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Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

Besides you, where are these posts saying Disney isn’t busy over thanksgiving? Every post I’ve read says it is extremely busy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Okay.

I guess most of us have only ever been to Disney during the most crowded times because we aren’t inclined to pull kids from school or travel to FL in the miserable summer heat. And for those of us who have actually been there on the most crowded days, we can report it’s still do-able.

You're contradicting yourself. First you say nobody is going on Thanksgiving and it's not busy. Then you changed to crowds are doable. Which is it?
Go if you want to OP but know what you're getting into. Either throw a lot of money and do the VIP/lightning lanes/whatever makes it faster or expect not to do many rides.

The point is that while some think the most crowded days are impossible to navigate others think it’s typical of a day at disney.

I was there at Easter/spring break and thought it was fine. And I didn’t throw money at it.

I wonder if most dcum people are just ill-equipped to handle being around crowds? Posters say the same about how it’s “not worth it” to go to Italy in the summer or to split a week in London and Paris. Weird.

Go have fun with your kids, op. Manage expectations, but don’t be dissuaded by dcum.

I guess if ill equipped to being around crowds means doesn’t like to wait in lines all day, I agree. You WILL wait in lines most of the day if you don’t spend money to throw at it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Okay.

I guess most of us have only ever been to Disney during the most crowded times because we aren’t inclined to pull kids from school or travel to FL in the miserable summer heat. And for those of us who have actually been there on the most crowded days, we can report it’s still do-able.

You're contradicting yourself. First you say nobody is going on Thanksgiving and it's not busy. Then you changed to crowds are doable. Which is it?
Go if you want to OP but know what you're getting into. Either throw a lot of money and do the VIP/lightning lanes/whatever makes it faster or expect not to do many rides.

The point is that while some think the most crowded days are impossible to navigate others think it’s typical of a day at disney.

I was there at Easter/spring break and thought it was fine. And I didn’t throw money at it.

I wonder if most dcum people are just ill-equipped to handle being around crowds? Posters say the same about how it’s “not worth it” to go to Italy in the summer or to split a week in London and Paris. Weird.

Go have fun with your kids, op. Manage expectations, but don’t be dissuaded by dcum.

Anonymous wrote:DH feels this is the absolute best idea he has ever had. I’m not sold. I think when I consider Disney, I think Summer.

Pros and Cons for Thanksgiving?

In between the end of TG break and the week before Xmas is ideal.

This is timely! I just read a different thread about best travel tips. One poster’s tip was to avoid Disney at Thanksgiving. That was their only tip…

How old are your kids?

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Anonymous wrote:DH feels this is the absolute best idea he has ever had. I’m not sold. I think when I consider Disney, I think Summer.

Pros and Cons for Thanksgiving?

The whole trip is a con. Ugh.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Okay.

I guess most of us have only ever been to Disney during the most crowded times because we aren’t inclined to pull kids from school or travel to FL in the miserable summer heat. And for those of us who have actually been there on the most crowded days, we can report it’s still do-able.

You're contradicting yourself. First you say nobody is going on Thanksgiving and it's not busy. Then you changed to crowds are doable. Which is it?
Go if you want to OP but know what you're getting into. Either throw a lot of money and do the VIP/lightning lanes/whatever makes it faster or expect not to do many rides.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

PP who traveled to Disney over Thanksgiving. This was exactly my thought that people will be with their families over thanksgiving. Our family and hoards of other families were there on Thanksgiving.

It was like being in metro when it’s 1 tracking at 6 pm during rush hour pre-covid. That busy. We still enjoyed but with fast track did at most 3-4 rides per day.

Did you rope drop? With rope drop you can probably add on 2 more (assuming you don’t just run to stand in the tron line), and could probably add on a couple more if you stay into the evening or are willing to do one long line while you eat an ice cram cone and play games in line. (I won’t do more than one long line per day and I define long as more than 25 minutes—if you are gong to do a longer line stand I highly recommend the headsup game app.) Some rides just basically never have long lines.

Right now, Memorial Day Saturday at 1:30, a 9/10 crowd day, I am seeing the following rides with lines less than 15 minutes:

Dumbo
Tea party
Under the sea
Carousel of progress
Laugh floor (love this one!)
Speedway
Magic carpet
Pirates
Philharmonic
Enchanted tales with belle
Living with land
Figment journey
Turtle talk
The seas
Spaceship earth
Mission space
Grand fiesta
Star tours (5 minutes!)
Kilimanjaro safaris

Also if you’re willing to do single rider at Everest you can basically always do that under 15 minutes and often it’s a walk through.

These are good strategies for OP.

Pro, the weather is better at Thanksgiving. It's not brutally hot.

Con, it's crowded because lots of other people go then.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Okay.

I guess most of us have only ever been to Disney during the most crowded times because we aren’t inclined to pull kids from school or travel to FL in the miserable summer heat. And for those of us who have actually been there on the most crowded days, we can report it’s still do-able.

We've been at various times. Late fall (so November) and late spring (after spring breaks conclude) have the best weather and that helps a lot with the walking. But it's gotten harder with all the races and competitions to find a crowd-less time. If you have preschoolers or very young ES, you CAN take them out of school without consequences, and I would recommend early-mid November or early May. Early September is least crowded, but it's hurricane-prone and still hot and humid. I wouldn't take them out of school after 4th-5th grade, unless your kid is way ahead. And conscientious kids will have FOMO about missing school. Last year we fretted about taking DCs out of school in early Jan (tacked on a few days and took advantage of some FCPS "O's,") but the winter storm came and they didn't miss school at all. The weather was cooler, but not too bad. The parks and resorts still looked like Christmas when we arrived on 1/1, which was lovely. But those first few days were crowded and expensive because it was part of the busiest week of the year. It still wasn't too bad because we had lightning lanes for most things and sit-down dining to rest in-between. I've even been during Thanksgiving week, but I think traveling home on the weekend after is too fraught with issues. Maybe stay for part of the following week if you go.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Easter is at the end of spring break for many people. And most people aren't celebrating Easter that day, get out of your bubble.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Okay.

I guess most of us have only ever been to Disney during the most crowded times because we aren’t inclined to pull kids from school or travel to FL in the miserable summer heat. And for those of us who have actually been there on the most crowded days, we can report it’s still do-able.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people spend thanksgiving with their family.

Entire families go to Disney together.

Sure, but most families aren’t going to Disney for thanksgiving…which is why you see posts saying they were surprised Disney wasn’t crowded on thanksgiving.

Fwiw, Disney wasn’t crowded on Easter Sunday either. Because, again, most people are celebrating Easter rather than going to Disney that day.

That's not what the crowd calendars suggest:
https://magicguides.com/wdw-crowd-calendar/

I would never ever agree to this trip. It's just not worth it.

Anonymous wrote:DH feels this is the absolute best idea he has ever had. I’m not sold. I think when I consider Disney, I think Summer.

Pros and Cons for Thanksgiving?

The whole trip is a con. Ugh.