Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day?

zoey9797 · 12-31-2005

Being the planner that I am... My flight has been booked for months...hotels too...
However, I overlooked a fairly large detail! In consulting my brand new 2006 calendar I received for Christmas I realized that .... our Disney Days will be over MOTHERS DAY! ( I don't know how I missed that one!) First thought was
Yay! Second thought was oh no!- I am concerned that there will be tons of other Disney mom's that want to be there too!

Not that I blame them but I usually book in the absolute slowest times of year... This year was an exception to even consider travelling in May! It is usually Feb-April for us and even then avoiding all holidays.

So, fellow DC'ers.. What are your thoughts on crowds this Mother's day? I heard last year was bad due to the Anniversary. What about this year?
I can handle 30-minute lines ok and we won't be worried about Fantasyland this year so Dumbo can be hours long! But I am hoping the bigger kids areas are not packed!!

~Zoey

LAURENGOLD · 12-31-2005

Zoey-

My DD and I went 2 years ago over Mothers Day. The crowds weren't bad at all. We did MGM in the morning, and Epcot at night though, so I don't know how the Magic Kingdom was. The really nice thing is you'll get a nice flower when you enter the park

.

Also, it was nice to do Epcot that day because of the Flower and Garden festivities that were happening. Epcot looked so beautiful!!

bali · 12-31-2005

I've never been on Mother's Day proper, but I've been during the weeks prior to and following it and found crowds to be manageable. Mother's Day at Disney World brings several events that draw moms and families (lots of locals I'd guess), but I don't think crowds noticiably increase like they do during three-day weekends, etc.

Touringplans.com lists the crowd level for most of May at a 6-7. Mother's Day is listed at a 7.

zoey9797 · 12-31-2005

That is a great website! Is there a DL one also?

Thanks!
~Zoey

Experiment6-2-6 · 12-31-2005

Rest assured, Mommys will be expecting flowers, cards and a yummy brunch somewheres.

At least mine always did.

I would hazard a guess that at least the MORNING should be fairly light.

zoey9797 · 12-31-2005

We will be there 3 full days including Monday so I am hoping that it is not a packed travel period. Maybe we should do DCA on Mothers day? I wonder if that would be less busy? Any thoughts?
The best laid plans.....Geeze...

~Zoey

bali · 12-31-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoey9797

That is a great website! Is there a DL one also?

Thanks!
~Zoey

Sorry, Zoey! I didn't even look at the forum we were in!

queensmama · 12-31-2005

I would say yes, a holiday is a holiday.

unome1434 · 12-31-2005

Zoey...I was there just this past Mother's Day, and it wasn't busy at all, grant it, it was the kick off weekend of the 50th, but sunday, lines averaged 15-20 minutes the 'big' rides like splash mountain and Indiana Jones. I hope your Mother's Day at Disneyland will be just as much fun as mines was!!! If I could I would go there EVERY Mom's Day! (because my birthday is usually the day before too) but this year we will be going in October! Ask any questions...if I can help I'd be happy to!!!! Happy New Year!

Kristina

LAURENGOLD · 12-31-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bali

Sorry, Zoey! I didn't even look at the forum we were in!

OOPS!!!! Me too!!!

zoey9797 · 01-02-2006

Thanks Krisitna!
That calms my fears a bit! I had heard it was really packed last year ... I can't think of a better place to be that day anyway- even if it was an accident! Actually the most bizarre part is that this was going to be a mother/daughter trip to begin with! My DH is excited too because our DD already suggested exactly what to get me for Mother's day... lots of Disney Dollars *smirk*

~Zoey

**dhoughton** · 01-02-2006

We've been there a couple of times on Mother's Day. Crowds weren't too bad, and you gotta love getting a flower!
Oops! My experience has been at WDW....sorry!

anaheimboy · 01-02-2006

The crowds arent usually bad at all on Mothers Day, or so I have experienced in the past.

zoey9797 · 01-03-2006

LOL! I keep hearing about the flower ... I love flowers- however, this mom will squish it on SM or TOT. I just don't know how i'll keep it safe during a full day at the park!

Thanks for your thoughts... I am keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a smaller attendance that day. Like I mentioned, we will be there more than one day thankfully...so, we should manage to get everything in.

