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Due to schedules, we just realized that all the family can get to WDW during the week of Easter. We have never went to WDW during this time. Any advice for going during this busy time.
It will be crowded but can be quite enjoyable if you keep that in mind and plan accordingly. Plan your "must do items" then everything else is a bonus. It can also be a time to try new things. For example you may discover a new favorite restaurant because the one you wanted wasn't available. Be open minded and go with the flow.
We were there for Easter vacation a couple of years ago and had a great time going Easter morning at opening.They had women out in special Southern style Easter dresses and the Easter Bunny was there also if I remember correctly. Not to mention there were no crowds during the morning , they came later.
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I did this with three teenaged boys several years back. We got up early early early in the morning to be at the EMH park around rope drop, and managed to ride everything we wanted by about 1 or 2, when it became wall-to-wall people, then headed back to our rooms.
This was pre-FP+, so will be slightly different. If you can drag yourself out of bed super-early, you can do pretty much everything you want. Most people want to sleep late on vacation, it seems. If Mickey weren't waiting for me, I'd be sleeping in on vacation, too!
The one good thing about Easter week is that the weather is beautiful! Yes it will be crowded so you'll need a touring plan. Try to keep ahead of the crowds by making rope drop.
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I would avoid the EMH parks as they'll be the most crowded.
I have a slightly different take on this: In my opinion, if you're there at EMH rope drop, the EMH park is the best place to be. But if you're going to get there later, you are better off going to a different park.
Our first trip was Easter week. We had an amazing Easter Morning in MK (was an EMH morning) We went from ride to ride until about 11:00 when the park started to be really crowded. We had lunch outside the park and had a pool afternoon.
While the Easter Bunny didn't have too many places to hide eggs in a tiny Disney hotel room (ASM), he did fill the space between the heavy curtain and the window with balloons. It took quite a while to inflate and place those balloons, but the effect was nice when egg hunters pulled the curtain back.
My experience might not be relevant now, but I'll tell it anyway . I was at Magic Kingdom Easter Sunday 1982 (when WDW was only MK, lol); the HS <arching band had a competition that week, and we got "free" one day tickets. OH MY LANTA!!! Literally elbow to elbow crowds. We were there from right after opening to closing, and all I got to ride was Space Mountain (in line almost 2 hrs for that) and that overhead sky ride that got you from one land to another (not there anymore). The only reason we rode that sky ride was the crowds were so bad it was the only way to get back towards the front of the park. Fortunately we had been given the option to go on our own dime Wednesday afternoon, and I got to ride everything over and over. This was my first trip, and if I had only gone the one day, I would have never gone back.
Now with the extra parks and such, I would go over Easter no problem if someone paid for it. Doubt I would go if I had to pay for it. However, I don't have kids, so I can go whenever I want. If I had kids and had to work around their schedules, I might if the price were right.
I have a slightly different take on this: In my opinion, if you're there at EMH rope drop, the EMH park is the best place to be. But if you're going to get there later, you are better off going to a different park.
True, but the morning EMH park will get busy quickly making it more crowded than other parks. You may be able to hop away, but you then face entering another park with the biggest crowds instead of ahead of them. So you get an extra hour, but then you will either face longer lines for the rest of the morning, or spend what could easily amount to an hour in transit to and entering another park. I agree that morning EMH and hopping away could be a good strategy, but during the busiest times of the year it can be more trouble than it's worth.
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. I was at Magic Kingdom Easter Sunday 1982 (when WDW was only MK, lol); the HS <arching band had a competition that week, and we got "free" one day tickets. OH MY LANTA!!! Literally elbow to elbow crowds. We were there from right after opening to closing, and all I got to ride was Space Mountain (in line almost 2 hrs for that) and that overhead sky ride that got you from one land to another (not there anymore). The only reason we rode that sky ride was the crowds were so bad it was the only way to get back towards the front of the park. Fortunately we had been given the option to go on our own dime Wednesday afternoon, and I got to ride everything over and over. This was my first trip, and if I had only gone the one day, I would have never gone back. 
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