Originally Posted By mikkiscott I know that New Year's Day is nuts, but how about that first week following? We are planning a trip, and this would be ideal with the kids schedule, as they are still out that week. Not sure if other school districts are as well though. Thanks very much for any info you can pass along!
Originally Posted By mikkiscott Anyone?? Anyone?? Bueller? Bueller? OK - I know it seems like a dumb question... everything I 've read says that January is slow. But I went to Disneyland that week following New Years this year, expecting it to be very quiet, and instead it was NUTS! They even stopped selling tickets to get into Disneyland that day - I was only able to get in because I had mine already. In any case, with the substantial investment I'll be putting out for WDW, I am wary of this scenario again. Has anyone been there the first couple days following New Years? We would fly in on New years Day and stay 7 days. Thanks in advance for any advice!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I suppose it could be busy, but IMO it wouldn't be anything close to what you experienced at DL.
Originally Posted By Labuda From what I've heard, crowds drop a lot after the 1st of the year. But, I don't actually have any experience with that time myself, sorry.
Originally Posted By Chedstro I was just there for two weeks, Jan 3 - 17. It was wonderful. Not crowded at all and the weather was not so terribly hot. Have a great time!
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 allearsnet.com list the time between thr 1st and Presidents day weekend as the lowest attendance time.
Originally Posted By mikkiscott Thanks to you all.... am so excited and will be booking tomorrow! Yippee!!
Originally Posted By cstephens We were just there this past January from the 6th to the 15th. It was a little more crowded at the beginning of our trip because of the marathon crowd, but it was never super crowded. Later in the week, there wasn't much of a wait for anything. /cs
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^ Yeah, I'm in for a rude awakening to line times when I go in 48 days, I think. I've only been in low season since 2000, so Easter/Spring Break will be crazy, I'm sure! lol Luckily, I only have a few must-dos per park.
Originally Posted By antnic327 My boyfriend and I went on our first WDW trip this past January from the 7th to the 14th. We definietly noticed the marathon crowds on the first two days, but the rest of the week was fine. I have done Disneyland in January before and it was much less crowded than WDW was, but I think that is pretty normal. We have already purchased our plane tickets to go at the same time next year. However, this time we are going before the marathon is because I guess it is a week later next year. Now all we have to do is pick a resort to stay at and we are all set.
