Teamubr
From somewhere outside StL
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2010
I'll have to agree. I don't ever remember needing bug spray. This trip was noticeable. Not like home, but much worse than the Fort "norm".The mosquitoes are horrible down here. I heard someone say the statewide mosquito population is up over 600 percent since the hurricane. I believe it, we have never seen them this bad down here.
About the crowds and overall atmosphere.
I kept finding myself falling into a "Spring Break" mode while in the parks. Namely, I pick out 2, maybe 3, things I really want to do/see each day and everything else is gravy. Despite late September being the "slow" period and the crowd estimators saying 2-3 during the week, it felt much busier. Not holiday busy, but nearly summer/school's out busy. I suspect this is fallout from the hurricane and people rescheduling. I talked to several people who were at the parks the first few days after the hurricane and they said it was exceptionally slow with most things being a "walk on".
I think this "not being able to do everything I wanted" feeling contributed to us getting annual passes. I tentatively have Feb 25 - Mar 3 2018 booked in a Premium. I say tentatively because I'm still holding out for a cheap flight in combination with a good AP rate on a room. I still haven't recovered from the 16 hour (each way) drive.
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