Wow just checked MK wait times.

[tlmadden73]

I am there in three weeks and imagine(and hope) lines will be much shorter (though may hit high wait times midday). At ANY theme park, I just change my plan for the lunch to dinner hours. I don't plan on going on any of the "big" rides and instead see shows, go shopping, or hit those minor attractions that never have a wait.

I just don't understand HOW wait times get that high without some stoppage of the ride. Long wait times mean that people are continuing to get in a line faster than they are coming out. Which means when the line is about 90-120 minutes long .. people are STILL getting in it at a pretty fast rate.

Who looks at a wait time of almost 2 hours and decides that is a good use of 10% of your day (the park is only open for 12 hours most days)?

 

[JimmyV]

Three weeks from now it will be slower

Based on all of the following posts, maybe not.

we go in three weeks

It will be better in three weeks because that is when I will be there

I'll be there in 3 weeks too!

I am there in three weeks

 

[Christinaxo]

In 3 weeks you will be so much better off crowd wise so I wouldn't worry about it. We were here that same time last year and had the best trip ever with the low crowds! We are here now for our trip this year and while the parks have been crowded our strategy of hitting rope drop, riding non-headliners, resort break, early evening fp+, then getting fp for whatever is left over has really worked for us. We've rode absolutely everything we wanted to, several times at that (at each park besides EP) and have yet to wait more than 10 mins. Most of the rides in Fantasyland are 40mins or more early evening yet there are tons of fp left, so when we stroll through the line we get dirty looks but its not my fault people don't know how to use the system! I mean I feel bad but thats why you have to come prepared! lol

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

We'll be there 1 week from Sunday.
We usually go in October so I am expecting for the crowds and for the heat.

 

[tlmadden73]

Based on all of the following posts, maybe not.

LOL .. good point .. I mean .. I picked that time specifically because it is normally a "slow" time .. but if everyone else has the same idea .. .*GULP*!

 

[Christinaxo]

We just returned from a two-week stay at WDW. Compared to last year, many more people seemed to be aware of and using FP+ on their Magic Bands. Each morning the lines at the kiosks were long. Also, although a lot of FP holders used Magic Bands, a lot of guests were swiping their park tickets at the fast pass entrance as well. The result was that although the standby lines looks pretty manageable, the wait times were often very long. It would be interesting to know how many guests are now using FP + compared to say, a year ago. My point is, don't jump into a standby line because it looks short.

I completely agree! The longest I've had to wait this trip was for TOT because even though it was a 5 min wait when I got on, the fp+ filled up so fast before I got inside it had almost tripled in like 2 minutes. Then something happened with the ride so I was one of the SB people rushed through the library and straight to the ride and by the time I was out it was up to a 45 min wait. It was crazy!

 

[njmom76]

MK was crowded today, but got sooo much done between 8-10 - even with 2 kids!!! Planning is key

 

[ArwenMarie]

Based on all of the following posts, maybe not.

lol!

Crowds have been going up over the past few years in late August unfortunately

 

[lynch34]

lol!

Crowds have been going up over the past few years in late August unfortunately

Not true. August 22-31, 2014 - Actual crowd attendance never higher than a 4
2013 - a couple of 6s and one 5 and the rest were great

 

[LaurenT]

Three weeks from now will be a completely different situation. You still don't want to be doing stand by at noon .... You NEVER want to do stand by at noon, unless it's something high capacity like Philharmagic, but morning and evening will be SUBSTANTIALLY less crowded. We go end of August every year and never run into major crowds. Going Aug 20 to Sept 5 this year and I expect the crowds to get smaller as each day passes by.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Am I naive but was shocked when I just checked some times. 135 min for Space and 120 for splash! 75 for BMRR.

We visiting in 3 weeks!! Hope things die down.

Just wait until later at night when the crowds die down. You should be able to ride all three of these rides two times each in just over an hour.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Three weeks from now will be a completely different situation. You still don't want to be doing stand by at noon .... You NEVER want to do stand by at noon, unless it's something high capaciry like Philharmagic, but morning and evening will be SUBSTANTIALLY less crowded. We go end of August every year and never run into major crowds. Going Aug 20 to Sept 5 this year and I expect the crowds to get smaller as each day passes by.

If you notice it go up suddenly at the end it's because my family arrived!

 

[maryj11]

We'll be there 1 week from Sunday.
We usually go in October so I am expecting for the crowds and for the heat.

We will be there in 1 week and 3 days ! Hope the crowds all leave

 

[FancyNancy]

You should be all set a few weeks from now. Hit the parks for opening and ride all of the major attractions then move on to the less popular rides later on in the day.

 

[Sailormoon2]

Not only were you waiting 3 hours in the July heat, but it was also during a snowstorm, and you had to push the log up the hill yourself. Don't sugarcoat it for the youngsters!

Priceless!!
Add me to the going in 3 weeks club...