We were at Epcot and HS yesterday and it felt even less crowded than those numbers. So amazing. Today at AK it’s insane.
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Yep, you hit a 10!
Sat Jan 26: MK 9(9) EP 6(7) HS 8(7) AK 10(9)
Impressively accurate predictions for Saturday, never more than 1 CL out.
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I think this illustrates that Saturdays are now pretty much always crazy busy.
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Hi guys!
Do late November’s crowd estimates have anything to do with a possible Star Wars opening or is that completely out of the equation?
I don’t know if that’s factored in yet, but I did see elsewhere that Galaxy’s Edge would likely be open in the October/November timeframe.
Yes, Saturday at AK was nuts but our tp was on point! And it’s pro bowl and marathon weekend so I think that was part of it too.
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Ehmmm. Where did you see this? 
We have a trip planned for early/mid-November and omg what if it’s open by then… this was going to be our pre-Star Wars trip!
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I think it’s simply the fact originally they said it was ‘late fall’ and recent reports have just used ‘fall’.
The fact the free dining ends September 30th has been flagged as another possible factor but most experts I’ve listened to seem to think mid-November will be the earliest and post Thanksgiving is most likely.
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Oooookay. I can deal with that. I’d be 50% delighted and 50% horrified if they announced it was opening while we’re there… like, omg WOW YAY but also holy crowds Batman.
Also, I am already feeling pretty good about my very preliminary plans and that would throw them into utter disarray!
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wdwmagic… There are a few people in their forums who have an impeccable track record for rumors that do come to pass - they apparently have inside connections.
Ok… ok. I’m only slightly panicking. Like, just a tiny bit. Did they say if they think it will be closer to October, or…?
What they are saying is range is early Oct to just before Thanksgiving depending on how well the construction goes. But Disney wants to open it ASAP.
Sun Jan 27: MK 1(4) EP 2(5) HS 1(7) AK 1(7)
Crazy low figures yesterday, but cold and heavy rain all day I hear, so not really useful for most comparisons, except that if you really don’t care about it you can go on a rainy day and get a LOT done.
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We are in WDW now and decided not to go to the park yesterday. it was just too cold and literally rained all day. I’m sure most guests did the same. So far this trip has been way colder then I could have ever imagined. We’ve worn heavy jackets every day. Real bummer, but trying not to let it get us down. Could be worse, we could be back home in Michigan. I would expect locals are staying home.
What a shame about the weather, it looks like you’ve been really unlucky with that. The forecast is much better for most of this week though, I hope you can make the most of it!
Oh wow. It felt like it for sure.
So true. We were at MK yesterday and it was dead. But really cold and wet. We did do a lot though.
I was in the park yesterday. If you can deal with the rain and move around quickly with kids it was awesome as everything was pretty much walk on.
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So true
Monday was a day of under-predictions across the board:
Mon Jan 28: MK 8(5) EP 7(5) HS 8(6) AK 8(6)
First time we’ve seen that this month.
Perhaps it was the pent up demand from the super low attendance on the previous rainy day? Anyone share their park experiences?