We always try to give ample warnings before holiday weekends at Disney World.
Main Street, U.S.A.
As much as we expect the bustling crowds and high wait times to hit hard during holiday weekends and the following days, sometimes it packs just as hard of a punch although we expect it. Sometimes, it happens when we LEAST expect it. This happened to us on Wednesday, February 21st. President’s Day was two days ago, and the parks were relatively empty. However, crowds slowly started entering the park throughout the week, probably due to the upcoming Princess Half Marathon Weekend. We were visiting Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, and we suspected that it would be a busy day long before we even entered the park. Let’s talk about it!
To start, we realized that Genie+ was sold out for Magic Kingdom and for the Multi-Park option.
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That’s not all, though. Every single ride that offers Individual Lightning Lanes (TRON Lightcycle Run, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Avatar: Flight of Passage, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance) were also totally sold out. So, it’s safe to say that we were bracing ourselves for the impact of some serious CROWDS. Sure enough, we were met with those crowds the moment we hopped aboard the tram at the Magic Kingdom parking lot.
Tram crowds
The security lines at the Transportation and Ticket Center were also busy.
Security
When we arrived to Magic Kingdom, we could hardly see the ground it was so packed. Like, look at this sea of people!
Arriving to Magic Kingdom
Now, get ready, because what we’re about to show you might be triggering. Okay. Here goes:
Main Street, U.S.A.
YEP. That’s what Main Street, U.S.A. looked like on February 21st. It didn’t get much better as we walked around Magic Kingdom, though. Usually, the crowds disperse once we head into each of the lands, but that was not the case.
Here’s a look at Tomorrowland:
Tomorrowland
Check out this line for the PeopleMover!
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Over in Fantasyland, we saw some of the highest wait times in the park! Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was at 130 minutes.
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is often a walk-on, but was at 55 minutes. Yikes.
Fantasyland
In Liberty Square, we almost lost our breakfast. HELP. WE’RE LOST IN A SEA OF PEOPLE.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE
In Frontierland, things weren’t much better. There were definitely a lot of folks ready to ride Big Thunder Mountain.
Big Thunder Mountain
Moving through Adventureland and back to the front of the park, we were pretty shellshocked by these crowds. If you’ll find yourself in Magic Kingdom today, GOOD LUCK.
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