Here's the Magic Kingdom right after
rope drop on July 5th.
Here's the line for Mickey's Philharmagic an hour after
rope drop when we had already ridden Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Small World, and Cinderella's Carousel.
Here's our quiet resort, where we went for
a break around lunch time to avoid crowds.
Here's Tomorrowland
after dinner in the cooler evening hours.
Here's EPCOT after we were done with Future World - we were there at
rope drop, so I'd say this is about 11 AM on July 6th.
Here's the World Showcase in the
early afternoon.
Here's Hollywood Studios at
rope drop on July 7th:
Here's the line for Toy Story Mania
AS SOON AS THE PARK OPENS.
Here's Animal Kingdom at
rope drop when hurrying to get
Everest Fastpasses on July 10th.
Here's Chester and Hester's Dinoland while waiting for the rest of your group to catch up after you get Everest fastpasses at
rope drop.
Here's Animal Kingdom a bit later in the morning.
Here's another Magic Kingdom day - starting at Splash Mountain near
rope drop time on July 9th.
And moving to Adventureland around 10:30 AM.
DH tells me I'm being too snarky. But the fact is, if you get there at rope drop, take an afternoon break, and return in the evening, you can miss most crowds. Even in July.
Except the crowds right after parades and during shows. This is the Magic Kingdom on July 11th right after the Move It Shake It Celebrate It parade when the audience is allowed to move down Main Street again.
And this is the crowd at Fantasmic! on July 7th.
So don't get me wrong. The people ARE there. But they can be avoided!