Been visiting for 36 years and have never been in November! But my BFF and I just booked a trip for Nov 17-24 2019, week before Thanksgiving. Not sure what to expect, crowd and temperature-wise... hoping for the best. I think we're getting tail end of F&W so we're planning to do Epcot weekdays (not Friday!) and I guess XMas decor will be up by then, which will be fun.
Not sure what to expect from Studios at that point, in my mind it's just going to be nothing but Star Wars crowds for the next year and a half but I may be over-anticipating that. Heh.
I get very stuck in memories of old crowd patterns and the concept of "slow times" which were definitely A Thing even 10 years ago and are not, from my experience, A Thing anymore. At all.
The one time we went the week before Thanksgiving was the slowest week ever (for us) at WDW... loved it.. Those days are long gone though and with Star Wars Galaxy Edge, there is simply no telling what it might be like this year.... but it will certainly be slower that week than the week before Christmas..
You're right about that! I'll remain hopeful but prepare for all eventualities, I guess (clothing wise and crowd wise!)
The one time I went during the holiday season, the week between Christmas and New Year's in 2009, was by far the busiest I have ever seen the parks, including the many July 4ths I've experienced there. If it's better than THAT, I can handle it!
WE went the week between Christmas and New Years a few years back... never again.. just unbearably crowded. I thought i was being smart when we went the first week of the year the following year... not much different.. ARGH! Live and learn i guess.
Looking at historical data is not be a good marker beginning in September and for the next few years to follow. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is going to be a game-changer; at least for a while.
We went for Veterans Day long weekend last year and it was the busiest I’ve ever seen it! It was the end of Food and Wine, Jersey Week, and a holiday, which I think compounded into crazy crowds. We found it busier than Christmas. The weather was great - hot! We had pool time every day.
Maybe I should be more specific...Epcot World Showcase was the busiest I've ever seen it, a mass of humanity. Could barely move - much easier to navigate during Festival of the Holidays at Christmas. And the bus lines to/from Pop were incredibly long, spilling way out of the queue both to and from parks. But we still had a blast!Oh wow, really? It was my first time ever going and I found it busy but was expecting the worst. It quietened right down the Tuesday after the long weekend, in case anyone is worried about this year. And I found the weekend completely manageable with a plan.