Touring Plans Crowd Calendar

[GrumpySue]

We have a trip planned for the first two weeks of March, which is usually a average crowd time. Now at two months out Touring Plans has raised the expected crowd level for most parks from a 4/5 to a 9/10 !! Is this possible ?? That is like Christmas week numbers, we are really wondering if the trip will now be worth it.

 

[Bama Mom]

It may be because of dance and cheer competitions.

 

[rdaky]

It's Spring Break time. I would say that it is possible based on when schools have Spring Break and when people are booking their vacations. I think that most of March and April can be crowded. We went during Spring Break a few years ago and it wasn't as bad as we expected. But we had friends who went during their kids' Spring Break that happened to be on a different week than ours, and they said that it was completely crazy and that they would never go during Spring Break again.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Here’s a lengthy thread regarding the TP revisions to their Crowd Calendar:

Why do I torture myself?

 

[Klayfish]

Here’s a lengthy thread regarding the TP revisions to their Crowd Calendar:

Why do I torture myself?

Yes, read through that. The cliff notes version is that crowd calendars are totally useless.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Yes, read through that. The cliff notes version is that crowd calendars are totally useless.

60 days out TP can use ADR, resort and FP data to measure crowds so while a year out I agree they are useless, I would think that this close to dates they are a little more accurate, hence the adjustment.

OP, just have a good plan and the FPs you want. High crowds don’t necessarily mean a bad time. You’re allowed to feel bummed, just hope for the best