So we saw Thanksgiving crowds yesterday, but what are Disney World crowds like today?
Cinderella Castle
Today is the debut of the 2021 Festival of the Holidays in EPCOT and a lot of people are visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we weren’t expecting low crowds in Disney World. Still, we were a bit surprised to find two parks VERY busy…and one oddly empty. Let’s get into it!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
As we walked into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we knew it was bound to be a busy day today.
Hollywood Studios is PACKED
There were a LOT of people ready to start their day at Hollywood Studios.
SO many people
We got in line and decided to actually time the wait to get inside Hollywood Studios, which ended up being around 30 minutes to get to the gates.
It was a long wait
Once inside the park, the crowds didn’t dissipate.
It’s busy, y’all
Pretty much everywhere you turn, you can expect big crowds of people in Hollywood Studios today. From Sunset Boulevard…
Sunset Blvd
…to Toy Story Land, we saw huge crowds. Pack your patience and plan to take your time in Hollywood Studios today!
Toy Story crowds
So what about EPCOT?
EPCOT
As we said, today is the first day of 2021 Festival of the Holidays, and it’s not super shocking to find crowds.
EPCOT crowds
And yeah, there are a LOT of people in EPCOT today making their way to the Festival of the Holidays booths. Again, make sure you lower your expectations and practice patience!
Yeah, there was a lot of people
What about Animal Kingdom?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
So getting into Animal Kingdom wasn’t nearly as time consuming as it was for Hollywood Studios.
Entrance crowds
Inside the park, some areas were fairly crowded…
It’s busy over here
…while other areas had more space. So you might have to look around Animal Kingdom to find areas where less crowds have gathered.
More space
Let’s make our way to Magic Kingdom now.
Magic Kingdom
After witnessing the Magic Kingdom crowds on Thanksgiving, we were pretty surprised to find the park…weirdly empty today? As we entered Magic Kingdom, we noticed there weren’t a ton of people near the Christmas tree.
Crowds are actually…kind of low
Main Street, U.S.A. had more people, but it was less than we saw on Thanksgiving.
Main Street crowds
Over by the entrance to Tomorrowland, there weren’t many people.
Tomorrowland
In fact, most of Tomorrowland was fairly calm.
Not super busy
However, there WERE crowds around Fantasyland, which is fairly typical.
Fantasyland was more busy
Still, there were lots of pockets of emptiness around Magic Kingdom!
Not that many people!
Apparently Magic Kingdom is the park to choose today if you prefer less crowds. Keep following along with DFB as we report about holiday crowds and more around Disney World today!
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