EMH Park- When you say it's the busiest, does that mean...

[princesspumpkin]

It's the busiest park for the entire day, or it's the busiest during the EMH hours. If we go to the particular EMH park only during EMH hours then leave, will be still hit a packed park, or is it generally packed during the entire day, but EMH is less crowded, therefore we can get a few rides done in those hours? Thanks

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

I would say that parks with the EMH morning will be crowded for that day. For the EMH evening the crowds start arriving late in the afternoon, depending on what time the EMH begins.
The best advice I can give is to get to all the parks before opening (EMH or regular). We have followed this strategy very successfully during our June trips. You can get a lot done in a few hours before the really big crowds start arriving later in the morning. During the busy season the evening EMH can be a waste of time. Last June it was impossible to do much of anything as the evening EMH was as crowded (or more so) than during the day.

 

[Marseeya]

Definitely for the day. We went to several morning EMHs during our last trip and it wasn't worth it at all. We had an hour where it was okay, then BOOM! All the crowds showed up and it only got worse. This next trip, we're using that hour to sleep in.

 

[rlovew]

I have found that the EMH time in the morning is not as crowded but by an hour after opening the park is more crowded and it is time to hop over to another park. As long as you hop about an hour after EMH you will find them useful. The evening EMH are a different story, with the crowds I have run into it is not worth doing them.

 

[patsal]

I have found that the EMH time in the morning is not as crowded but by an hour after opening the park is more crowded and it is time to hop over to another park. As long as you hop about an hour after EMH you will find them useful. The evening EMH are a different story, with the crowds I have run into it is not worth doing them.

Exactly the same thing I've experienced. We can get quite a bit doen in that first hour, but then it becomes uncomfortably crowded--last summer I think many didn't have the hopper option. Some parks were wall to wall--we would just leave and hit anohter park if that were the case. The other strategy that worked well for us was to ship all PM EMH and go to the park that had PM EMH the night before--usually the parks were lightly crowded until about 11am--worked out great because then we'd use fast pass, eat and take our time touring the less popular show/attractions. We'd leave and get a swim in and head back to a park that was not having EMH that night. I don't know what to expect this summer so I'm using that plan with the ability to adjust in case more people decided to pay for hopping!

 

[princesspumpkin]

Thank you all very much.