My family doesn't handle large crowds and long waits well, and wouldn't spend the money to go to Disney World at a time that we expect to be super-busy. (I know that Disney is crowded year-round now, but the marginal difference between a moderate crowd and a heavy crowd is still important to us.)
It looks like the only time that we can go this year--if we go at all--is Labor Day weekend. Usually, Labor Day is a reasonably good time to go to Disney, crowd-wise. Not nearly as good as the rest of September, but better than most other holiday weekends.
But this year, the Galaxy's Edge opening adds a huge wrinkle.
I'm excited for Galaxy's Edge, and am really looking forward to seeing it someday when it's less of a mob scene. But we're definitely not the kind of people who will stand in line for 4 (6?, 8?) hours for a ride, and we don't have any strong desire to be there for the opening. So we would probably avoid the area altogether--unless maybe the chaos is subdued enough for us to take a peek around, which seems unlikely!
What do you all think the Galaxy's Edge opening will mean for Disney crowds overall that weekend? Touring Plans has Hollywood Studios as a 10 the first three days, a 9 on that Sunday, and then an 8 on Labor Day itself. But it shows the other parks as not that crowded, and has the overall crowd level at 5 or 6 all weekend. But, of course, they haven't been all that reliable lately.
I can imagine two scenarios. (1) Galaxy's Edge draws a massive crowd, but it actually pulls people away from the rest of Disney Word (and maybe even the rest of Hollywood Studios), making this a pretty good weekend to go for people who, like us, are willing to save Galaxy's Edge for another time. (2) The Galaxy's Edge opening draws in massive crowds of people who, once they are there, want to do the rest of Disney as well, and the whole World is swamped like it's Christmas or Spring Break.
Any guesses as to which of those scenarios is more likely to come to pass?
Thanks.
