So I'm starting planning for my 25th birthday trip which will be next 2020. I was wondering if looking at the calendar for 2019 is still about what the crowds will look like that for the following year. Also any suggestions for the best time to go would be greatly appreciated, my birthday is in March but I'm open to going any time during the year. MY friends and family that I'm going with are hoping to get the most out of this trip since we don't know when we will visit again.

Hi! Since my daughter's 5th birthday falls in the beginning of September when school starts we decided to take her for her birthday at the end of October/early November. Wanted to know if we'll be able to see both Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations? Not sure of the turnaround time. Also want to know best parks to go to with a 7 year old, 5 year old and will be at the time a 6 month old? So many websites with so much info my head is spinning trying to plan the perfect trip LOL!

Thanks for any advice xoxo

Just wanted to leave a suggestion. The first week in November, typically called Jersey week is extremely crowded as well. I'm from NJ and an annual passholder. We made the mistake of visiting that week since my daughter was off from school. Never again. It's A Small World was typically around a 45-50 min wait. All of the Fast Pass lines were extremely long as well.

How do Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday in early May typically look? Kids still in school, weekdays, between spring break and summer.

Am I missing reasons why this would be a bad time to be at the parks?

How is the crowd around April 23-24th midweek I’m hoping will be less crowded

Why is after August 12 a slow time? is it because of the heat or because Florida kids are going back to school?

Hi all,

I am taking my 5 (who is autistic; high functioning) and 4 year old April 18-22. Will this be a horrible time to attend? It looks like it will be......

Can someone tell me why mid February is bad time?

Great website and grid!

One little thing (maybe you mentioned this, I tried to find it before leaving this comment)

To avoid crowds avoid the park with Extra Magic Hours (EMH). They are pretty solidly busier than the other parks, no matter the season. I’ve seen it be slightly busier sometimes to being wildly lopsided at the EMH parks.

On most occasions when I go - which is always at slowest times when possible- I’ll see a pleasantly peaceful three parks and one jammed park, and upon further investigation find out it’s EMH;)

Hello,

Were headed to Disney May 4th thru May 12th. What are your thoughts on crowd levels?

Thanks,

Betina Catanzaro

I am seeing mike things about our trip from March 2-9. Some sites have 9 of 10 and others have it okay to visit. The cheer and dance thing and Mardi Gras both going on - what are your thoughts on the crowds during this time with those events going on.

We are pretty flexible with trip dates and are planning on a 2020 trip for approx. 10 days. We would obviously like to avoid large crowds, but we also want nice warm swimming weather without being too hot or humid! From what I’ve seen we may be considering end of February into March or Mid-May and leaving before Memorial Day. I would love to see the Epcot Flower Festival, but it’s not a must compared to crowds and weather! Any advice or recommendations? Thank you!

We just booked the first week of December 2019, which is the week after Thanksgiving. I saw someone mention that it might be Pop Warner week. We are staying at AKL and plan to utilize FastPasses and dining reservations for a lot of character dining. Our agent mentioned that the main concern would be our resort choice. Is this the case? Should we move our reservation? We have a 5 year old so we hope to not run into too many issues as her interests are way different than a high school students.

Jan 10-17 2020 will the Christmas decorations still be up and will the entertainment still be Christmas themed? Thanks

We are thinking of going August 12th-15th 2019....how terrible would the crowds be?

We are looking at visiting Disneyworld the end of April to May 12th for 7 nights. I have looked at the expected crowds and its medium except for weekends. We figured spring breaks are over and colleges haven't ended for the semester. Any thoughts what would be better, more towards the 1st part of the date range or the last? We are visiting our daughter who will be doing the Disney college program.

Hello. We have been going in the month of October for the past 14 years. Before that, it was the dreadful June, July, or August. Next year, we were planning a trip for the week after Easter (April 27th - May 4th. I'm seeing conflicting reports on the different crowd calendars for that week. With Easter being the 21st, I figured most folks would be leaving the 26th or 27th but some calendars are showing that as a very busy week. What are your thoughts?

It says that February 15- 24, 2019 are the worst time to visit Disney. Can you explain why please?

I have gone to Disney the past 4 years the week after Thanksgiving and I thought it was the perfect time to go (decorations, lower crowds and all the holiday festivities are happening) but the crowds noticeably higher in 2018. I try to leave by the beginning of Pop Warner, which I understand is the first weekend of December. In 2019, December 1 is the Sun after Thanksgiving. Will Pop Warner be the weekend of the December 8th? Do you recommend a better week than the week after Thanksgiving for all of the Christmas festivities without all the crowds or the hotels full of high school athletes?

Hello - I am curious why January 17-21, 2019 is not a good weekend to go? It is the weekend after the marathon. Will someone please enlighten me? Thank you!

Hi! We have been going to Disney world every year since 2009. We normally go for the first full week of December (The Christmas decorations are AMAZING), and attend the Christmas parade/party during our visit. Since 2011 we have noticed attendance very noticeably increased during that time. We are now booked to go in 2019 from 1/27 thru 2/2. What are the average temps at that time. Thank you again - Tony & family

Hello. We were there the last five days of April this year. We thought it wasn't that busy on those days either. Though that can depend on our perception of 'crowded' as well :-)

Hello! We are going on a 4 day cruise in November or early December 2019 and are planning 3 days for Disney. Unfortunately since the cruise is M-F we have to do the park on a weekend. You mentioned mid-November and early December was good *during the week, but was just curious if the weekends are still ok during this time? If so do you recommend early/mid-November weekend or Dec 7th weekend? Thanks!

