deva
09-17-2007, 05:01 PM
Okay, this is a bit of a long question. Park planning experts please advise:
My family (with a 6 and 2 year-old) will be arriving on Friday, 10/26, ready to go to parks around probably 3:30.
The www.touringplans.com crowd planner says the best park is Animal Kingdom, but it closes at 5:00, so that doesn't make much sense.
The crowd planner says to avoid :
1. Epcot (closes at 12:00 evening magic hour),
2. Magic Kingdom (closes at 7:00. It has Mickey's NNS Halloween party), and
3. MGM (closes at 7:30. The crowd planner lists Friday as MGM's busiest day).
The unofficial guide says normally that at Epcot Friday is a good day, but the evening EMH may ruin this line of thinking.
My question is: given all of this information, what park should we go to when we arrive?
Is Epcot a good choice? Has anyone been to Epcot on an evening emh on a Friday during October? I've read a lot of differing reports about evening EMH crowds at Epcot. How will the crowds be from 3:30 to 7:30 on attractions geared towards kids?
Given all that is going on at Epcot (EMH) and Magic Kingdom (MNSSHP), will MGM really be crowded? As I said, the crowd planner says Friday is the busiest night; has anyone been there on a Friday night? MGM has EMH on the following Saturday and Sunday, will this thin the Friday night crowd?
Given MNNSHP, how bad will MK be from 3:30 - closing? There is no Wishes fireworks on this night?
Should we skip parks altogether on Friday given the pending crowds?
I know this is a lot of info. I need your expertise to help me make the right decision. Please provide specific advise if you have experience on a similar night.
Thank you.
My family (with a 6 and 2 year-old) will be arriving on Friday, 10/26, ready to go to parks around probably 3:30.
The www.touringplans.com crowd planner says the best park is Animal Kingdom, but it closes at 5:00, so that doesn't make much sense.
The crowd planner says to avoid :
1. Epcot (closes at 12:00 evening magic hour),
2. Magic Kingdom (closes at 7:00. It has Mickey's NNS Halloween party), and
3. MGM (closes at 7:30. The crowd planner lists Friday as MGM's busiest day).
The unofficial guide says normally that at Epcot Friday is a good day, but the evening EMH may ruin this line of thinking.
My question is: given all of this information, what park should we go to when we arrive?
Is Epcot a good choice? Has anyone been to Epcot on an evening emh on a Friday during October? I've read a lot of differing reports about evening EMH crowds at Epcot. How will the crowds be from 3:30 to 7:30 on attractions geared towards kids?
Given all that is going on at Epcot (EMH) and Magic Kingdom (MNSSHP), will MGM really be crowded? As I said, the crowd planner says Friday is the busiest night; has anyone been there on a Friday night? MGM has EMH on the following Saturday and Sunday, will this thin the Friday night crowd?
Given MNNSHP, how bad will MK be from 3:30 - closing? There is no Wishes fireworks on this night?
Should we skip parks altogether on Friday given the pending crowds?
I know this is a lot of info. I need your expertise to help me make the right decision. Please provide specific advise if you have experience on a similar night.
Thank you.