~Zoey

The Goof Father · 01-03-2006

I was there for Mother's Day 2004 and it was pretty nice. I always expect for bigger crowds on weekends and bigger still for holidays, but it was very close to a regular late spring Sunday...

And of course there are always some neat little gifts that you can load up for Moms that you won't see anywhere else!

I got my wife a little stuffed Pooh clutching some flowers and it is still sitting out on display!

Sometimes I will go to DCA or do a lot of shopping on the weekend days and focus less on the rides. Also keep in mind that Fast Passes help you to squeeze in more rides no matter what!

But don't let Mother's Day discourage you! It is a great day! A great day for a Mother's Day brunch too!

12-31-2005	#1 (permalink)
zoey9797 Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 545	Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? Being the planner that I am... My flight has been booked for months...hotels too... However, I overlooked a fairly large detail! In consulting my brand new 2006 calendar I received for Christmas I realized that .... our Disney Days will be over MOTHERS DAY! ( I don't know how I missed that one!) First thought was Yay! Second thought was oh no!- I am concerned that there will be tons of other Disney mom's that want to be there too! Not that I blame them but I usually book in the absolute slowest times of year... This year was an exception to even consider travelling in May! It is usually Feb-April for us and even then avoiding all holidays. So, fellow DC'ers.. What are your thoughts on crowds this Mother's day? I heard last year was bad due to the Anniversary. What about this year? I can handle 30-minute lines ok and we won't be worried about Fantasyland this year so Dumbo can be hours long! But I am hoping the bigger kids areas are not packed!! ~Zoey __________________ Visits to my HAPPY PLACE! Offsite- 1976~Offsite- 1996~ASMO- 2004~DL- 2005~ DL-2006~ASMO-2007~DCL/CBR-2008~ASMu-2008~SSR(Upgraded!)FD and MNSSHP- 2009 Foolish Mortals My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Um....Honey, I sorta booked this trip.....Um...again! 278 days 1 hours 32 minutes

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LAURENGOLD Mouse Meister Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,076	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? Zoey- My DD and I went 2 years ago over Mothers Day. The crowds weren't bad at all. We did MGM in the morning, and Epcot at night though, so I don't know how the Magic Kingdom was. The really nice thing is you'll get a nice flower when you enter the park . Also, it was nice to do Epcot that day because of the Flower and Garden festivities that were happening. Epcot looked so beautiful!! __________________ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Heading to the Beach Club!!! Loving the memories!!!

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bali Dreamfinder Society Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,387	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? I've never been on Mother's Day proper, but I've been during the weeks prior to and following it and found crowds to be manageable. Mother's Day at Disney World brings several events that draw moms and families (lots of locals I'd guess), but I don't think crowds noticiably increase like they do during three-day weekends, etc. Touringplans.com lists the crowd level for most of May at a 6-7. Mother's Day is listed at a 7. __________________ May 02 offsite * May 03 AKL * Oct 03 CSR * May 04 POR * Oct 04 CSR * May 05 BCV * Oct 05 SSR * Dec 05 BWI * Jan 06 WL * May 06 AKL * Sep 06 PC/BCV * Dec 06 WL * Jan 07 CSR * Apr 07 BCV * Jun 07 BW * Oct 07 BWV * Nov 07 WL * May 08 CSR *

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zoey9797 Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 545	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? That is a great website! Is there a DL one also? Thanks! ~Zoey __________________ Visits to my HAPPY PLACE! Offsite- 1976~Offsite- 1996~ASMO- 2004~DL- 2005~ DL-2006~ASMO-2007~DCL/CBR-2008~ASMu-2008~SSR(Upgraded!)FD and MNSSHP- 2009 Foolish Mortals My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Um....Honey, I sorta booked this trip.....Um...again! 278 days 1 hours 32 minutes

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Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day?

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zoey9797 Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 545	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? We will be there 3 full days including Monday so I am hoping that it is not a packed travel period. Maybe we should do DCA on Mothers day? I wonder if that would be less busy? Any thoughts? The best laid plans.....Geeze... ~Zoey __________________ Visits to my HAPPY PLACE! Offsite- 1976~Offsite- 1996~ASMO- 2004~DL- 2005~ DL-2006~ASMO-2007~DCL/CBR-2008~ASMu-2008~SSR(Upgraded!)FD and MNSSHP- 2009 Foolish Mortals My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Um....Honey, I sorta booked this trip.....Um...again! 278 days 1 hours 32 minutes

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queensmama VMK Know-it-all Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuck with the Children of the Corn Posts: 1,821	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? I would say yes, a holiday is a holiday. __________________ Did you ever know that you are my hero!