If we visit WDW from Oct 30 to, say, Nov 7, 2019 would it be possible to attend the Not So Scary Halloween event and Mickeys Christmas event during our stay?

We've recently taken in a 13 yr old girl who would LOVE to see both.

Thank you,

MAGGIE

Hi, my family is planning a trip to Disney World for Nov. 2019. Do you think that there would be less crowds the week of 11/10-11/16 or 11/17-11/23? Also, any thoughts on when Galaxy's Edge will open?

Hi!

What are your thoughts on the week of April 15, 2019. I saw an asterisk, but couldn’t find out what it was related to.

Thanks!

We are going to Disneyworld Aug 11-18, 2019. Thats as close to the second half of the month that we could do with school schedules.. Do you think we will do okay with crowd levels and what month do you advise buying our park tickets?

We are planning a trip either July 15 - 23 or August 11 - 19. I see that the crowd levels are very high. Do you have a recommendation as to which week would be better. Also, I have heard the summer months aren't as bad currently as they have been in the past. Is this true? Thank you!

I have planned a trip for November 10-16, 2019 but wonder if I should go the following week due to Jersey weeks.

Hi there- we will be planning a trip Feburary 22-26. Do you think that will be super crowded. And we will have my 86 year old mom with us. Any tips for traveling with a frail but spirited octagenarian and her 4 grandkids (who are all young adults now)

Not sure I agree with September being the best time to visit. I went to Disney parks Sept 19th- 24th. It was my first time there. And it will likely be my last time. All parks were very crowded, lots of kids (wtf, shouldn't they be in school?) temps in the 90s muggy, humid, rain every afternoon. It was just horrible.

Is there anyway to get in on the tail end of fall celebration and then the next day or two able to do Christmas celebration?? Last of November first December. ??

Hello,

When are the cheapest times to visit Disney as far as hotels go? Was planning a trip in late January due to lower crowds and was wondering if the hotel prices dropped then as well. Thanks

Hi there!

Me and my family will be visiting Florida (we are from Austria) from Dec 20th 2018 to Jan 9th 2019. We have a three year old and a 5 month old baby. Given that this time is probably the worst to visit disney when would you recomend is the least worst time? We would like to see Magic kingdome, Avatar world and Toystory land. Is Avatar and Toystory land fun for a 3 year old?

Thanks a lot!!

Your crowd calendar seems to be completely different from others out there, and you state no reasons why some of those dates are the worst to visit. How do you get your information? And why is it so opposite of the rest of them?

We are planning to visit March 31-April 6 2019. What does that look like

This is so, so wrong. September has the absolute worst weather of all months in Florida. Look up the only times Disney has ever closed, all during September because its hurricane season. and its still extremely crowded. I've lived near Orlando my entire life. The weather here is absolutely disgusting in September, its so humid you can hardly breathe. The best times to visit Disney is anytime after mid October when the weather is nice. I go 2-3 times a month to Disney world and I really would never recommend anyone go during august or September. Its still very busy?? like wtf are you talking about. Just went yesterday and it was hot as hell, humid and crowded. Went the Thursday before too as well. I only went because I have an annual pass thats about to expire. I love Disney but I feel bad for anyone who takes this advice and spends thousands on their trip during the absolute worst time of the year

We are planning a our 1st family trip with our 5 and 7 year old girls to disney . Looking at a couple different dates the Feb 12th-19th or 19th- 26th which dates would be better and lower crowed for doing 2 day park hopper tickets to.get the most out of our experience. and will prades and shows be going as well?

Thanks

My family is planning on coming to Animal Kingdon February 18 -22.My adult son has sensory issues. Would this be a lower crowd week?

Hey me and my girlfriend are planning on going from january 29th to the 5th of Feb. Was wondering on your thoughts? will their be alot of rides closed? also what about parades and shows any during this period? And finally beat time to book is it October? Thanks

I don’t understand the tourist link left for crowds. We are planning a vacation in April 2019. Before I knew it was Easter we had planned on April 21st-27th... but I heard crowds will be crazy so I want to switch to April 7th-13th. When you look at the tourist link it reads the opposite on crowds. Says the week after Easter is 5/10... doesn’t make sense to me. Please help lol!! Now I’m wondering if we should just move it to May

our family is going to Disney World Feb 10th to 15th 2019

is this a good time?

Ooops forgot to mention in my last comment that we are planning for December 2019! not 2018.

We were looking to visit WDW the first week of December (after Thanksgiving weekend). Should we consider this week because of the SW Land opening, and also I read about something called "Pop Warner Week"?

We were thinking about going to Disney the week after Easter. You have indicated that it would be considered "the worst week" to travel. Seeing that Easter is so late this year - April 21, we were hoping it wouldn't be so bad.... Thoughts?

Hi we are considering visiting the week after the marathon in 2019. I see the article said the least crowded was in fact this week in January in years past. However also in the current article it list these dates as bad days to visit in January in 2019. Wondering why that was? I know MLK falls on the 21st but would we be safe with thin crowds the week following the marathon, 1/14-1/18, in your professional opinion. My biggest decision maker will be crowd size, not park hours, closures, etc. Thanks!!

Considering January 1 to 6 of 2019. Curious as to why this is one of the times with the biggest anticipated crowds, yet the week between Christmas and New Year's isn't?

My family and I plan to visit Disney World March 1-March 8, 2019. Is the crowd expected to be heavy?

We are going to Disney may 12-18 in 2019.. is the park open late those days may and ww are staying at disney reaort and would like the after hour park days and hours and cant find any anwers to any of my questions in order to book.

I noticed you didn't include the Disney water parks on your crowd calendar. Does that mean there isn't much variation and if not, what are the like at the start of December?