Please help me manage my expectations

[Whistlebee]

What will crowds feel like the first week of March? We'll be in the parks on Monday (AK), Wednesday night, Thursday (EPCOT), Friday(MK) and Saturday(HS). I was expecting it to be busy but manageable and now I'm seeing that the Lightning Lane and Premier passes are very near the top price, which is making me worry it will be near capacity crowds. Will there be room to walk around or is it really packed people wise? Will I be able to find seating at counter service spots? I'm a DL regular but have never been to WDW. I just want to get my mind wrapped around what to expect. Thank you!

 

[marmentrout85]

I wouldn't think it'd be too bad but there are a couple things happening that week. Sunday the 1st there's the Princess Half Marathon race, so you may get a lot of people spilling into the week. You might also see a bump in crowds toward the end of the week as Flower & Garden Festival begins at EPCOT. It's also Spring Break season in general, which is likely why I think the prices are as such.

Having said all that, I noticed a crowd calendar recently adjusted the predicted crowds to be lower than what was originally anticipated. So take that for what you will.

All in all I'd be VERY surprised if the parks were anywhere near capacity.

 

[gottalovepluto]

My personal guess is Disney is just getting more aggressive with LL prices. There are really no big events that week, no holiday, there might be some residual crowds from marathon weekend for a couple days is like the most crowd thing I can think of and it would be so small it doesn’t really bear thinking of. Spring Break is sorta starting but doesn’t kick into gear really good until mid-Mar. Locals & bloggers will be out on Wed for the start of Flower & Garden and on the weekend too but that’s EP specific. Don’t get me wrong it won’t be quiet- but I’d expect more Moderately Busy type crowds than Very Busy and I don’t think Capacity Crowds are in the cards.

They did have/are having some LL sellouts over the crazy busy Mardis Gras meets Pres weekend so maybe they decided to try some more aggressive pricing in general this Spring Season?