Magic Kingdom a Bust last week

[believeinmagic]

We stayed at OKW last week for a few days before the holiday. The resort was great. We even pool hopped to the Polynesian (new Volcano slide) and the kids loved it. Unfortunately we went on Tuesday to the MK and spent $150, 2 hours, and my little guys went on a total of 0 attractions. Way too many people. I asked them who I can write to and they gave me a P.O. Box in Orlando. Not exactly my idea of a real person to perhaps call. Anyone ever deal with this problem before? We never went back that day because we were fed up with all the lines over 1 hour long

 

[jfulcer]

we just jump to another park if MK seems really crowded. You happened to hit a time where you had the easter crowd coming in, some of the spring break people leaving, and some arriving. We were there March 26-Apr 5 and were shocked at the crowds too at MK.

We normally hop from MK to MGM and then go back to make it up another day(or time).

Besides, since I assume you are DVC, you'll have the next 40 years to go back and try another date.

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[tarzanman]

Sorry for your bad luck. It is like that every year during April and spring break... Try another time next year and you won't have the same issues. It is never not crowded during that time!

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[Mary Anne]

We too were there last week. The MK was crowded. It's pretty bad when you have a line for the TTA!!! We did find early entry helped (the one day we did it) and late at night (after 9/10 pm also was much better. -- I know not always an option with small children.

The other parks were quite managable.

I will say we did not spend much time in the parks but enjoyed OKW. It was our first stay as members and I would definately pick it again especially for holiday weeks. It was so nice and quiet and a welcome change from the parks.

 

[rickster57]

I aways go in October when the kids have a few days off from school. No crowds. Lines about 10 minutes long ecept for the very popular rides may be up to 30 minutes. Best time to go is off season.

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[PamOKW]

The P.O. Box # to write to is standard. They direct your letter to the correct area and you should get some type of a response. I would not expect any type of refund but an explanation.

 

[KNWVIKING]

Your in a no-win situation. Disney will provide an apology & an explaination- which doesn't really help- but the bottom line is that the MK is jammed this time of year. Only option would be to limit admission,in which case you may not have even been allowed in the park-of course you may have saved $150.00. Funny how everybody I know or have spoken to never go at this time of year,always go in the off-season. Wouldn't that make the off-season crowded. Didn't Yogi say " the place is so busy nobody goes there anymore".

 

[rbuzzotta]

Friends of mine were there last week too. they said that they spent 10 hours at the MK and only went on 4 rides. They were very disappointed. They went over to Busch Gardens 2 days later and got to see absolutely everything. My friend says she doesn't plan to go back to WDW for at least 5 more years and will go on the "off-season".

We were there the March 20-26! The MK was also very crowded that week too...but we have 41 years left to see it all!! My favorite times to go are early May, mid-October and just before the Christmas rush!!

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[KyBill]

We were at MK with our grandkids the second week of Oct 2000 and it was also a bust. You couldn't hardly walk for the prople. The better rides were out of the question. It was a big waste of tickets. We left after about four hours.

 

[jjohns]

KyBill, I saw your post about the 2nd week of October - I was under the impression that October was generally a 'light' month, only getting busy in November around Thanksgiving. Was something special going on last year that it was so busy, or am I mistaken about October in general?

 

[Beachangel]

I know its not easy & can be disappointing but you just have to go with the flow. I don't understand why we would write a complaint letter. What are you expecting the company to do for you? Just curious.....

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[TnRobin]

October has become the "Convention Month" at WDW. The crowds in October have been on a steady increase for the past few years. We like September and Early Nov.

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[Geubux]

You must believe in magic if you went at spring break and expected to find no lines. Let's face it, Disney built a mecca for tourists and it shows in the peak seasons, which is beginning to be year round. Let's hope they invest in their feature park, FL, in the next several years so they can handle the even bigger crowds that will appear.
If they weren't busy, they wouldn't make money, they would have to cut even more people, then you and I would be complaining because they don't keep the park as clean as they used to. Go figure.

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[jcodespoti]

Do you think the crowds were crazy in October of 2000 because of the 2000 Celebration thing? I was there in late November the crowds were not to bad at all.

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[rbuzzotta]

We have been during Columbus Day week in October several times. Only once did we go to the parks on the weekend and boy was it crowded. After that we learned to spend the weekend relaxing at VB then up to WDW to do the parks during the week. Lines were only about 15 minutes and we did alot.

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[rkington]

We always visit Disney in March (coinciding with our School Spring Break). This year we were there March 10 - 17 and found the crowds to be lighter than any other year we had visited. That included all 4 theme parks and Downtown Disney. We were really happy at how manageable the parks were this year.

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[believeinmagic]

I wrote Disney today and asked for a future pass to MK. When I told my 4 year old to "go with the flow" as someone wrote, he didn't quite see it that way. Only kidding, but I do expect some compensation. My neighbors had the similar experience an Animal Kingdom and they provided them passes for a future visit. The fact was that after 2 hours we did not go on a single attraction. Most tourists are there for several days and they have park hoppers. I was there for 3 days and didn't have much of a choice.

 

[KNWVIKING]

Believeinmagic, why don't you have Florida res pass ?

 

[believeinmagic]

I don't go there enough. Spend some weekends at Vero. Kids like the pool.

 

[Jimbo]

Did you use Fast Pass? A friend was there last week with her family, and she said it was crowded, but that they got on a decent amount of rides by using Fast Pass. She thought it was at least manageable.

BTW, she said Universal was so crowded that they stopped giving out their version of Fast Pass by noon.