That however, is the norm. Some schools are always back now and some are always heading back in a couple of weeks. That shouldn't signify a change in attendance vs other years.I would presume as some school districts are already in school whereas as others are returning shortly - an uptick may be that last vacation before the summer ends, fueled by promotions, discounts, and reports that attendance was down for those that may have seen an opportunity. Just a guess …
Sounds more like an IT issue.We've been here since the 19th. The walkways are not full of crowds but ride wait times have been insane. As I mentioned in the here and now thread I think ride breakdowns are the biggest issue. It was so busy at opening of HS yesterday they shut off finger prints when entering.
I suppose it could also be true that incremental pre back to school were lured by deeper promotions, discounts and bounce backs that were not the norm last year?That however, is the norm. Some schools are always back now and some are always heading back in a couple of weeks. That shouldn't signify a change in attendance vs other years.
My guess is crowd calendar folks just guessed wrong. Why they didn't just use all other years as a guide I don't know. It's my birthday weekend and we have gone for the past 6, 7 years this weekend. It's never low crowds. Always a push of the half of the country that's ready to go back to school and getting one last trip in.
Your definition of quiet must be different than mine because I was there during July/August and it was as crowded as I have seen it in years past.It’s been quiet all summer maybe people
Delayed their trips thinking summer would be busy
We had the same experience, we were there the 2-6 and noticed that too. Definitely very cyclical but most important, it still never was over the top crowds like at Spring Break/Christmas so I was fine with it.We encountered strange crowds the first week of August. It felt crowded in gift shops and walkways, but randomly at the 10:30 a.m. one day Peter Pan’s flight was a walk-on for like an hour.
We didn’t encounter long lines at food places or any wait for mobile orders and always found a place to sit (even Cosmic Rays at noon), but then Monsters, Inc Laugh floor had a wait.
It was bizarre.