I will be interested in hearing about the crowds at both parks today and for the next few days. Yesterday afternoon didn't appear crazy busy.
I get that, but I feel like there should have been at least ONE major addition to IOA between 2011-2014 (other than HE obviously). If someone went in 2010 when WWoHP first opened and then they went last year when DA opened, they likely noticed a HUGE improvement in the quality of USF, but IOA is still almost exactly the same with the exception of Hogsmeade Station.
WDW parks were mostly 7 & 8's instead of 10's on yesterday's TP scales also.....2:00 TP line report....Looks like today is very busy. And the weather must be better than the last few days since the water rides have long lines.....CIT 40 minutes, Doom 40, Dragon Challenge 40, Forbidden Journey 105, Hippogriff 45, Hogwarts Express 60, Hulk 60, JP River 55, Poseidon 85, Ripsaw Falls 75, Spider Man 90.....Dispicable Me 110, ET 40, Gringotts 90, Hogwarts 45, Mummy 45, MIB 30, Rip Ride Rocket 90, Simosons 50, Transformers 100I will be interested in hearing about the crowds at both parks today and for the next few days. Yesterday afternoon didn't appear crazy busy.
WDW parks were mostly 7 & 8's instead of 10's on yesterday's TP scales also.....2:00 TP line report....Looks like today is very busy. And the weather must be better than the last few days since the water rides have long lines.....CIT 40 minutes, Doom 40, Dragon Challenge 40, Forbidden Journey 105, Hippogriff 45, Hogwarts Express 60, Hulk 60, JP River 55, Poseidon 85, Ripsaw Falls 75, Spider Man 90.....Dispicable Me 110, ET 40, Gringotts 90, Hogwarts 45, Mummy 45, MIB 30, Rip Ride Rocket 90, Simosons 50, Transformers 100
I know it's a Friday (and the last weekend of the Holiday offerings), but damn, those numbers are scaring me a bit. Here's hoping it calms down by next week...
My guess is that next weeks' numbers will be more like New Years or a bit less.
I HIGHLY doubt this. The only thing drawing people to Orlando next week is the WDW Marathon. NYE Crowds are gone, people are back to work, school, etc.My guess is that next weeks' numbers will be more like New Years or a bit less.
You can't say "NYE or less" and expect us to not interpret you saying there will potentially be NYE level crowds there.You are misinterpreting my remark. New Year's Day crowds were just moderate or a little above. I said New Year's or less which is basically the same as everyone else is saying, namely moderate crowds.
You are misinterpreting my remark. New Year's Day crowds were just moderate or a little above. I said New Year's or less which is basically the same as everyone else is saying, namely moderate crowds.
They used to be more dead than they are. At least at WDW. With the WDW Marathon, MLK Weekend and the Princess 5K or whatever it is at the end of the month, January has gotten considerably more busy than it used to be. Uni benefits from this as well.New Years wasn't as light as you're making it out to be. The first couple weeks of January after schools start are traditionally the most dead time of the year for theme parks. Like, completely dead. I would be more inclined to think those days *may* be "moderate" if the first part of winter break hadn't been so slow...those first days just basically proved that Universal crowds can fluctuate very quickly. I'll be extremely surprised to see New Year's Day level crowds past this upcoming Monday. For Universal to be slow in the first week of Christmas break and then moderate in the second week of January all within one year would be remarkable.
Exactly. We can agree to disagree. Actually, most of us are on the same page with just minor deviations in our understanding of the attendance patterns. That's one reason I always emphasize that Touring Plans info is line times, and even those aren't always exactly on the dime. Actual attendance can fluctuate from line times. Until we have someone give us the real daily attendance figures in relation to past years, we're just making calculated guesses. I put the TP times on to help the discussion, realizing that most of the readers here probably don't have a paid subscription to Touring Plans. Nothing personal from my end. I just want to keep the discussion civilized. I did comment a couple of times that I thought you started an interesting thread.I'm sorry to come off as bellligerent. I didn't mean to sound argumentative with you, just in disagreement. As it stands nobody knows, and like has been said here before, we're just talking about theme parks :thumbs:
I HIGHLY doubt this. The only thing drawing people to Orlando next week is the WDW Marathon. NYE Crowds are gone, people are back to work, school, etc.
There's no way crowds will be anything near what they've been the past week, it would just be very unlikely.