Water park on a Saturday in September-- crazy or not?

[Jen D]

We get in in the morning on Saturday September 18. We don't want to use a theme park day on our Park Hopper because we are usually completely exhausted and sleep deprived on Day One and I don't see us spending more than three hours at any park-- but I wouldn't mind burning off one of the options by spending a few afternoon hours at TL or BB. But I've heard water parks on Saturdays should be avoided at all costs. True?

 

[Jen D]

bump

 

[AladdinsPrincess]

I would say not crazy. My DH and I go a lot on Saturdays during the summer, when it's the most crowded, and we noticed last weekend that it wasn't near as bad as it had been. I think now that the kids are headed back to school, you should be fine. It's also generally less crowded in the afternoon.

Have fun!

 

[kilee]

I think you'll notice a drop in the crowds in September as opposed to June, July and August. I think you'll be fine. I personally love the waterparks, especially TL-- I could spend a whole day there relaxing soaking up the atmosphere.

 

[jordanyosh]

IMHO I wouldn't use up one of your plus options when you said you are pretty tired that first day. I would opt for lounging around the pool at your resort. Or napping and then heading to DTD later.
Again just my .02 cents.

 

[PlutoPony]

You might be OK.....We went to BB on Saturday 8/21. Got there when it opened and it was quiet until early afternoon (the people working there commented on how few people there were). In 2-3 hours you can do LOTS of slides if there are no lines! Afternoon thunderstorms do pop up, so going earlier in the day also avoids that possibility..

Have fun!

 

[Jen D]

IMHO I wouldn't use up one of your plus options when you said you are pretty tired that first day. I would opt for lounging around the pool at your resort. Or napping and then heading to DTD later.

Well, yeah, there is a very good chance we'll never even leave the resort, except for maybe a spin on the monorail! I always like the idea of doing DTD, but my dd and dh don't really "get" DTD. We always get there and they're like "so..... it's just a bunch of shops? What's fun about that?" I like shopping but I know where they are coming from.

Burning off a plus option doesn't bother me though. There is no way we will use all three options in our stay; plus we have 2 unused options left on our passes from our last trip three years ago. I expect to keep running an options surplus!