Disney4me Posted May 29, 2023 Report Posted May 29, 2023 Something STRANGE happened in Disney World. Main Street, U.S.A. May 29th, 2023, marked the Memorial Day holiday in the United States, which can often bring BIG crowds to Disney World and other theme parks. While we did see some crowds and the Genie+ price increased to the highest it has been in weeks, the wait times in the parks were SURPRISING. There were some fairly large crowds at the entrance to Magic Kingdom right when it opened. Memorial Day MK crowds But once inside the park, things weren’t all that bad. At least, people weren’t packed in like sardines, walking shoulder-to-shoulder to their next ride. A look down Main Street, U.S.A. At around 11:30AM on May 29th, we spotted a 65-minute wait for Haunted Mansion — fairly lengthy but only just over an hour, so not too bad. By 12:10PM, things were still looking pretty good. Is that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad we see with a 35-minute wait?! ©Disney And Pirates of the Caribbean at just 25 minutes?! ©Disney What about a trip on The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh with a wait of just 20 minutes… ©Disney …or a stop at the PeopleMover with just a 5-minute wait?! Sign us up! ©Disney Things at EPCOT weren’t bad either, with Spaceship Earth at 30 minutes, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at under an hour, and only Test Track with a wait time of over an hour. ©Disney We checked the wait times again around 4:45PM, and still, things weren’t all that terrible. ©Disney Thunder Mountain was at a 15-minute wait(!!)… ©Disney …Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run was at a 25-minute wait… ©Disney …and even the reopened Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster AND Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance had a wait of less than 60 minutes. ©Disney The longest wait times were 80 minutes at Slinky Dog Dash, 90 minutes at Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and 115 minutes at Avatar Flight of Passage. ©Disney That’s not to say there weren’t any crowds at all, but our reporters shared that the parks (especially Magic Kingdom) felt much emptier than they expected. Disney did note that they anticipate some park results would be “unfavorable” in this back half of their fiscal year compared to last year since the 50th Anniversary celebration has ended. And it’s possible that Disney also more heavily limited Park Pass availability today, though none of the Park Passes filled up. It’s also possible that people were taking advantage of this day to fly home before work begins again on Tuesday. Crowds What do you think? Are the crowds bigger or smaller than you anticipated? Tell us in the comments. For more tips to help you plan your next Disney World vacation, see our links and video below. And stay tuned for all the latest updates! <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Planning a Trip to Disney World? We’ve Got Everything You Need to Know The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Disney World Vacation A Month-by-Month Guide to Planning Your Disney World Trip Tips, Hints, Lists, and Videos for Planning the BEST Disney World Trip Learn About the Disney Park Pass System The Ultimate Disney World Packing List Everything You Need to Know About Genie+ Insider SECRETS for Your First Trip to Disney World A Complete Look at the Current Disney Discounts and Deals The ONLY Disney Dining Planning Tool You’ll Need Is Here – Get the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining! Join the DFB Newsletter to Get All the Latest Disney News Delivered Right to Your Inbox Click Here to Subscribe What surprised you the most about these wait times? Tell us in the comments.The post Disney World Was NOT What You Expected Today first appeared on the disney food blog.View the full article Quote
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