Just back from 8 days at the World and the crowds were not as bad as I thought they would be. Still there were some long lines at the headliners particularly in the middle of the day.
I saw SM go to 90 minutes, Soaring to 120, Toy Story to 120 and Safari up to 90. Still these were all mid afternoon times during the dreaded hot period of 1 to 5 PM.
Without a doubt it was more crowded each and every day as the week passed. Not just in the parks but in DTD, on the buses, the resorts, etc. Seemed like more people headed in on Saturday than headed out.
Talking with Cast Members, each and every one said crowds were lower compared to Disney anticipated staffing needs. One CM in DHS said they were asking for volunteers who did not want all the shifts. They were overstaffed and were trying to drop future staffing levels.
We did EMH 5 times, 3 times at MK and twice at Epcot. Each time was busier than the first. Sunday the 8th was amazing at MK but last Friday was very busy until well after 1AM.
Fast Passes ran out at Toy Story both days we were there by 3PM. Soaring and TT were also out by 3PM each day we were there.
Walk ins for table service without an ADR was impossible. Seems like they were overbooked to me.
The best strategy was rope drop til 1 or 2 in the afternoon, then back to the hotel and out to the pool, then evenings in the park. One problem was the FP return for the second set that we would get around 11 or so would have a time of 2 or 3 in the afternoon. We often were int he park later in the afternoon as a result.
Still doable for the entire week. According to my DS8 we did the following
Space - 11 times
Splash - 6
BTM - 7
RnR coaster - 14 (don't ask)
Tower 3
TSM 5
TT - 5
Soaring 4
Expedition 4
Safari 1
I saw SM go to 90 minutes, Soaring to 120, Toy Story to 120 and Safari up to 90. Still these were all mid afternoon times during the dreaded hot period of 1 to 5 PM.
Without a doubt it was more crowded each and every day as the week passed. Not just in the parks but in DTD, on the buses, the resorts, etc. Seemed like more people headed in on Saturday than headed out.
Talking with Cast Members, each and every one said crowds were lower compared to Disney anticipated staffing needs. One CM in DHS said they were asking for volunteers who did not want all the shifts. They were overstaffed and were trying to drop future staffing levels.
We did EMH 5 times, 3 times at MK and twice at Epcot. Each time was busier than the first. Sunday the 8th was amazing at MK but last Friday was very busy until well after 1AM.
Fast Passes ran out at Toy Story both days we were there by 3PM. Soaring and TT were also out by 3PM each day we were there.
Walk ins for table service without an ADR was impossible. Seems like they were overbooked to me.
The best strategy was rope drop til 1 or 2 in the afternoon, then back to the hotel and out to the pool, then evenings in the park. One problem was the FP return for the second set that we would get around 11 or so would have a time of 2 or 3 in the afternoon. We often were int he park later in the afternoon as a result.
Still doable for the entire week. According to my DS8 we did the following
Space - 11 times
Splash - 6
BTM - 7
RnR coaster - 14 (don't ask)
Tower 3
TSM 5
TT - 5
Soaring 4
Expedition 4
Safari 1
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