How bad will it be Christmas week?

[Disneylover99]

When do they start prepping the Countries in EPCOT for the dance party stages to prepare for NYE crowds?

Usually the scaffolding starts to go up a couple of weeks before the party.

 

[MMSM]

Is it busy at the resorts from Jan 1 to Jan 4th? We just like to be by pool and my son and husband golf.

 

[scrappinginontario]

To help with actual data, these are the wait times today vs Christmas Day 2024. (Note - the labels on the second heat map are not displaying all wait attraction names but it does give a high level idea of wait times that might be experienced)

 

[DL1WDW2]

I just remembered dining in the Castle for stroke of midnight New Years Eve with Cinderella … The entire staff including Cinderella joins for Countdown to sing Auld LangSyne !
Most magical hard to get reservation ever!

 

[Isthisnormalatdisney]

Yes. Normally CMs are cleaning certain stalls/areas while guests use the rest of the area. Closing an entire restroom for cleaning is different and not the norm at Disney.

Yea I don’t think it happens anymore during that week than a typical week. If anything it’s less likely to happen during that week

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

Entire bathrooms have to close for cleaning? Is that something unique to that time?

Yes unique to that time of year.
No other time of year have I seen this happen and before they have closed get ready for overflowing toilets and paper towels overflowing out of the garbags.

The place is a mad house.
Still fun though lol.