Originally Posted By tbpaul I have family coming in for Thanksgiving weekend and they want to go to DL. Has anyone been over Thanksgiving weekend? How crowded was it? What's the best day to go over the weekend? Thanksgiving Day???
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Last Thanksgiving weekend was packed every day. Even DCA. This year may not be quite so bad since the 50th celebration doesn't factor into it like last year, but traditionally it's always a busy time at DLR.
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend Best day to go? Easy. The Mon Tues or Wed before Thanksgiving OR anytime after the Thanksgiving weekend.
Originally Posted By dlkozy How crowded was it? YIKES! That's how crowded it was! My guess though was that Thanksgiving was a smidge less crowded than the days after. But count on LONG waits everywhere-especially for food and bathroom breaks. Best to have reservations EVERYWHERE that you want to eat. It is manageable-BUT just go with the mindset that you will be making a LOT of close new friends! :0)
Originally Posted By raer Thanksgiving 2005 they closed the gates several days during the break. We had family that was dead set on going then & we tried to warn them before hand, but they went anyways with wall to wall people.
