The Very Best Times to Visit Disney World in 2023 and 2024

Great article, thanks! We just returned from an early February 2021 trip. Crowds were definitely there (even lots of kids), but it was doable and weather was great! Trying to plan for next year and your article was helpful. Maybe we can do my birthday week in January! :)

We have a trip booked for 4/13/21 - 4/15/21. We’ll only have 3 days at the parks and plan to do MK twice and HS once (first trip with a toddler so gearing it towards his interests). We originally planned for MK on Monday, then HS Tuesday, and MK again Wednesday but we’ve always heard to avoid MK on Mondays. Should we switch MK and HS so that HS is on Monday? Or is HS a park to avoid on Mondays as well now that it has so many popular new rides? Thank you!!

I was thinking april 4-9 in 2022... easter isn't until april 17th

Was thinking of going next year April 18-25. Since it’s after Easter and later in the month- do you think it’ll still be really busy

When are the spring break dates to avoid? looking at moving my holiday to May 7th-21st but looking for good crown levels is this a good time to go?

Does anyone know what week they change over from Halloween to Christmas?

In the UK my husband has been shielding for a year as he is deemed extremely clinically vulnerable. We were booked to go for a month to Florida in November. Because of my husband we are reluctant to go this year because of this and we do not know whether the vaccination in the USA will be far enough given to make us feel safe. We were planning on transferring the holiday to 2022 and, as we are older, 60s, don’t know whether to book for November 2022 or earlier. We’ve been many times to Florida and don’t want to go when it’s really busy and too hot. It’s probably going to be our last time because of health issues so we want our holiday to be as lovely as it has been over the years. We will, we are kids at heart, want to go to all the theme parks. What do you think please? Thank you

We know Labor Day will be busy but would 9/5-9/12 be a good time to visit? We visited several years back in October and had a blast, but thought this might be a little less busy.

I am looking at moving my trip to April/May 2022.

Would you say 7th-21st May is good for crowds? I am coming from the UK or 16th-30th April?

What are your thoughts for a trip Feb.17-25, 2022? I noticed on your site that you mentioned that this was one of the worst times to attend.

I was trying to decide to go to Orlando and Disney World September 18 through the 26th of this year or October 29 through November 6. Which do you suggest is better? I have heard a lot about hurricane season in September but I’ve had my heart set at the time in September. Just looking for pros and cons for those two weeks. Thank you.

We've got a trip booked for November, really hoping that the crowds will be low while we're there!

Hi there!

We are planning on a March or April 2022 visit and stay at Polynesian Village. Do you know when university, and others, have spring breaks in 2022? Also, which month has better weather? Thanks so much for your input!

Was debating a quick trip this March...8-11.....was wondering if you thought it would be typical spring break busy or if schools were even still having spring break? Any thoughts or opinions on how crazy or not crazy it may be would be awesome:)

Thinking of going the last week of August this year (2021) Do you guys have any predictions on crowds, and if things will be back to normal or something like it will they notify you to make fast pass selections?

Hi. I was just wondering why the second half of August is a good time to go, as isn't it still school holidays? (It is here in the UK anyway!) Thanks. Mel

Will be down feb 2 to feb 6. Trying to figure the best days for HS, MK & Epcot. Hoping for low crowd levels.

Im visiting Disney World April 6-11th. I saw on your list these are some of the worst times to visit. Cold you explain to me a little more as to why and how to make it more fun despite those circumstances? I will be taking my one year old!

We have booked for 10th May 22 - 24th May 22. How come the end of May is busier? We are going to avoid parks on weekends but worried we've picked the wrong dates now :(

Hi!

We are looking to go to Universal in Florida in 2022. A few questions I was wondering if you could help me with. Would February or April be better to travel there in 2022? Thanks.

In the process of planning my families first trip to Disney and this calendar has helped so much. We were looking at going in either mid November 2021 or mid feb or first week in March in 2022. Since this is my families first trip to Disney and with all the current restrictions when would you recommend ? Thanks for all your help!!

