We’ve reached the in-between season in Disney World!

What’s the “in-between season” you may ask? Well, it’s the short time between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break when the parks are decked out for the holidays but there isn’t the same heavy surge of visitors as you’d get during a holiday break. So what are the crowds actually like during this time? We’re sharing our experience!

Let’s start out in Hollywood Studios, where we noticed this morning that the park was BUSY. Hollywood Boulevard was hopping with business first thing.

By the time we made it down Sunset Boulevard, Tower of Terror was closed due to technical difficulties. That didn’t stop a large group of people from hanging out in the area, waiting for it to come back up though.

However, the worst offender for crowds was Toy Story Land by FAR! This part of the park was shoulder-to-shoulder in some spots. We had to do some serious weaving to get through there.

In the afternoon, we stopped by Magic Kingdom, where the crowd was pretty thick for a performance of Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire, despite the glaring sun. (It’s still pretty warm here in Florida!)

We made our way back to Frontierland, only to discover that Big Thunder Mountain was closed…also due to technical difficulties. Rough day for Disney World rides!

But don’t worry — Splash Mountain was getting plenty of business! This ride is set to close on January 21st to be transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, so we expect it to be pretty popular in the coming weeks. It was a 95-minute wait in the afternoon.

And speaking of things with long waits, we noticed a couple of rides had queues that were spreading out into the walkway. That was the case with Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square…

…as well as the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. This one is usually a pretty short wait!

And in Magic Kingdom, the worst crowds were located in Adventureland, where there’s a bit of a bottleneck near Jungle Cruise. YEESH!

The surprising thing is that even though the crowds were bad today…the wait times weren’t! Midday, there weren’t any rides in Disney World with waits over 2 hours and some of the heavy hitters were hovering around an hour-long wait instead.

Despite the multiple ride closures, the wait times were definitely bearable. Interesting indeed!

We’ll continue to watch the crowds and wait times throughout the holiday season, so stay tuned to DFB for the latest updates. We’ll make sure to share all our best tips with you!

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