Originally Posted By mickey42397 Yes, admission to the parks was restricted by the late afternoon to only those who already had been today and had handstamps. It was VERY BUSY. Then, to make matters worse, there was an accident where the CM at the back of the tram coming from the parking structure fell off the tram and was badly injured. The tram service was stopped in all directions and it was so crowded. Without the trams moving people the line for the trams leaving the parks quickly backed up all the way to the turnstiles of DL. It was ugly.
Originally Posted By maxrebo1212 Does anyone have any guess what this next week will be like? I am arriving on Tuesday and will be at the resort for the rest of the week. Are we far enough away from Easter/Spring Break to see the crowds die down a little bit?
Originally Posted By disnyfans Does any one know How crowded it will be on June 2 through the 6th. Will grad night make it crowded. Will the schools be out in California yet.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Yes, grad nights make it more crowded during the day, at least during the times that we have been there, because DL closes earlier during grad night-nights. In our area of CA the traditional scheduled schools get out June 9. The year round schools get out at different times
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 >>Sometimes I wish my fellow CM's would just learn to smile and stick to info they know about, like how much churro's cost, when the next parade is, or how long until the Mark Twain gets back to the dock. Too many of them out there know very little about attendance info, and the info they get is just made up in break rooms by kids that have worked there six months who are trying to impress the other kids who have worked there for three months. Funny, but true. <<< It is soooo true... GOod times.... Oh and real quick does anyone know if it will be crowded october 13th-october 18, 2008?
Originally Posted By spaceace I was leaving last night when the ambulance was leaving. They had just finished loading. I was taking the walk way back to the PS. There didn't seem to a "load and go" look to them so I think the CM is not hurt too bad. Also the pavement was clear no washdown had been done.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Well, I heard from this guy whose roomate's best friend's cousin knows somebody who knows somebody who used to work the canoes who said that the middle week in October 2008 will be really really crowded. Even worse than Christams usually is. : )
Originally Posted By TheRedhead "Sometimes I wish my fellow CM's would just learn to smile and stick to info they know about" And PLEASE someone tell the WDW bus drivers to do the same. I cringe at least once a vacation because of some "insider info" they'd share. In 2002 I was told the Russian pavilion would be "opening in EPCOT next year." Oy.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer When we leftthe park around 1 PM today, they were parking at Buzz Lightyear (the old strawberry field south of Katella), and the signs said that DCA tickets have sold out. When we entered around 10:30, you literally could walk thru the Disneyland gates, while the DCA lines were past the California Letters. Looks like the "Pay for Disneyland, get DCA for FREE!" offer is working on the last weekend day (the tickets MUST be used and finished by Thursday). Disneyland was quite busy once you got into the park. Photos are being uploaded as we speak. <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com</a> (FYI, the Sub Lagoon is pretty much empty of water.)
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^ Yes, in fact, last night, on the way back from Magic Mountain, we stopped at a grocery sot for some food, and went to Knott's to feed some of our favorites. Both Missy and Petey 2 (named by park employees) waddled up to us when I called her name, and ate out of our hands. They are the two largest ducks in the river next to Independence Hall.
Originally Posted By Pir8girl Yikes! DCA was full? We're flying in Wednesday. I'm hoping the crowds will be back to normal by the weekend.
Originally Posted By darkangel4evr2u Hey darkbeer loved the photos! Very much enjoyed them and can't wait to come back next april lol
Originally Posted By Captainess "Yikes! DCA was full?" My thoughts exactly when I saw the sign at the Timon lot saying DCA was closed. This was at 4:30. Thought I never would see the day...
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Pir8girl, You do know that it is supposed to rain on Wednesday and Thursday, right ?
Originally Posted By radman33 Yeah Im going down to Disneyland tommorow and wed. The rain may cut our wed trip short..good thing is we are going back in 2 weeks. Hopefully they call the rain off..we shall see. : )
Originally Posted By sweetpea70 We are arriving Thurs and we do expect the crowds to still be pretty healthy. The dental convention is going on all week. The hotels were booked up early and looking at the DL schedule for Thursday, they are offering fireworks and staying open until 10PM, not typical for off-season. Now the forecast has showers/lightning for Thurs & Fri - it would be nice to scare away the crowds but not if they have cancellations and closures because of it. Cross your fingers!
Originally Posted By ni_teach I was meeting up with friends at DTD at 6:00pm for dinner on Saturday night. I was shocked when I saw the signs that said that both parks were sold out. Once I got near the parking structure (Mickey and Friends). The cars were backed up almost out of the structure. After 15 minutes, and the line hand not really moved, I got out the line and went to the regular DTD parking lot. Talk about a zoo this weekend.
