Cheer competition Crowds in May at WDW

by Melinda
(Baton Rouge, LA)

“Hi, Dad. We need your help. We went to Disney World every year within the first two weeks in May and had reasonable crowds. This year, we weren’t even able to book a room. Afterword, research, we see there’s a cheerleading competition the weekend before our dates and the weekend after. We will be going to the parks Monday through Friday.

“Will these competition affect park crowds? Based on yours and other crowd calendars, it doesn’t seem so. I’ve read the All-Stars and Coronado resorts will be booked by the teams. We just aren’t sure if we should change going and stay off the grounds, or if the parks are going to be extremely packed.

“Should we stay, or should we go? Thanks so much for your expertise and help.”

The Cheerleaders do practice a lot at the resorts – Photo by Laurie Sapp

Melinda,

Time for Dad to sing…

Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know

OK, maybe trouble and double are a little much. But Dad sings good.

Actually, I probably should’ve played Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” instead.

You have been there. Since you’ve been there during that time in May, you have been there during cheerleader competitions. They’ve been going on for several years during that time.

Dad’s May Disney World Crowds page

You already know what the crowds are going to be like in the parks. They will be the same as what you’ve experienced for years.

The crowds won’t to be much of a factor. This is why Disney does these competitions when they do them. It’s like the Pop Warner in December. This competition in May.

Those are slower times of the year so Disney tries to bump up the things like hotels to get more people there by bringing in these competitions.

Do they affect the parks? They can. Typically, it’s the Magic Kingdom that gets affected the most. The other parks, not so much.

When the kids are there for the competitions, they are there for the competitions. They spend a lot of time practicing. They spend a lot of time performing. They go to the performances where other people are performing, because they’re looking at the other teams to see what they’re doing.

There might be a day or so where some of them go to the parks, but they’re there more for the competitions.

Yes, it does book up the rooms at the hotels. That’s not unusual that some of the hotels get booked. In fact, a lot of the hotels. That’s the purpose, that’s why they do them.

But as to massive crowds in the parks? We don’t expect it. We haven’t seen it. They’ve done these competitions for years. Yes, sometimes in evenings it can get a little rowdy. They like to have fun, they like to celebrate a little bit. So they can be a little noisy, but it’s not bad. It’s not anything to worry about.

Dad’s Bottom Line

Go. If you go every year in May, you won’t notice anything different, because it’s just the same as it’s been every year.