How crowded is the week before Christmas?

[cruisnfamily]

Thinking of a day trip on Mon 12/18..specifically to go to Disney Quest...but don't want to do it if the holdiay rush will have started at that point.

Any advice?

 

[disneyfreak71]

I was there last year from 12/18 until 12/23 and we experienced medium crowds. Soarin was 45 minutes, Philharmagic about the same.

 

[jcriket]

I read somewhere that the crowds get the worst on December 20th.And since your going to DQ I don't think that the crowds will be that bad, I've never gone on that date but I would think that the parks would be more busy.
When we went, we got there around 11:00 and it was empty, I don't know if it was the time we went but there was no wait for almost everything that we did.

 

[jlcbshaw]

I was there last year from 12/18 until 12/23 and we experienced medium crowds. Soarin was 45 minutes, Philharmagic about the same.

Did I miss something or am I not remembering correctly, I didn't think Soarin' was open last Christmas. I am probably wrong though. All's I know is I can not wait to ride it when we go in December!

 

[LightBurnsBlue]

No, I don't think soarin' was open last Christmas either...I went last March, and it wasn't open.

 

[shellface]

Is soarin in calofornia adventure? or is there one at wdw now as well?


is it worth a ride?

 

[patsal]

Wasn't open last December, is now at Epcot and is worth it IMHO.

 

[shellface]

Think I will give it a go the one in calofornia was pretty good as I remember

 

[disneyfreak71]

OOPS...confused Dec and June trips for Soarin...

it was crowded though!

 

[luvsdiznee]

I was there last year 12/18-12/26. The crowds picked up at the end of the week. It was not bad at all in the beginning of the week. Going again this year 12/16-12/21!

 

[mitros]

We made a last minute reservation December 13th and 14th, and had no trouble. The worst will start after the weekend of the 19th-20th.

 

[ekmdisney]

If all goes well, and nothing else bad happens...I will be there Dec 18th to the 23rd. Hoping that the crowds will not be that bad. We will be at the parks 19 to the 22. I am hoping that we will be leaving around the same time that every one else is streaming in.