Thanksgiving week crowds

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    Originally Posted By DyGDisney

    A friend wanted me to ask about Thanksgiving week crowds for her. I've never personally been that week, but have heard it's crowded. She had a friend who HAS been that week tell her it's empty, especially on Thanksgiving.

    Anyone who has been, or worked, that week let me know!
    Thanks!
     
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    Originally Posted By MickeyMommy

    We have gone the weekend before and the first few days of that week for about 6 years in a row now. The weekend before is not too busy at all. But each day closer to Thanksgiving gets busier and busier (we usually leave that tuesday before). But I have heard that Thanksgiving and that weekend is extrememlty PACKED!
    So if I would be careful about going towards the end of the week.
     
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    Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife

    Some friends of ours have gone Thanksgiving weekend several times. All the times they have gone the crowds have been crazy. They have enjoyed it but have said that they expected not to be able to hit as much as they would on less busy days. Tell your friend, if she decides to go, to make use of Fastpass as much as possible. And relax and have fun!
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    From what I have heard the SoCal APs are blocked during the 4 day weekend so its not supposed to be as crowded as in years past, but this is only hearsay.
     
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    Originally Posted By dlkozy

    Last year Thanksgiving week was CROWDED. We have done the few days before Thanksgiving many times but last year was the most crowded we had seen.

    One of the reasons why is because MANY school districts (to save $ I suppose) took the ENTIRE week off instead of just a couple of days. Wish I would have known that before our trip-we would have chosen the week after Thanksgiving instead.
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    What about the week before the week of Thankgiving?
     
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    Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife

    I have heard the week before Thanksgiving week is manageable.
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    I hope so, we are there tue-thur
     
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    Originally Posted By LuLu

    According to my neighbor, a teacher in LAUSD, this will be the first year LA County schools have off the whole week of T'giving, so if it was crowded last year in the days before T'giving (M-Tu-W), it should be worse this year. The week before should be fine.
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    cool, Grandmonkey Natalie will be there to celebrate her 11th birthday with her sister Mariah (step-grandmonkey) my daughter, Nikki and myself...and the great part is, as Nikki pointed out, is that these two are tall enough, and old enough to go on rides alone or as I pointed out able to hold our places in line while we wait in the shade having a cup of coffee...
     
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    Originally Posted By oredisneyfan

    we were there for Thanksgiving last year and found it very pleasant, not crowded at all. But we were there Thanksgiving day and the day after not the whole week. Most rides we walked right on including Haunted Mansion Holiday. We had heard it was crazy busy too but found that was not the case. I would go again at this time :)
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    ^^What's interesting is that Thanksgiving Day used to be a zoo. Funny how APs and blocked days can change things!
     

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