Week right after Thanksgiving or 1st week in December?

[zaja]

Is there much of a difference in the crowd level if you go the week after Thanksgiving (arriving on that Monday), or the first week in December? We've only been the first week in December, anyone been both weeks? TIA.

 

[Karnak]

I'll be interested in this thread too. (See dates below.)

I have been to WDW for both the first and second week of December by the way, and noticed very little difference between those two weeks. But this will be my first visit to WDW during the last week of November.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Pop Warner Football tournament is typically the first week of December. From what I have read here on the Dis it does not disturb day crowds too much since they are at their event but it can impact the evening. Also, they tend to stay at the All Star Resorts with overflow to Pop Century and POR. There have been several reports here about the noise. Do a search over on the resort board about Pop Warner and you will find dozens of threads about it.

Since we are staying at POR, we chose to go the week after Thanksgiving so we will be leaving as they are arriving.

Good luck with your choice!

 

[zaja]

Just bumping up for the evening crowd.

 

[ThreeMusketeers]

We went this past year the first week of Dec. and thought it was crowded. More than we were expecting. THe weekends were a MAD HOUSE, which i guess we should have expected and planned on..plus they were taping the Very Merry Xmas parade on the first sat. of Dec. so that added to the mayhem. Weekdays weren't much better, seemed as though we were following crowds all week. 45min-90 min. waits for the more popular rides.
Good luck!

 

[DisneyClay]

I say December is the best. I just love december.

 

[dominia_1979]

Which do you think is better: 1st or 2nd Weekend of December?