Which morning for MM the wk after Thanksgiving -HELP!

[mydisneymoney]

We are going to be at DLR Nov 27 (Tuesday) through Dec 1st (Saturday). Right now we are not planning on staying on site so we will only have one magic morning available to use. We can use it Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday. Tuesday and Thrusday are lighter crowds but a little later start where Saturday is going to be much busier but the MM would put us there at 7am. My gut says to use it on Saturday because not as many people will drag out of bed to be there at 7am so we might be able to get a lot more rides in then if we used it on Tues or Thurs.

Last time we went it was right after Labor day 2011 and we stayed on site so could get in early every morning MM was offered. We noted that when we used it Sunday morning (I think it was 8am instead of 9am) that we pretty much walked onto any ride but on Tuesday and Thursday, when the park open at 9 instead of 10 that it was much busier. So I am going off of our past experince this time around.

Thoughts? Other experiences?

 

[theworldneedscolor]

It was very busy during our MM yesterday at 8am. We didn't even get through the gates till 8:30

 

[madigraham]

I am an AP at Disneyland and go about 2x a month.

from my experience the crowds will be light week days that week. Friday Sat and sunday is when it starts to pick up.

That being said, if you dont mind getting up to be there at 7am, risking being tired the whole day, i would do saturday MM. But the fact is you wont have many crowds during the week to begin with so if you used MM on Thursday and arrive at 8 or 9, that might even be better.

if you use MM thursday you would not be as tired by waking up so early AND the park wont even start forming lines for rides until about 11 or 12 that afternoon anyways, so you'll pretty much have the whole morning to yourself.

Saturday the lines start forming around 10am if not sooner.

hope that helps