Wait Times Super Short???

[Tom_E_D]

I wish I could hope they would last this short into next year but I doubt it >.<

If the lines are this short into next year, it may mean the "third wave" is as bad or worse than the first two. Be careful what you wish for.

 

[Meglen]

If the lines are this short into next year, it may mean the "third wave" is as bad or worse than the first two. Be careful what you wish for.

True but depends on how stuff opens if more shows start back up and more restaurants but capacity is still not 100% what it was lines might still move decently fast.

 

[foolish-mortal]

Too much to hope for it staying this way through Spring Break???

 

[only hope]

Too much to hope for it staying this way through Spring Break???

I’d say yes, especially if your break is around Easter. Unless Covid gets so bad that more people stop traveling. Watch how it goes in two weeks with Presidents Day.

 

[Jonfw2]

Too much to hope for it staying this way through Spring Break???

Same here. Going mid March.

 

[mamaofsix]

Also there is no international travel right now. January and Feb brought lots of South American tourist, and they are not there as well. So that makes kind short too

This. I think in the past there has been a general misunderstanding of just how much of Disney's winter crowds were international travelers. Not just South American, but Canadian, UK, Asian, Australian, etc.

None of these are visiting right now. It's millions of visitors wiped out.

 

[abnihon]

Too much to hope for it staying this way through Spring Break???

I’m hoping the same thing. Traveling April 2-10.

 

[yulilin3]

This. I think in the past there has been a general misunderstanding of just how much of Disney's winter crowds were international travelers. Not just South American, but Canadian, UK, Asian, Australian, etc.

None of these are visiting right now. It's millions of visitors wiped out.

Another clarification and this is not to say international travel isn't down because it is but the only country banned from coming from south America is Brazil. There were a lot of colombians and argentinians during the Christmas season. It's just a big pet peeve if mine in the generalization of things.

 

[yulilin3]

I’m hoping the same thing. Traveling April 2-10.

If crowds stay low we're will not see things coming back, i know everyone wants a stress free, empty park but if you love Disney world the way it was everyone should be hoping for visitors to increase.

 

[grannyminnie]

was in WDW last week. wait times were indeed short, even shorter than posted. many times the "wait" was really just the amount of time it took you to walk through the line area.

also the waits looked worse than they were - it's a 15 minute wait, it looks 30 because everyone's spaced out.

We definitely experienced this last week at all four parks. The wait was just the walk on time, and once even for FOP!! Every time we looked, it had a shorter wait time than Navi! Very very unusual. It was definitely a very enjoyable week! Our longest wait was for MMRR at 2 in the afternoon, and that was 30 minutes. We had previously done it first thing twice at opening: the first time a walk on and the second, no more than 10 minutes, if that.

 

[foolish-mortal]

If crowds stay low we're will not see things coming back, i know everyone wants a stress free, empty park but if you love Disney world the way it was everyone should be hoping for visitors to increase.

I don't feel guilty about wanting crowds to remain low for my upcoming trip. No one enjoys waiting hours in line for things and I've certainly done my fair share over the years. And, crowds are supposed to be low everywhere. Heavy crowds would be much worse for Disney than low right now.

 

[ghtx]

True that. But even in slow times, you ever see FoP at 20 minutes for multiple days?

We waited about 20-25 minutes for FoP around 1pm last Labor Day weekend. I think that was the wait time most of the day.

 

[mamaofsix]

Another clarification and this is not to say international travel isn't down because it is but the only country banned from coming from south America is Brazil. There were a lot of colombians and argentinians during the Christmas season. It's just a big pet peeve if mine in the generalization of things.

It's not just about the U.S. banning travelers. More so it's these countries not allowing their own citizens to travel to the U.S. ie: it's nearly impossible to get permission to leave Canada, the UK, Asia or Australia right now unless it's for essential, work related purposes.