Originally Posted By disney pete Does anyone know the record amount of guests there has been in magic kingdom at any one time ?
Originally Posted By Labuda I think I've heard park capacity is around 80,000... don't quote me on that, though.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 4th of July evening also another day where a piece of ground to stand on is precious
Originally Posted By disney pete yeah went on 4th july one year and was refused entry wow 80,000 people thats a lot,what about the other parks anyone know?
Originally Posted By mousermerf Reference pics.. NYE 2006, park reached phased capacity. Line for the Universe of Energy extending beyond the entrance for the Wonders of Life Building. <a href="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-5/1179349/nyemed06.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.villagephotos.com/p...ed06.jpg</a> The line for O Canada goes up the stairs to the upper-level plaza. <a href="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-5/1179349/nyemed09.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.villagephotos.com/p...ed09.jpg</a> El Rio del Tiempo line is out the front of the main pavilion entrance. <a href="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-5/1179349/elrio.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.villagephotos.com/p...lrio.jpg</a> Nemo's line goes back to the West Breezeway. <a href="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-5/1179349/nemo2.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.villagephotos.com/p...emo2.jpg</a> And this is World Showcase Promenade in general: <a href="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-5/1179349/ws1.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.villagephotos.com/p.../ws1.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By mousermerf And i just noticed.. in nearly all those pics you can see people wearing backpacks. Something I never really notice in the parks, though people do obviously bring them in.. but on NYE they're used by many as survival kits - it's the only day I wear one into the park (or bring any bag for that matter). Has bottles of water, a towel or two in case it rains, and powerbars/sunblock/etc.
Originally Posted By disney pete Thanks mousermerf wow 120,000 that final pic sure is a lot of bodies don't think i would like it that full.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I remember during EPCOT Center's debut year when I first visited that park (July 1983), lines were absolutely outrageous! 2-3 hour waits for just about EVERY attraction was the norm, including the high capacity Omnimover rides like Spaceship Earth and World of Motion. There were temporary queues everywhere! El Rio del Tiempo's line literally stretched outside the Mexico pyramid and onto the bridges for the Odyssey complex (then a huge counter service facitliy). The line wrapped partly around the Odyssey building with temporary rope queues there. If I'm not mistaken, to enter the ride's line, it was closer to World of Motion than Mexico. (3 hours was the wait, I think!) I remember waiting for Listen to the Land for almost two hours. The line went outside the pavilion on the right hand side and snaked towards where the Living Seas would be built. There were also lines for all movie attractions, even minor attractions like Astuter Computer Revue in Communicore which went outside the building. Needless to say, we didn't get to see much of EPCOT Center that day. We went back to the Magic Kingdom which was also busy, but not nearly as bad. We ended up returning to Epcot later that evening and stayed until midnight when everything closed. We finally saw Spaceship Earth, Journey Into Imagination, and other attractions later that evening with much shorter waits (30 minutes or less). As for the full service restaurants, it took me until my next trip 3 years later to experience one. They were all booked for all times. Counter service facilities had 30-45 minute waits, too. Crowds were absolutely crazy that first year at Epcot!
Originally Posted By danyoung Wow - just WOW! I can't imaging visiting the parks when they're that busy! But then as a frequent visitor there's no need to stand in a 2 hour line for most attractions. So I guess it would be a good time to just stroll, people watch, and try to stay out of the crunch! I'll be in DL on Dec. 21 & 22 this year, and I'll get at least a taste of the parks at the holidays . . .
Originally Posted By beautyorbeast Magic kingdom's park capacity is 85k. Ive been told by some cast members that on Christmas day the park opens at 8am and stops admitting guests by 1030am because its already full... scary!
Originally Posted By Foxhound2 Wow, I would not enjoy myself at all in that kind of situation. I was at WDW Nov. 8-14, and it was the best visit I've ever had. The only significant waits were for Midway Mania--that must be hell when the park is really busy. Also did Universal (we had a 1 day, 2 park pass after 2pm---I literally walked on everything except Men in Black and Hollywood Rockit).
Originally Posted By leobloom I've heard that during Epcot's first year, the lines for the pavilions were so long that many of them reached Innoventions Plaza. Supposedly CMs were stationed there to tell people what attraction each line went to. Don't know if that's true, but based on what Dave said, it sounds like it could be.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Yep, that was definitely true! The crowds during Epcot's first year were insane!
