Originally Posted By Roger55 IMO from someone who visits DLR every week, it appears to me the crowds are increasing. The 50th celebration seems to be gaining momentum. There was no slow period between summer and the holidays this year. Don't expect any slow season between the holidays and spring break and between spring break and summer. Monsters Inc and Rockit Mountain will continue the momentum.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 Don't forget that besides the 50th, and the fact that our weather has been PERFECT (dammit!), the Haunted Manision Holiday and Small World Holiday as well as all the Christmas (sorry, Holiday) decor... truly brings 'em ALL in. I think the 3rd week of Jan till about 3rd or 4th week in Feb should be nice again. Not dead mind you, but MUCH nicer. I feel for all the people with kids and especially strollers. My wife and I don't have any (strollers OR kids, hee hee), so it's not as much a problem for us. We love just cruising around (ok, we were STUCK in front of the Golden Horseshoe, trying to get to HM, for 10-15min on Tues! Yikes!), we love shopping and DTD, and we love just hanging around. BTW, as packed as the park was at 7pm on Tues, it was the same old situation with the parade, fireworks and Fantasmic... we waited maybe 10-15min for HMH, and maybe 5-10min for most attractions in Fantasyland while EVERYONE packed in for the shows. Use your knowledge of the parks, shows, mealtimes and Fastpasses! I know all of you here know how to work the system at the Disney Parks, just go for it and have fun! Sure beats a day at work! 8) Dan B imtigger
Originally Posted By Westsider >>"Monsters Inc and Rockit Mountain will continue the momentum."<< Don't forget the redone Pirates and Tower 2.0 The more I hear about the Pirates rehab and all they are going to do, the more I think that it will really drive attendance out of a curiosity factor. I think the Pirates remake will be just as popular as RockIt Mountain, and they'll market the heck out of those things for summer '06. My hunch is that Tower 2.0 will be a distant third, and won't generate much interest besides the AP Disney hyperfan community that frequent message boards. Tower of Terror didn't do much to increase DCA attendance when it opened and was the "BIG NEW THING!" in an otherwise quiet year, so a mild reprogramming of the drop sequence isn't going to create much excitement for Mr. and Mrs. American Public. But '06 will continue to be a very busy year for Disneyland.
Originally Posted By RAM1984 I am glad we went at Thanksgiving. It was crowded but not nearly as bad as what I am reading here. I think part of the momentum is people like me who keep telling everyone I know, "You have to go before the 50th is over!!" We are aiming for late January/early Feb so maybe it will have slowed down some. The weather is definately a factor. Had I not had plans to visit my daughter in Seattle I probably would have braved the crowds. Like imtigger we have no kids nor strollers to navagate anymore and it makes it much easier. We know the system and use it well. When it is total madness we find a place to sit and just people watch.
Originally Posted By Trent nobody... no buses tuesday. My friend who was 7 months pregnant walked, so good luck.
Originally Posted By RAM1984 I can't help myself. I have had such a good Disney year. I will try to resist.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain Yeah, what's Rockit Mountain? Is it for DCA, or what they're putting in place of the People Mover, which I still say should be brought back, but I digress...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Rockit Mountain is a overlay for Space Mountain. It will have different music (more up to date, aka Rock 'n Roll) and some special effects will be different inside the ride itself. It will premiere for Grad Nights in 2006, and then will be offered to the general public in the evenings (The current version being offered during the days).
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales Not to sound negative but does space mountain really need anything added to it to spice up attendance? I mean that thing is hard to get on anyway. But you know I'll be first to ride it each night...
