Pre-Christmas crowd predictions?

[PattiPB]

Since 12/25 is a Sunday this year, I'm curious what your predictions are for pre-Christmas crowds?

We will be there 12/15-12/21 after our cruise, so I'm wondering when the Christmas crowds will start to roll in---the weekend starting 12/17, or late in the week closer to 12/22-23???

Any predictions based upon years past or projected school calendars????

 

[rkmassa]

We went last year and found with Christmas falling on a Saturday the crowds were bigger the days before Christmas. We went the year before and Christmas fell in the week. The crowds were lighter. The busy day in 2003 was Christmas Day and forward. We watched the Christmas Eve. parade with hardly anyone around us. Last year it was definitely more crowded. We only stayed until the 23rd, but found the pre-Christmas crowds heavier with more standing in line and using FP than the previous year. My guess is this year will be the same. People will come in earlier because it falls on Sunday, so the few days before might be more crowded. I doubt the weekend before will be crowded. You can check the hours when it gets closer. The hours are longer when the parks are open later because there are more crowds predicted.

 

[PattiPB]

Thanks for the response!

I'm wondering what winter breaks east coast schools will have with Christmas falling on the weekend. Out here we get 2 weeks every year, so we are done on 12/17, but when we lived in NJ that wasn't a "set" thing every year.

We went early in 2004, so I'm a little concerned. As long as we hit a MVMCP I'll be happy!