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26 Nov 17, 08:44 PM |
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How busy are the parks in early/mid october?
Always been late June to mid July so used to the busyness.
How busy are they in early to mid October? Particularly universal. We've always stayed onsite to get the express passes. Would this be needed in October? |
26 Nov 17, 10:28 PM |
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I don't know about Universal but from every report I've heard from Disney, the October crowds were much larger than expected this year. There were even a few level 10 crowd days at MK according to TP's historical data.
ETA: You can also use the historic Busy Day Guide to view - hover over any park to see the actual crowd level that day. As an example, October 11th (a Wednesday, which is typically evening EMH but also the only non-party weekday that week) was rated 9.5 for MK. https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/bus...?hours=10+2017 Edited at 10:33 PM. |
27 Nov 17, 09:08 PM |
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I agree with this - We found last October (middle 2 weeks in 2016) at Disney to be incredibly busy too, more so than in the previous July when we'd last visited. It was walking shoulder to shoulder at times. Spoiled the whole atmosphere we found.
Fastpasses are all well and good for the rides, but its the fact that you couldn't get a seat to have a cup of coffee or an ice- cream that really spoiled the experience. It doesn't help that MK shuts on several nights for the Halloween parties I suppose - and a victim of its own success, great for Disney but not so brill for guests! As a result - Hubby and I have agreed we won't go in October again.
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29 Nov 17, 02:49 PM |
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A day later - Oct 12th - it was rated 3.8. And a week beforehand on Thurs Oct 5th it was rated 2.0. Both of which indicate fairly low crowd levels - well, low for MK anyway.
Which, perhaps, just goes to show that it's best to visit MK on a day that is recommended rather than one where MK is not recommended. Early to mid October, especially around Columbus Day, typically has average crowd levels. It isn't the quietest time of year by any means (and it seems to be getting busier as guests are keen to visit for the Halloween party days and Food&Wine festival) but it's not the busiest time of year either. See the When to Visit page for a rough idea of crowds (although this is probably becoming more and more out of date).
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29 Nov 17, 07:14 PM |
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Yup, I noticed that. It was really all over the place. I think it's mostly people avoiding MK on party days since it closes early. Which makes sense if you're not on a hopper and want a full park day.
I pointed out the 10 days though so people don't go expecting the 2-4 crowds every day that October always used to be. Those days are long gone! |
30 Nov 17, 11:21 AM |
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Yeah, it does look like October was very variable! Crowd levels of 3 or 4 on some days and then 8 and 9 on a couple of days. Depending on which parks you visited on which days it could either seem like the crowds were average or the crowds were manic. Although it looks like Animal Kingdom was consistently busy (Pandora was/is still affecting crowd levels).
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7 Dec 17, 10:11 AM |
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It's all so objective, isn't it?! I was there from Oct 10-24 this year and spent the 11th in MK and found it just fine! We did go early and leave by 4 ish which may explain it but we went on lots of rides, had a good look around and at no point felt it was insanely overcrowded.
In fact, I was expecting huge crowds the whole holiday and literally the only time I felt overwhelmed was leaving the park after the fireworks on the 21st (non party Saturday). I had a dessert party booked so it was really relaxed and the day hadn't been too busy, lots of FP/ walk ons available so when we left I was very WOAH! at the crowds to get out. I'm hoping to go back in 2019 and will opt for the same time of year again. It may also be that this was my first visit so no previous experiences of parks being quiet to compare to. And planning to within an inch of my life, this forum helped with FP planning etc. Rode everything and never waited more than 25 mins for anything (and that was a night time photopass at rapunzels castle!) Edited at 10:15 AM. |
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7 Dec 17, 01:37 PM |
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I think you mean 'subjective' not 'objective'?
Everyone has a different opinion, and experience, of what's busy and what's not. I've seen DIBBers commenting on the crowds in a park on the same day and one of them thought it was rammed whilst another thought it was fairly quiet. So, yes, it is very subjective.
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10 Dec 17, 05:36 AM |
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We were at MK on October 11th and found it crazy. Took 40mins or so just to get the boat across to even get into the park. Cast members were telling you which side of the path to walk on as you couldn't move for people.
I know there was a combination of things Columbus Day, Irma etc which added to this but not sure if I would go in October again. Found September to be much quieter. |
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11 Dec 17, 10:55 AM |
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Case in point - see the above.
One person's "crazy" is another person's "just fine".
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