Mardi Gras Craziness

[Pharmgirl123]

I am thinking about booking a solo trip to escape the IL coldness 2/9-2/13. I normally stay at RP but will probably end up at Cabana Bay since it’s just me. How insane are the crowds the first Mardi Gras weekend? I don’t really care about the parade or concert. I’m more concerned about explored HP area and the rides.

 

[georgina]

I will be at UO Feb 9-14. I have no idea how crowded it will be, but I will say there are few rooms left at CBBR for those dates so based on that it may be busy.

 

[tony67]

You might want to consider Aventrura if you haven't.
Its a short walk to SF and RP - its more hipster\business hotel themed - but its nice to just walk over to SF and RP .

I think that is February vacation week for some schools (not sure) but you can probably tell by hotel availability

 

[Pharmgirl123]

You might want to consider Aventrura if you haven't.
Its a short walk to SF and RP - its more hipster\business hotel themed - but its nice to just walk over to SF and RP .

I think that is February vacation week for some schools (not sure) but you can probably tell by hotel availability

I think you’re right about February vacation. There is very limited availability at the hotels. Looks like it’s going to be packed!

 

[CAPSLOCK]

It's busy. Single rider lines will be your friends. The concert may be busy - of course, if the concert's busy then the crowds are just standing around listening rather than cluttering up ride lines and HP areas....

 

[Flora Fan]

We are down for our 1st Universal trip the 9th-11th. Our school district has a three day weekend for Presidents’ Day (16-18). I rather hoped that the 9th-15th would be a slow week before the holiday. Skunked again. LOL

 

[Pharmgirl123]

I’ve decided to just deal with the crowds and book! Since it’ll just be me, I can easily use the single rider lines. =)

 

[dfurst05]

If you look closely at hotel availability I think a lot of people are checking in on the 13th for a long presidents day weekend. Hotel availability is actually pretty open the 9th-12th. So I think you will see a big upswing from the 13th on.

This is reflected on the TP crowd calendars. The 9th-13th are rated at a 3 and the 14th onward is 6+.

 

[georgina]

Pretty empty today. I strolled into IOA around 10:30, Spider Man was 10 min wait, Kong and Jurassic Falls were walkons, FJ was only 15 min, Hogwarts Express was 10, Gringotts was 15, and Mummy 10. I did all those in a couple of hours (used single rider for a few).