Best Crowd Calendar website (other than touringplans.com)

[ssusca]

Planning a trip at the end of February/beginning of March and trying to figure out which parks to do when. I have tried a couple of crowd calendar websites and they seem to have conflicting information. I have used tourguide mike in the past but he is no longer around. I have also used touringplans.com before, but I am cheap and I don't want to pay for a subscription. I am currently looking at Undercover tourist and magicguides.com and they have completely conflicting information.

What is everyone's best choice for a free crowd calendar for DW and US? Which one will best take into account the opening of RotR?

 

[PrincesCJM]

I don't think you can access it for free but I like Kenny the pirates resources. The $10 subscription cost for his character locator is worth it. He also prides himself on never needing to make adjustments to his crowd calendars, where are touring plans changes them regularly.

 

[JayMass]

I would re-think touringplans. For the money you will spend at Disney, $16 for what I consider to be the best crowd calendar (plus all of the other things you get on their site) is totally worth it.

 

[emily nicole]

Kenny the pirate and you can access it for free. I think on mobile you can only see one day at a time but on a computer you can see one week at a time.

 

[dwonderz]

I second re-thinking touring plans - we've found it really helpful in planning our upcoming trip. I think if you have the guidebook or subscribe to certain newsletters - you can get a discount on the membership price.

 

[DisMommyTX]

Crowd calendars are not as helpful as they used to be. That being said, both Kenny the Pirate and Touringplans provide a wealth of information to make the best of your trip. Either one is well worth the cost (less than a single QS meal). I consider it a well-earned tip for the outstanding service provided.

 

[APiratesLifeForMe2]

I’ve definitely found lots of use out of my touring plans subscription In addition to crowd calendars. We even added their lines app and swear by it.

 

[alwayssmile]

We're going the same time period. TP has continuously changed their levels both up and down.... That said, there's discount codes running around online for both TP and Kenny so I grabbed both for different reasons. Overall, I found they don't actually disagree with each other that much. TP is based on lines and Kenny is based on overall park feel. Together I realized what parks to NOT to do on some days. ha ha. But otherwise, it's not that much of a difference in crowds to change plans. I'm waiting for my fast approaching FP day because there's a couple of parks we can be flexible on and we'll see what we can actually score for finalizing what on which days.

 

[DisneyMagic123]

I like following Kenny the Pirate as well!

 

[88jennifer88]

I like following Kenny the Pirate as well!

I hadn't come across his site yet. Thanks for the tip!

 

[amseeds]

The touringplans app was also super helpful when were there this past Spring. The estimated wait times for rides was more accurate than posted times at the ride entrances.

 

[ILuvDisney78]

Check out the crowd calendar at www.wdwprepschool.com. I've been using it the past few years and find it to be quite accurate.

 

[A-Rose788]

I second WDW prep school. For a free crowd calendar I feel like theirs is the most accurate. That’s the one I’ve been using and have found it very helpful.

 

[Clevel6]

Planning a trip at the end of February/beginning of March and trying to figure out which parks to do when. I have tried a couple of crowd calendar websites and they seem to have conflicting information. I have used tourguide mike in the past but he is no longer around. I have also used touringplans.com before, but I am cheap and I don't want to pay for a subscription. I am currently looking at Undercover tourist and magicguides.com and they have completely conflicting information.

What is everyone's best choice for a free crowd calendar for DW and US? Which one will best take into account the opening of RotR?

I like Kenny the pirate