We went to Downtown Disney on Saturday night. We have been going to downtown Disney at least one night every trip, every year for the past 30 years.
It was so crowded. It may have been because of the construction and much of Downtown Disney blocked off so less room for the crowds to spread out.
Traffic and parking are already horrible in that area but I have never seen such a CLUSTER____ in my life!!!! First you have the usual traffic problems, and it is made worse by horrible traffic lights(that seemed like they were being controlled by Disney Employees sitting on the corner. We sat at an intersection and without exaggeration, the lights for all four directions were red, and the don't walk sign were lit in all four directions for a good 7-10 minutes!!!! I don't know what this doofus was doing but he built up such a log jam of traffic it was ridiculous. With the lots being taken out for construction they are Parking you across the street over by the old Casting Building. Then you have the option of getting on a bus and sitting there until it fills up and then leaves to only sit in traffic for another half hour until it gets you to the Marketplace or you can bring your best walking shoes and walk the 20-25 minute walk it takes to get to the Marketplace. OH, you can walk 10 minutes to the West side and go in there and then try to walk to the Marketplace through the funnel of plywood walls with people jammed in trying to go every which way. Don't even think of venturing into the lots by the Marketplace that are still "functional". When we were leaving we saw almost every aisle full of cars trying to find their way to a spot or just to get out.
I will not be going anywhere near Downtown Disney until every bit of construction is done over there and I would recommend the same to everybody. A trip over there is usually one of the most enjoyable parts of our trip each year, this time it was a nightmare X 10.
It was so crowded. It may have been because of the construction and much of Downtown Disney blocked off so less room for the crowds to spread out.
Traffic and parking are already horrible in that area but I have never seen such a CLUSTER____ in my life!!!! First you have the usual traffic problems, and it is made worse by horrible traffic lights(that seemed like they were being controlled by Disney Employees sitting on the corner. We sat at an intersection and without exaggeration, the lights for all four directions were red, and the don't walk sign were lit in all four directions for a good 7-10 minutes!!!! I don't know what this doofus was doing but he built up such a log jam of traffic it was ridiculous. With the lots being taken out for construction they are Parking you across the street over by the old Casting Building. Then you have the option of getting on a bus and sitting there until it fills up and then leaves to only sit in traffic for another half hour until it gets you to the Marketplace or you can bring your best walking shoes and walk the 20-25 minute walk it takes to get to the Marketplace. OH, you can walk 10 minutes to the West side and go in there and then try to walk to the Marketplace through the funnel of plywood walls with people jammed in trying to go every which way. Don't even think of venturing into the lots by the Marketplace that are still "functional". When we were leaving we saw almost every aisle full of cars trying to find their way to a spot or just to get out.
I will not be going anywhere near Downtown Disney until every bit of construction is done over there and I would recommend the same to everybody. A trip over there is usually one of the most enjoyable parts of our trip each year, this time it was a nightmare X 10.
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