Just back - 8/26 to 9/3 - Rode buses by ourselves!!

[CuteKatCar]

Our trip was unbelievable. We had a great time. The crowds were not there....for example:

MK, Sunday 8/28: Arrived before opening. The crowd waiting to get in did not even spill into the bag check area. That's how few people there were waiting to get in. (same with AK on 8/31 - we rode the bus there at 8:20 by ourselves). Walked over to Splash. Walk-on. BTMRR was down. Got FP. Left that area. Walking thru Frontierland there wasn't a person spotted in front of us or behind us - 9:30 a.m. SM and Buzz - walk-ons. Went over to Fantasyland - walked on tea cups, Pooh!!. While we don't do Dumbo anymore, I told my DH that if there wasn't a line I wanted to ride - guess what - we walked right into one of those spaces and were handed a card . It was 10:30 a.m.

I also subscribe to Tour Guide Mike. Only followed some of it, because the parks were so empty that you could do whatever you wanted.

We had the best day at AK. The Gorillas were fascinating - don't miss them.

Another day we went to MK around 2 in the afternoon. We were the only people on the bus that day as well!!

On Friday, 9/2 (thought crowds would increase), Test Track posted 20 minutes. It was a walk-on. The longest time I ever saw was for Soarin', which was 40 min. We rode that 6 times, 4 with FP.

We stayed at the Beach Club for the first time and will definitely stay there again. The walk to Epcot is 5 minutes. It was fabulous. That's why we rode Soarin' 6 times!!

We also did EMH in the evening at MK. Early in the night most rides were walk-ons. But it wasn't crowded like I've read.

It was a great trip.

Any questions, ask away.

Anna

 

[isyt]

We were there this week last year and it was empty also. I will definetly be back next year. I can barely count the days until our October trip!!! Glad you had a great time!!

 

[chanty]

How can you subscribe to Tour Mike??

Thanks!

 

[zen1]

Welcome back, sounds like you had a wonderful trip!

We will be there in 2 more days, we can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are up and down!!!!!!!! We are also staying at the Beach Club, my first time staying there!!!!!!

 

[CuteKatCar]

Chanty: www.tourguidemike.com

Do a search in these forums and you'll find lots of info about his services. It's like a book on the internet.

Anna

 

[crzy4mickey]

what about the weather, was it still really hot and humid??

 

[disneyaggie]

Wow! I hope our crowd level is the same -- will be there next week.

Sounds like you had a great time! Hooray!

 

[jann1033]

it would really scare me to be the only people on the bus...they are so big i would have a hard time driving them...( just kidding)

 

[CuteKatCar]

I didn't think the weather was that bad. But I like it hot. There seemed to be "pockets" of humidity - some times it felt humid and later on it wouldn't be that bad. Some days it was just Hot, hot, hot!! But there were lots of clouds and that made a big difference. Sometimes the rain would help, sometimes it made it more humid.

I have to say the day we went to Animal Kingdom wasn't bad. Then it got soooo humid there. We were sitting in the Tarzan show and it was brutal. Next thing you know, I feel this cool breeze - it was pouring outside!!! Then it cooled off after that with lots of clouds.

Anna

 

[tammy]

The last week of August is the best time to go.

 

[alacazander]

Oh excellent that is great news!

Glad you had such a nice trip!

Welcome back!

 

[WEDWDW]

What kind of card were you given at Dumbo?Thanks.

 

[luv2nascar]

they have a left and ride holding areas. 16 dumbos they hand out 16 cards per side one per party. This is so ride operator knows when enough dumbos are filled. It helps the slow loading line move a little bit faster. you put the card on dumbo's ear and ride operator picks them up.

 

[jrjac]

This may be a silly comment...but you did mention that you "rode the bus by yourselves"....We were there last week and there were only a few other people on the bus-and everyone on the bus was from our little hometown of Warwick, Rhode Island! Pretty cool!

 

[cpayne1997]

I sure do hope that it is that way for us! We leave on Saturday and I know that it will be hot when we are there but it is alway worst when there are tons of people there as well!