I'd agree, we were there from the 12th-17th and I don't remember the 13th being any different at Epcot than any of the other days we were there (which was most of them), and they all seemed relatively light.Interesting. I was actually at Epcot on the 13th and don't remember it being crowded at all! We waited 25 minutes for Frozen at 11:30am and never encountered a line for a restroomWe took a pool break and returned for dinner around 7pm and stayed until 11:30pm.
Maybe the crowds were in the late afternoon/early evening?
We visit every Mother's Day and I find it to be a slower week.
A band for the Garden Rocks concert series was very popular. I think it was Simple Plan? I was there that night. The crowd for that band made it almost impossible to walk through America in the World Showcase. Touring Plans had it at a 9 crowd level. I wouldn't have estimated that high, but it was much busier than the rest of the week on that specific night.
Interesting. I was actually at Epcot on the 13th and don't remember it being crowded at all! We waited 25 minutes for Frozen at 11:30am and never encountered a line for a restroomWe took a pool break and returned for dinner around 7pm and stayed until 11:30pm.
Hmm I guess the crowd calendar is wrong. You didn’t see any effects from the cheerleading championship over the weekend?Maybe the crowds were in the late afternoon/early evening?
We visit every Mother's Day and I find it to be a slower week.
That might be the reason. We were at Epcot during Christmas time and the concerts can pack up World Showcase.A band for the Garden Rocks concert series was very popular. I think it was Simple Plan? I was there that night. The crowd for that band made it almost impossible to walk through America in the World Showcase. Touring Plans had it at a 9 crowd level. I wouldn't have estimated that high, but it was much busier than the rest of the week on that specific night.
Hmm I guess the crowd calendar is wrong. You didn’t see any effects from the cheerleading championship over the weekend?
Correct, America was packed around the show times. However, most of those people hung out in the World Showcase during the evening so the rest of the park might have appeared business as usual. I was there Monday night, Thursday, and Friday. Monday night definitely had the highest crowd level.We were there in the evening and didn't think it was bad at all except for the America area during the shows as mentioned. Does Touring Plans give different crowd level estimates to different people? None of my days, anywhere in WDW, were above a six that whole week and I find them to be fairy accurate.
Ohhhh... I've never seen the "what we saw" part before.Correct, America was packed around the show times. However, most of those people hung out in the World Showcase during the evening so the rest of the park might have appeared business as usual. I was there Monday night, Thursday, and Friday. Monday night definitely had the highest crowd level.
Touring plans was originally predicted to be a 6. They changed it later in the "What We Saw" to a 9. What I've learned from Touring Plans is that they usually overestimate. Except for Epcot. For some reason they always underestimate crowd levels in Epcot. Maybe this is due to Epcot's festivals and musical acts. It's hard to predict the popularity of a band. I've never heard of Simple Plan so I didn't see that coming either.
Interesting! I was there the previous day and Simple Plan was there, and didn't see the huge crowds. But I managed to miss it multiple times despite being sort of interested in the band (though when I checked I'd only heard of one of their songs). But they're definitely way more famous than the usual bands that perform at that stage.A band for the Garden Rocks concert series was very popular. I think it was Simple Plan? I was there that night. The crowd for that band made it almost impossible to walk through America in the World Showcase. Touring Plans had it at a 9 crowd level. I wouldn't have estimated that high, but it was much busier than the rest of the week on that specific night.