Originally Posted By pixiedust1 Do you think Easter Day is the busiest day of the year in WDW?? Has anyone ever been in WDW on the exact day of the Holiday, was it crowded, what was your experience.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I think Christmas is the busiest day of the year. I think just about every Christmas the park fills to capacity and they stop admitting guests. However, the same thing might happen for Easter, so I can't really answer your question.
Originally Posted By crazyformickey I was in WDW for the 4th of July last year. I was told at Epcot to stay put as Magic Kingdom was closed and Epcot was getting close as well. I was in WDW at Easter in 2001 it was so crowded. I was told by a CM it was a record week.
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 <<At what point do they shut the gates?.> Good question... and if you are a resort guest, are you guaranteed admission into the parks...
Originally Posted By crazyformickey I'm not sure when they close gates and no as a resort guest you are not guaranteed
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 <<<! crazyformickey Sun 4/16/2006 10:13a I'm not sure when they close gates and no as a resort guest you are not guaranteed>> Thank you, that is good to know... : )
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I always understood that resort guests were guaranteed admission, even if the parks are at capacity? Has the policy changed?
Originally Posted By Labuda If parks are at capacity, they're at capacity unless Disney wants to piss off the fire department or whoever regulates stuff like that. If I understand correctly from what others have said here before, onsite guests are the last to be denied admission - first is CMs getting in free, but onsite guests are the last from what I've read.
Originally Posted By leemac The busiest day tends to depend on the park I believe. My understanding is that New Year's Eve is the busiest for Epcot. I had always thought that July 4 was the busiest for MK but it sounds like Christmas Day could be a close runner too (I've never spent Dec 25 at a Disney park).
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^My parents went the year I was pregnant for Christmas, so I didn't join them. My father and brother made the mistake of thinking no one would be in the parks, they thought everyone would be at home with their families, so they went to MK. They said they have never seen a park that packed before. That was 1997. I know the last few years I've heard on the news that MK had to stop admitting guests for a period of time on Christmas Day.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer My understanding is that when parks are near capacity they close the parking lots first thereby letting in no drive-ups, then castmembers, then outside busses, then on-site hotels. MK has reached capacity and closed the gates for the last four Christmas Days (although the rain in 2004 allowed them to re-open). I've done Easter at WDW as well and never thought it was as crowded anywhere as it is Christmas Day through January 1.
Originally Posted By NJFIREGUY <<If parks are at capacity, they're at capacity unless Disney wants to piss off the fire department or whoever regulates stuff like that>> Education on Maximum Occupancy...It only applies to enclosed Structures. In other words the F.D. wouldnt have an issue about how many people are in the park..as long at the buildings werent over crowded past their safe occupancy. Plus WDW has is own Fire Dept. (Reddy Creek FD) though Im sure this doesnt mean they can exceed occupancy. But heres my question....Why would you want to visit the parks at Max Occupancy. Especially if its hot...sound like a day to stay at the pool to me.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp Went to the MK yesterday to see the Azalea Trail pre-parade (Disney's only concession to acknowledging Easter), and was actually amazed at how not-crowded it was. We expected to see Christmas-type attendance, and it was nowhere near, didn't even look as crowded as Saturday, which in turn was more empty than last weekend. Could it be that nowadays it's Spring Break instead of Easter Break, smack dab in the middle of the semester, and thus, this past weekend was outside getting out of school time? At least, that's a theory we were discussing yesterday. We didn't do any of the other parks, but did have the special Easter Lunch at Olivia's and that was really nice to see (and eat!)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I was at the MK on a New Year's Eve in the 90's. I was told by a cast member in management that there was approx. 90,000 in the park that day. That number seems pretty high to me but you could not move on the midways. We planted ourselves in front of the castle at 6:00pm and then could not move until the fireworks were over.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Thanksgiving is usually pretty crowded too. I know the last time I was there that time of year (I think '00) MK reached capacity around 10:00, or so the signs would make you believe. I didn't check to see if it was true, but I think that is fairly hard to believe, since it was so early in the day.
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^ One of the reasons why I'm likely not sleeping the night before Turkey Day so I can be on the first bus to the park when it leaves from our resort. And planningt o schedule the earliest posisble dinner at LTT so we can get out of the park by 6 pm or so.
