Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think a lot of the "lack of suffocating crowds" factor in WDW comes from the larger scale that the parks were built on. With wide walkways and huge facilities, it's tough to make it feel as uncomfortable as the tiny spaces of DL often do. Heck, even DCA on it's busiest days isn't nearly as uncomfortable as DL on an average day That said, you're much more like to have to wait hours for rides in WDW than DLR. DLR has so much to do in so little space (and tons of repeat visitors who don't have to do everything on each visit) that waits rarely exceed 60 minutes on all but one or two attractions in each park I also imagine that the jungle-like weather during the time when most families would want to visit also plays a factor in how busy WDW's parks feel during their 'peak' season
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Oddly enough some of WDW's busiest times are during the summer, I'm sure because of school vacations. I went ONCE in July and would NEVER go again during the summer... I thought it was totally intolerable. Both Epcot and WDW are pretty spacious and rarely feel crowded. MK's Main Street feels really crowded following the nighttime parade or fireworks, but otherwise isn't bad. Animal Kingdom feels really hot and crowded during peak times, but most months it isn't a problem. Disney Studios isn't all that crowded, but is very awkward to get around because of all the dead ends.
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl I cannot personally imagine visiting WDW (or anyplace else in Florida, for that matter) in a month other than November.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Two random questions: (1) At DLR with 3 or more day tix, do they still take your picture before your first entrance? It is still done by random CMs puttering around with phones? (2) With a 1-day ticket, if you show up with an inferior ticket (regular on a peak day), can you pay the difference at the turnstile or do you have to go back to a ticket booth?
Originally Posted By doombuggy 1. Done at turnstiles with hand held. AP are done this way too. 2. You have to go to the ticket booth as turnstiles are not cash registers. I've seen many of people that had to go back to the ticket booth because they thought their child was young enough to not need a ticket for entry
Originally Posted By monorailblue Thanks for the info. I thought I heard years ago that turnstiles somewhere (DLR?) were going to be able to take credit payments (no cash), so if you needed tix, you could just walk right up. Confusion reigns.
