Happy Spring Break all the way from Disney World! Whether you’re heading to the parks or chilling at home, we’re giving you a look at what the crowds are like in the parks, which have been filled to capacity for most of the week.
So, we hope you’re reading to hop around Disney World with us, because we’re taking you with us on our Spring Break vacation!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
When we first walked into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the crowds were more dispersed throughout the park. On our way down Sunset Boulevard…
…the line for Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster extended back beyond the attraction’s entrance and towards the street area.
Next door, Tower of Terror had a bit of a longer line with a 50 minute wait time!
Toy Story Land was a bit quieter than we usually see it as guests visited spots like Slinky Dog Dash, Toy Story Mania, and Alien Swirling Saucers.
We also popped into the other themed land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as more crowds were lined up to ride the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge!
And, then we were on our way from Disney’s Hollywood Studios during Park Hopper hours…
…over to EPCOT instead!
EPCOT
And, we were definitely ready to explore all the EPCOT Flower and Garden topiaries and food booths!
The Spaceship Earth queue was a bit on the shorter side…
…compared to other attractions like the line for Frozen Ever After that extended into the China Pavilion.
Test Track also saw a rather lengthy standby queue, with wait times approaching a whopping two hours!
At one point the line stretched all the way PAST Flavors From Fire food booth.
Guests were also stopping at Quick Service locations like Choza de Margarita to sip on frozen cocktails and other drinks!
The Mexico Pavilion is notorious for being one of those “pinch points” for crowding in World Showcase, and that was certainly the case this week with spring break crowds.
The UK Pavilion didn’t look nearly as congested.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a trip to Disney World without a stop by the Magic Kingdom!
Magic Kingdom
As we made our way around the Magic Kingdom, pockets of crowds were here and there in the parks.
Main Street, U.S.A. because a bit busier as guests waited around to watch Character Cavalcades…
…but the inside of stores were a lot more quiet as the Main Street Confectionery only had a few people visiting.
Fantasyland was quiet as well on the side near Mickey’s PhilharMagic…
…while the other was MUCH more crowded as guests returned to “it’s a small world” and Peter Pan’s Flight.
Other spots of the Magic Kingdom were a little more empty as well, like Liberty Square…
…but things started to pick up as the morning went on in Adventureland…
…as well as Tomorrowland!
Crowds flocked to popular attractions like Space Mountain, whose line stretched back and forth in front of the building.
When we went back later in the week at rope drop to see what it was like in the Magic Kingdom, there were still PLENTY of people making their way into the park early in the day. We rolled up to the Transportation and Ticket Center at 7:10 AM as people were able to park.
When the Magic Kingdom opened at rope drop, the attractions weren’t seating guests yet, but the queues were already forming. We even spotted the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad line gathering people at 8:57 AM. But, we first popped over to Splash Mountain!
We spotted a Cast Member conducting opening checklists on the attraction, which resulted in a bit of a delayed opening for the attraction. So, we hopped over to Pirates of the Caribbean instead!
Even though we were able to pop onto Pirates pretty quickly, the wait times were already reaching an hour in some spots at 9 AM, only an hour after Magic Kingdom’s opening!
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the Haunted Mansion, and Jungle Cruise were all temporarily closed.
But, the Jungle Cruise lines extended all the way back to the Adventureland bridge when the attraction did reopen to guests in the morning.
In addition to the parks, the spring break crowds also made their way to Disney Springs!
Disney Springs
Disney Springs has been a popular place to be these days, particularly during spring break! We noticed long lines of guests looking to visit Raglan Road for St. Patrick’s Day.
St. Patrick’s Day is always a busy time for Raglan Road!
We’ll give you a look at the crowds over the course of today! Stay tuned with All Ears for more Disney news!
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We were there last week and found the lines to be daunting almost everywhere. Splash Mntn in late afternoon was still 95 minutes. We skipped most of the “big rides”. We found the same thing to be true at Epcot as well (on Wednesday) and DHS was ridiculous on Monday. You even had to wait in line to spend money ( Emporium, Mouse Gears, etc).
The line by China was actually for FROZEN next door. There was no line for China.
This is not an accurate representation of crowds this week at all! It’s hard to even move in Epcot and restaurant dining is near impossible.
Just left on Saturday and that’s not what it looked like. It was a 50 minute wait just to get in the shops at Galaxy edge.
Agreed. Disney advertising at its best. This is NOT what it looked like at all. Ungodly crowds and lines at nearly all shops let alone 2hr waits for main attractions.
We were at Magic Kingdom today, 3/15, same date as this article. Every ride had at least a 50-60 minute wait. Space Mountain was 75.
The “creative queues” they have had to come up with are crazy! Peter Pan ride had the line starting in the restaurant behind it winding up stairs, through each dining room, out the far side, back in again and finally, outside up the side of the ride. Then into the Darling house, through the nursery before getting on the ride.
Worth it, of course, but *whew!*. I think there have been some pretty creative minds to figure out how to manage these lines for the rides!