Would you plan on going to Disney Springs on weekend?

[kniquy]

For our trip next year one of my husbands wants is to spend some time in Disney Springs to hit some restaurants and shopping. I am thinking that this might be a good thing to plan for a Saturday - My thought (correct me if I am wrong) is that the parks will be busier on a weekend day vs a week day -- so why not plan Disney springs for a Saturday. We might do a RD at a park for a few hours before or hit a park late nights after hitting DS or just make it a relaxing resort day/shopping.

Is this a good plan? This will be an 8 night trip so we should have at least 8-9 park days. The plan is to take it much slower than past trips as it will be around 4th of July so crazy hot and humid.

Thoughts on this plan?

 

[Klayfish]

Disney Springs is a lot of fun, but keep in mind it gets more crowded the later you are there. On a Saturday night it's quite crowded, especially the restaurants/bars. DD12 and I were just there about 5 weeks ago on a Friday night. We arrived around 6:30pm and wanted to grab some food at Chicken Guy. Line was out the door and far down the walkway. We decided to skip it and head to D-Lux Burger. Same thing, but thankfully it moved quick. The shops weren't wall to wall people, but it was busy.

 

[hiroMYhero]

one of my husbands

I read this to mean you have more than one husband.

Mornings at DSprings are a good time to shop and then have lunch. Just make sure it’s not on a weekend during a runDisney event and you’ll be fine.

 

[wdw&sonny]

As pp said, DS gets more crowded later in the evening. It doesn't really matter which evening. If you want to avoid crowds, go late afternoon, shop, dine, get dessert while watching a band then head out by 9p ish.

 

[SillySallySews]

We go to DS on the weekends whenever we are in Florida visiting family. If you go early in the day on a weekend it’s usually not crowded at all, unless maybe it’s a holiday. From late afternoon on it gets busier and busier. Lots of locals hit up DS in the evenings on the weekends.

 

[Master Fastpasser]

I just go on whatever day works with the rest of my plans.

Plenty of locals will be there on a weekend so it will be more corwded on a Saturday but if a Saturday were the only day that worked for me I'd do it no problem.

 

[Luvs Mickey]

Personally, our strategy is to go earlier in the day on weekends and go back for the evening during the work week, as this is a popular destination for locals on weekend evenings. We’ve found the evening crowds to be better during the week.

 

[MaleDisneyBeliever]

We are using a Saturday to avoid the parks and treat it as a rest day. Sleep in, pool time, Disney Springs... is a good way to recharge a little before going again the next day.

 

[gharter]

We normally arrive on Saturday about noon. We stop at DS for lunch and walking around for a couple of hours, then get our groceries and head to our resort.
While it can be busy, I haven't thought it was ever terribly crowded.
This would be mid October, mid April or May.