we just got back,,,and you are so right,,,we planned on going "before" the crowds and spring break,,,but Even Disney was surprised with the amount of early "breakers"..They didn't seem ready,,,and so many CM's were "Earning their Ears" that not many of them had answers to ANY Questions!!!
Example,,,I asked a CM standing in an intersection of Animal Kingdom..
"How do we find the Exit?"...He got out a map....and proceeded to try to
find out where we were standing first!!! OH Boy!!!
The Cheerleaders were everywhere,,,and Everyone who lives in South America were visiting!!! 2 Hour wait for Everything at MK on Sunday,,,in fact you could have lifted your feet and been pulled along in the tide, it was that crowded!!! Just a hint,,,Fast Passes were GONE for the day at each park by 11AM ...so send out an early scout if you have too!!!!
Good Luck,,,OH,,and it was 80 degrees and sunny every day
Wow! It wasn't quite that bad when we were there. We could at least walk w/o being dragged along! But, the FP is good advice. We found a lot of them gone too. And, some rides weren't even scheduled to USE FP on the days we were there b/c they weren't expecting the crowds to need them!
Sounds like you still had a great time! We did too. After all, its still Disney! (Poor CMs being trained though... Ay yi yi! Nothing like "trial by fire!")