The Saturday after Thanksgiving will be very busy. Things calm down a little bit on Sunday. Starting on Monday, crowds should be lower and the Thanksgiving week guests gone.
Weekends are always busier, but you shouldn't see Thanksgiving week level crowds on the following Sat and Sun (Dec 5/6 2020).
We did the week after Thanksgiving last year and found the crowds to be pretty manageable. We were there Sunday through Friday after Thanksgiving. It was still busy, but nothing crazy. And the resort prices are pretty reasonable compared to later in December.
We were there in 2018 for 11 days starting Thanksgiving day. It was busy through the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, then started dropping off. The week after Thanksgiving was wonderful, both for crowds and weather.
We've been for that time, it takes one or two days after Sunday for the Thanksgiving crowd to clear out but after that it was pretty nice until the weekend crowd came back in.
It’s our favorite week to go. We tried the first week of October in 2019 but went right back to first week of December this year! We like to arrive the Tuesday after thanksgiving and stay a few days into the following week. Flights are cheaper because most thanksgiving travelers are home. The weather is pretty crazy that time of year though, so you have to pack for all seasons unfortunately.
Thanks for this thread, OP! We're booked for 11/30 - 12/5 this year and it's our first time going right after Thanskgiving so I've been trying to prepare myself these responses have been super helpful!
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