We love the last week of October and first week of December. Halloween and Christmas all in one trip!

This will be our first trip to Disney, and this website is packed full of information. I love it !!!

Thank you for all of this information! So many questions answered and answered questions that I hadn't even thought of yet! ha :)

Would love to take the grandchildren

Do you all believe that February 2021 will be as busy as it has in year's past or less so but still more than it is on any given slower week during coronavirus. We've gone in February every other year and it's always worked out because we spend a lot of time at the parks for multiple days, utilize the fast pass system, and make all of our reservations beforehand. My fear is that Disney will raise capacity despite increasing covid cases and make it a ludicrous idea to attend due to limited ability to physically distance. The larger the crowd the harder to enforce proper mask wearing too.

I would love help getting my family to disney world for the first time

A lot of great info here. I learned a few things. Cool!

Can't wait to go back

We visited in October and it was great! Can't wait to go back.

I miss Orlando so much!

Can't wait to go back!!

Universal Trips are the best... my cheeks always hurt from smiling!

We love to visit in September

Will mid Jayne slower because they canceled marathon week

Hope to make it in 2021!

LOVE THE FROG! Our 1 stop vacation ticket stop

Just went to Animal Kingdom yesterday (a Tuesday) and it was pretty empty. It was election day so not sure if that made a difference. Got on everything in less than 30 minutes. Rode FOP twice (one of my favs!). Kilimanjaro was quick. The park closes at 5 so it is kind of a bummer not to see Pandora at night. Oh one note though... all the restaurants were still BOOKED FULL! I don't see how since the park was so empty. So even if it's a light crowd day, you better plan on booking dining ahead of time. We ended up going to Disney Springs and walked in Jock Lindseys with no reservation.

I appreciate so much the work you have done to make our visit easier to plan and execute. You are all awesome!!

I love visiting Disney in October around Halloween time.

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I’m going in January and cannot wait!!!!

Thanks for this! Interesting to see how it’s different this year.

Our vacation to Orlando got canceled due to the pandemic, next year, if all is well we’re definitely heading there! Great tips, and the crowd calendar is great! I used this on my last trips to Disney and Universal.

Good info! Thanks for sharing

Love Disney world at Christmas. I did a solo trip and had a blast checking out the resorts and the ginger bread creations.

Ride wait times are NOT much lower than previous times.

By visiting thrill data, I compared Friday, October 16, 2020 with Friday, October 18, 2019.

This is considered an off season time. School is in session and it is a workday.

Magic kingdom, 9 rides had consistently higher wait times (October 2020). Some of them the wait times doubled over October 2019. 4 rides had less wait times and 4 rides were very close to the same wait times.

Do not plan on less wait time. The statistics now show MORE wait time than the previous October.

Coupled with no fast passes, fewer shows, no parades, no fireworks, no character meets, and many closed restaurants, Disney World is looking more and more like wait in line world.

Many reviews are complaining about lack of snack and drink availability without waiting in line 25 minutes to an hour.

Another report is that quick serve meals are required to be ordered though the disney app. You may not enter the restaurant until you get a notification that the food is ready. Then, people are reporting an additional 20 minute wait.

Also, reviewers are complaining about very long wait times for transportation to and from the parks due to social distancing on buses and having to wait for multiple buses to get on one.

So, there may be fewer people allowed in the parks, but with so much closed, people that are there are forced into constant lines and statistically wait times are higher than mid-October 2019 for the majority of the rides.

We visited December 2018. We stayed until Christmas. A very busy time of year. Due to planning and fast passes, we did not wait in line more than 45 minutes on anything. I cant imagine waiting in line 60-100 minutes for most rides.

We are highly considering canceling our upcoming trip.

I love Disney at Christmas - it is even more magical than usual. The first week of December has been a great time for our visits.

We're planning our Spring Break 2021 trip and praying it doesn't get cancelled again! Hoping everything is open and safe for all!

This is so helpful. I’m still hoping to go September next year with my husband who hates crowds, but this may help convince him (I hope).