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unome1434 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 243	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? Zoey...I was there just this past Mother's Day, and it wasn't busy at all, grant it, it was the kick off weekend of the 50th, but sunday, lines averaged 15-20 minutes the 'big' rides like splash mountain and Indiana Jones. I hope your Mother's Day at Disneyland will be just as much fun as mines was!!! If I could I would go there EVERY Mom's Day! (because my birthday is usually the day before too) but this year we will be going in October! Ask any questions...if I can help I'd be happy to!!!! Happy New Year! Kristina __________________ May 2005- First Family Vacation to DISNEYLAND... off site- Days Inn and Suites at the Anaheim Convention Center[/center] October 2006 ~ Entire Ohana Vacation at DISNEYLAND with a weekend spent in LAS VEGAS ~ Off Site - Anaheim Desert Inn

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zoey9797 Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 545	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? Thanks Krisitna! That calms my fears a bit! I had heard it was really packed last year ... I can't think of a better place to be that day anyway- even if it was an accident! Actually the most bizarre part is that this was going to be a mother/daughter trip to begin with! My DH is excited too because our DD already suggested exactly what to get me for Mother's day... lots of Disney Dollars smirk ~Zoey __________________ Visits to my HAPPY PLACE! Offsite- 1976~Offsite- 1996~ASMO- 2004~DL- 2005~ DL-2006~ASMO-2007~DCL/CBR-2008~ASMu-2008~SSR(Upgraded!)FD and MNSSHP- 2009 Foolish Mortals My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Um....Honey, I sorta booked this trip.....Um...again! 278 days 1 hours 32 minutes

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dhoughton 11.2010 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: A few miles SE of M22... Posts: 2,926	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? We've been there a couple of times on Mother's Day. Crowds weren't too bad, and you gotta love getting a flower! Oops! My experience has been at WDW....sorry! __________________ Doughnut Disney Pinologist President of the Bad Kitty Club Cult eleventwentyten My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Heh heh heh!!! 349 days 8 hours 31 minutes Last edited by dhoughton; 01-02-2006 at 04:21 PM.

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anaheimboy The Pastry Guy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fresno, CA - 4 Hrs. North of DLR Posts: 2,512	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? The crowds arent usually bad at all on Mothers Day, or so I have experienced in the past. __________________ Disney Cast Member, Class of 2007, 2008 & 2009 * Disneyland Resort/The Disney Store Me+Pastry Chef =

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zoey9797 Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 545	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? LOL! I keep hearing about the flower ... I love flowers- however, this mom will squish it on SM or TOT. I just don't know how i'll keep it safe during a full day at the park! Thanks for your thoughts... I am keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a smaller attendance that day. Like I mentioned, we will be there more than one day thankfully...so, we should manage to get everything in. ~Zoey __________________ Visits to my HAPPY PLACE! Offsite- 1976~Offsite- 1996~ASMO- 2004~DL- 2005~ DL-2006~ASMO-2007~DCL/CBR-2008~ASMu-2008~SSR(Upgraded!)FD and MNSSHP- 2009 Foolish Mortals My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Um....Honey, I sorta booked this trip.....Um...again! 278 days 1 hours 32 minutes

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The Goof Father I have a fever! More MB! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pacific Northwest! Near Portland! Posts: 1,704	Re: Yikes! Will there be crowds on Mother's Day? I was there for Mother's Day 2004 and it was pretty nice. I always expect for bigger crowds on weekends and bigger still for holidays, but it was very close to a regular late spring Sunday... And of course there are always some neat little gifts that you can load up for Moms that you won't see anywhere else! I got my wife a little stuffed Pooh clutching some flowers and it is still sitting out on display! Sometimes I will go to DCA or do a lot of shopping on the weekend days and focus less on the rides. Also keep in mind that Fast Passes help you to squeeze in more rides no matter what! But don't let Mother's Day discourage you! It is a great day! A great day for a Mother's Day brunch too! __________________ Everybody's got a laughing place A laughing place to go ho ho Take a frown, turn it upside down And you'll find yours we know ho AVATAR - me and the little dude taunting Splash Mountain! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to DL with my wifey! Turning my frown upside down in DL!

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