We are there the same week as you. All of the crowd calendars say it will be low - but I know they aren't always accurate.I know when we booked back in March I didn’t think of HHN. Now we don’t want to spend our whole week on long lines.
Do people typically make a full day for HHN (i.e., go that morning and stay through the night), or simply go at night?One extra note for that week is that there is no HHN that Wednesday. I don't know if that may raise the crowd levels on Thursday. I know my group had booked our plans with the expectation of HHN on Wednesday but had to shift.
I think it will be a mix, some will do both and others just the night. We will do the morning, take a rest break and go back in the afternoon and stay for HHN. We have Rush of Fear so we will be going 4 nights. Our first night will just be doing HHN based on when we arrive. IOA will be super crowded because of HHN, or at least that’s how it was last October when we were there.Do people typically make a full day for HHN (i.e., go that morning and stay through the night), or simply go at night?
Would IoA be less crowded on a HHN?
October makes sense, but I'm surprised that the 2nd full week in Sept would be busy. School will have just started back...I know HHN will add some crowds in Sept, but was thinking more locals and the real crowds would be in Oct.I think it will be a mix, some will do both and others just the night. We will do the morning, take a rest break and go back in the afternoon and stay for HHN. We have Rush of Fear so we will be going 4 nights. Our first night will just be doing HHN based on when we arrive. IOA will be super crowded because of HHN, or at least that’s how it was last October when we were there.
Mid-August through mid-September is about as low as weekday crowds get (weekends are always more crowded). If you go mid-September, there will be crowds and there will be waits, but that’s just because no time of year is walk-on season anymore. The crowds will be noticeably lower than peak times.I guess the real Q is, and not to hijack the OP, is an express pass needed in Sept? Everything I've read says "no", but it seems like this thread is saying the opposite.
TIA