Man, just got back from the park and I could not believe the crowds. I kid you not, it seemed more crowded tonight, a Monday no less, than it did on the 50th.
In the 7 hours we were there, we were able to get on 3 rides; JC, HM and IASW. All had waits of almost 45 minutes. We decided to catch Fantasmic, as it had been a long time since we saw it. They made an announcement about 10 minutes before the show to let people know that the viewing area was full. I had never heard that before. It was so packed around the Rivers of America though. When the show ended, we tried to get out of the area to make it over to IASW for the fireworks. We gave up after not moving for a few minutes and ended up watching the fireworks from NOS at the rivers edge.
It actually wasn't too bad from there, other than not being able to see the castle from there. There was still a good view of the fireworks and you could see Tinkerbell from there. They did a few things like have lasers from TS Island mimic what they do from the castle during the Tomorrowland segment. They also released a bunch of fog and colored it with green lights during the HM segment. It wasn't as bad as I expected but then again, that is only because I have seen the show from the hub so many times. That is obviously where I prefer to see it.
Tonight, that just wasn't possible though. At 10:30, the wait for Space Mtn. was 2 hours. Fastpasses were long gone by the time we got there today so that wasn't an option. It also took us a complete walk around the park at 4pm before we could find a vendor that had any bottled water left. Most vendors only had one drink available and that was most likely Sprite.
Anyway, crazy day at the park. Just thought I'd share.
