6: Magic Kingdom

Sunday June 7: Epcot

For the first two days, we’ll plan to avoid the Parks that Gay Days is visiting because the additional crowds will have a more substantial impact. Because Animal Kingdom has a limited number of attractions and is open fewer hours, the Gay Days crowd will make the Park considerably busier and it will be difficult to avoid them. Gay Days participants generally arrive at the Parks around 11am and leave much earlier than the Parks close. However, with the short 9am to 7pm hours at Animal Kingdom, they’ll plan to arrive earlier and won’t leave early enough that we can get a lot done after they’re gone. On Friday, the Gay Days crowds will just add to an already busy Hollywood Studios because it’s also Star Wars Weekends. Luckily, almost all of the Gay Days participants go to the Park assigned by the schedule, so they do not have much impact at all on the other Parks. If you visit the recommended Parks each day (or avoid the Park designated as the Gay Days Park), it’s unlikely that you’ll even notice they’re there. In fact, they can actually help clear out Magic Kingdom on Saturday and Epcot on Sunday due to all the people who will avoid the Park that Gay Days is visiting solely because there will be a lot of gay people around. Because the Gay Days contingent isn’t that large and the fact that they tend to arrive late and leave early, we can get even more done than usual at Magic Kingdom and Epcot if we arrive by Park opening and visit the headliners first thing. Since that’s our plan of attack anyway, we don’t need to be concerned about visiting the Magic Kingdom on Saturday or Epcot on Sunday. I still recommend avoiding the Animal Kingdom on Thursday and Hollywood Studios on Friday.

http://www.easywdw.com/calendar/june-2015-walt-disney-world-crowd-calendar/#more-14735

 

[richmo]

We happened to be there that weekend in '14. I didn't find the parks to be unusually crowded...but, it is summer, so there will be a lot of people there.

 

[timandlesley]

Probably won't make much of a difference. Here's what Josh has to say:



http://www.easywdw.com/calendar/june-2015-walt-disney-world-crowd-calendar/#more-14735

VERY helpful, thank you! We will keep plans as is : )
Lesley