My wife had a similar experience at Christmas time many years ago. Now I think it is one of busiest times at Dizzyland. You couldn't get me there in August.

>PMFJI,
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>My wife and I celebrated our honeymoon in Disney World, the weekend before Thanksgiving. We walked right onto everything. There were very few people there. It's the only time I've ever been to Disney. I remember walking through all the empty people-mazes to get on rides and thinking, "I'll bet it's fun winding through those during a Florida summer!"
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>For my money, I'll always go in November.
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>Another nice surprise was the overnight transition to Christmas. One day it was normal, the next morning, there were Christmas trees everywhere.
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>M.
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>>>>Waiting for my family to come out of the Haunted House once (it was about the 3rd time around and I had had enough <g>), I stopped to do the math of cost per ride. I've never quite looked at Disney World the same way since. <g>
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>>>Mine wisely rode Space Mountain 6 times in a row (no line) while everyone else was watching the parade.
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>>Yeah, we know all the tricks. The best one is to arrive when the park opens and go right to the back. Then work your way forward while everyone else is going the other direction.
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>>Tamar