It was crowded today! Talked with a few favorite employees who said attendance was already at 10,000 by morning, and they weren't expecting that many. It got more crowded toward 5:00. I got there about 2:30, and walked to the main square about 3. It was full, there was a line to get into Echo Hollow shortly after 4:00, and the Pumpkin area was full. Lots of bubbles and blinky toys everywhere! The lighted pumpkin path was uncomfortably full, so we walked through quickly. Hubs and I both noticed there were more pumpkins and lights than when we were there opening day. We're pretty sure the Pumpkin Fest sign was not over the arch by Echo Hollow opening day, either. It looks nice. It was a quick walk through to get away from acv's, strollers, and running kids. We had a great day. Exiting at 8:00 with a crowd presented the usual problems - a log jam of people and several employees trying to separate the groups into walkers and tram riders.