Easter week at the resorts

[goofy4wdw2]

i know the parks are insane over Easter break. Are the resorts crazy, pools packed, Disney Springs super crowded?

 

[wnielsen1]

Yes. For a somewhat lighter crowd, try the water parks.

 

[goofy4wdw2]

Yes. For a somewhat lighter crowd, try the water parks.

Wow, really? We planned not to go to the water parks thinking they would be packed also.

 

[wnielsen1]

Wow, really? We planned not to go to the water parks thinking they would be packed also.

I was just going by my experience last year. There was a noticeable difference between the crowds in the theme parks versus the water parks. Easter was earlier by 3 weeks last year, but the weather was still good enough for a water park visit (it wasn't too cool, weather wise).

 

[drusba]

Before May 27, 2016, the water parks could become extremely crowded during Easter time as long as the weather was warm, to the point that they could sometimes close to new guests for two to three hours in late morning to early afternoon due to over-capacity. At that time the bus route had the resort's AK bus stopping at Blizzard Brach and its Studios bus at Typhoon Lagoon. Then some MBA Suit decided that the better bus schedule for the waterparks was to have everyone go to Disney Springs first and switch there to Typhoon Lagoon or to AK first and switch to Blizzard Beach, with the result that traveling to or from a waterpark typically became an hour or longer trip, and guests got to stand at the bus station at AK or Disney Springs much of the time waiting for their intended bus in their swimsuits. The result was that crowds for the water parks became lighter, and I am sure that the MBA Suit who came up with the new bus route was shocked, just shocked, that many would avoid the water parks with that double bus trip.

Be aware that effective March 17, 2019, Disney finally came to its senses and the double bus route was rightly put to death, and it has now returned to something similar to what existed before, see https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/new-bus-routes-for-walt-disney-world-water-parks-2/ As a result, the waterparks could become very crowded again during Easter time, although it may take a while before most realize that the lousy double bus schedule has been replaced.

Also, as long as weather is good, the resort pools will also be very crowded, and if you actually want a place to sit down, you may need to claim it early in the morning.

 

[wnielsen1]

I was just there again last week (which was not Easter week like in 2018) and Blizzard Beach was dead - temperature was around 80. Walked right on everything. Obviously people had not figured out the buses have changed like drusba mentioned. We always drive to WDW so I just take the car to the water parks.

 

[Dano1182]

We go every Easter.
The parks are crazy. Last year we stayed at VGF and the pool was crazy. People were arguing over chairs .
One guest called a CM over and expected her to move a family because she paid for the beach chair!!This year we will be at BWV by the quiet pool.
Which is normally not crowded.

 

[TheHill’s]

Hi!! Sorry to jump on your post.
We were at WDW over Thanksgiving last year, are Easter crowds better or worse?
Thanks

 

[wnielsen1]

Hi!! Sorry to jump on your post.
We were at WDW over Thanksgiving last year, are Easter crowds better or worse?
Thanks

Worse. I have been there for both.

 

[TheHill’s]

Worse. I been there for both.

Thanks for your reply! We may consider going in May now.