dntccc
04-03-2007, 02:11 PM
From what I have been reading on here, it seems as if people are saying that the week immediately after Thanksgiving weekend, while at one time was a not-so-crowded time to go, is now a relatively crowded time to go. By this I do not mean crowded like peak summer time or a major holiday, but more crowded than an off-season time.
Here is our situation. I called WDW and asked the person's opinion about when would be the better time to go crowd-wise of late Nov/early Dec. The person recommended the week right after Thanksgiving weekend saying that then the crowds that were there for Thanksgiving have gone and the Christmas crowds have not yet arrived. Also, a guide book I have (I don't think I'm supposed to post the title due to the rules of this board) gives that time as a non-busy time to go. Based on this, we planned to drive to Mobile, AL Wed. evening (11/21) and spend Thanksgiving day there with my wife's mother. We then were going to drive to Orlando, FL on Fri. (11/23) and stay at an off-site hotel. We then were going to go to a non-Disney site, such as Sea World on Sat. (11/24). Our check-in day at WDW is 11/25 checking out/leaving on 12/1. (I understand that there is good possibility that the taping of the Christmas parade will be 11/30 - 12/1. However, I was told that as long as you avoid the MK those days, the other parks are not crowded.)
Our reasons for choosing this time of year were 1)to avoid excessive heat, 2)to avoid long waits for rides, and 3)to be there for the Christmas decorations and MVMCP - basically this is in order of importance. I know we could go in Sept for short waits on rides, but we do not want to have to deal with the heat (especially since we have a son who will turn 4 in Sept and a daughter that was just born on 3/15/07). We considered going in Jan. but decided this would not be a good idea due to the high probability of some major attractions being closed for maintenance during that month.
Given our situation, we can change our dates to 12/9-12/14 if this would be the better time. We would just drive down to WDW the day before and not go to a non-Disney site. We then would probably visit my wife's mother on the drive back home.
How big of a difference is there in wait times for rides for these times (11/25-11/30 versus 12/9-12/14)?
Here is our situation. I called WDW and asked the person's opinion about when would be the better time to go crowd-wise of late Nov/early Dec. The person recommended the week right after Thanksgiving weekend saying that then the crowds that were there for Thanksgiving have gone and the Christmas crowds have not yet arrived. Also, a guide book I have (I don't think I'm supposed to post the title due to the rules of this board) gives that time as a non-busy time to go. Based on this, we planned to drive to Mobile, AL Wed. evening (11/21) and spend Thanksgiving day there with my wife's mother. We then were going to drive to Orlando, FL on Fri. (11/23) and stay at an off-site hotel. We then were going to go to a non-Disney site, such as Sea World on Sat. (11/24). Our check-in day at WDW is 11/25 checking out/leaving on 12/1. (I understand that there is good possibility that the taping of the Christmas parade will be 11/30 - 12/1. However, I was told that as long as you avoid the MK those days, the other parks are not crowded.)
Our reasons for choosing this time of year were 1)to avoid excessive heat, 2)to avoid long waits for rides, and 3)to be there for the Christmas decorations and MVMCP - basically this is in order of importance. I know we could go in Sept for short waits on rides, but we do not want to have to deal with the heat (especially since we have a son who will turn 4 in Sept and a daughter that was just born on 3/15/07). We considered going in Jan. but decided this would not be a good idea due to the high probability of some major attractions being closed for maintenance during that month.
Given our situation, we can change our dates to 12/9-12/14 if this would be the better time. We would just drive down to WDW the day before and not go to a non-Disney site. We then would probably visit my wife's mother on the drive back home.
How big of a difference is there in wait times for rides for these times (11/25-11/30 versus 12/9-12/14)?