Saturday or Sunday? Crowds...

tiffanylynnt · December 06, 2014, 11:06:34 PM

I'll be in town next weekend and we're taking two kids with us. I want their first experience of the best festival to be without hoards of people blocking the decorations. Which day do you think would be less crowded... Saturday or Sunday?

Or would Friday be best?

runner1960 · December 07, 2014, 08:21:14 AM

We will be there next weekend also and the weather forecast is for mid 50's to 60's. I would bet that Saturday will be packed solid. That is the only day we have but if I had the option for Sunday I would take it.

sanddunerider · December 07, 2014, 10:19:08 AM

Sunday always has less traffic.. last weekend there were 24,000 on sat, 12 on sunday...... yesterday (sat) had a little over 22,000!!

We will be there next sunday also.. bringing my mother for her first visit in years...

Duelist · December 07, 2014, 05:49:12 PM

it was crowded yesterday, the 6th, but we still managed to do a lot. went after park opening to Dickens and only had a 20 minute wait before getting into the theatre. then went and rode Outlaw Run with maybe a 5 minute wait (though that did get more crowded after a while). One disturbing thing i did see is that they are offering a Trail Blazer pass with unlimited rides for $60. Hopefully they won't offer too many of those.

sanddunerider · December 07, 2014, 07:05:30 PM

Duelist, hope you had a good visit.!

WHEW!! 22,000 yesterday...... about 9500 today,., Just a little difference..

Gilligan · December 07, 2014, 07:41:02 PM

Tiff, I would shoot for Sunday. Friday might be okay. Good to hear from you again. Have fun!

tiffanylynnt · December 07, 2014, 08:17:42 PM

I've been really busy... I've missed you guys!

History Buff · December 07, 2014, 08:35:06 PM

Sorry we missed you, Duelist. It was still nice to talk to you, however briefly, on the phone.

Duelist · December 09, 2014, 08:51:46 PM

Yes it was good to talk to you too, History Buff. Maybe we can arrange a meet-up next year. Pretty sure we'll be back

tiffanylynnt · December 09, 2014, 09:09:21 PM

I think it's decided we're going Friday. Let's hope it's not crowded! *fingers crossed*

tiffanylynnt · December 15, 2014, 08:08:53 PM

We ended up going Friday and Sunday. Friday wasn't too bad, but Sunday was packed. We only went back for a couple hours to do the stuff we missed Friday. We still didn't get to do it all because of the crowds.

sanddunerider · December 15, 2014, 08:23:11 PM

Tiff. we were there sunday also.... it did seem busy.. seemed like therer were people everywhere we were! LOL.

and the tree lighting was terrible crowded,,, people lined up for the parade.!!! WOW!!...

Swoosh · December 15, 2014, 11:49:51 PM

Pretty sure Saturday was around 24K

sanddunerider · December 16, 2014, 02:02:37 AM

Swoosh..

very easily could have been 24,000.. the number I heard was 22,500..................

runner1960 · December 16, 2014, 01:30:52 PM

We left right before 7 and the bakery person told us 20,000 then the package pickup guy said 19,500. The trams were still full coming in at that time so, 24,000 for the day is not out of line.