January |
|
Events |
Annual Walt Disney World Marathon
The Indy 200 at Walt Disney World |
Temperature |
Generally cool, typically high 60s, or possibly
low 70s. |
Crowds |
Very busy at start of month, but low after
first week. |
|
February |
Events |
Mardis Gras at Pleasure Island
African-American Music Experience at EPCOT (Feb - Mar)
St Valentines Day
Presidents Day
|
Temperature |
Low to mid 70s |
Crowds |
Crowds start to pick up, with the parks being
particularly busy over Valentines day and after Presidents
day. |
|
March |
Events |
Country Music Month at EPCOT (Mar
- Apr)
St. Patrick's Day at Pleasure Island
Easter (usually) |
Temperature |
Generally mid to upper 70s. |
Crowds |
All parks tend to be quite busy due to the
Spring Break, with some of the year's biggest crowds over
the Easter weekend. |
|
April |
Events |
International Flower & Garden
Festival at EPCOT (Apr - Jun)
EPCOT "POPS" Concert Series (Apr - Jun) |
Temperature |
High 70s to low 80s. |
Crowds |
Crowds drop off after the Easter peak, which
usually falls in March, but the parks still remain relatively
crowded with long lines. |
|
May |
Events |
Cinco de Mayo at Pleasure Island
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
|
Temperature |
Mid to upper 80s |
Crowds |
Crowds continue falling from their earlier
peak during March/April, but then pick up again sharply
towards the end of May for the Memorial Day weekend. |
|
June |
Events |
Friday the 13th at Disney-MGM
Studios
Fathers Day |
Temperature |
High 80s to Low 90s. |
Crowds |
Following the crowded Memorial Day weekend crowds continue
to grow as the high season and July 4th approaches.
|
|
July |
Events |
Independence Day!
Blast Off to the 4th at Pleasure Island
EPCOT Space Week |
Temperature |
One of the two hottest months of the year
with temperatures generally in the low to mid 90s. |
Crowds |
Horrendous crowds at the start of the month for Independence
day, falling a little later in the month, but not by much
due to the school summer vacations.
July is also the peak time for school tours from the
South of America, so expect to see a number of large parties
of Peruvians, Chilleans etc, all being shephearded around
the park by tour guides waving flags.
|
|
August |
Events |
Latin Rhythm Month at EPCOT (Aug
- Sep)
Labor Day. |
Temperature |
One of the two hottest months of the year
with temperatures generally in the low to mid 90s. |
Crowds |
Very busy due to the summer vacations, and
particularly over the Labor Day weekend towards the end
of August. |
|
September |
Events |
Disneyana Convention at Disney's Contemporary Resort
EPCOT Jazz Series
|
Temperature |
Temperatures start to drop off a little,
but still in the lower 90s to upper 80s. |
Crowds |
Crowds drop off quickly after Labor Day with
September often having some of the years lowest crowds. |
|
October |
Events |
Halloween (Mickeys Not so Scary
Halloween Party) |
Temperature |
Mid to low 80s. |
Crowds |
Relatively quiet, but with some
crowding during Halloween week. |
|
November |
Events |
Festival of the Masters at Disney
Village Marketplace
Spectacle of Lights at Disney-MGM Studios
Magical Holidays
Thanksgiving |
Temperature |
Mid to lower 70s |
Crowds |
Crowds pick up a little during early November,
but rise rapidly towards the end of the month, becoming
very busy over the Thanksgiving weekend. |
NOTE |
Traditionally the build-up to christmas starts
with the end of Thanksgiving after which the christmas decorations
start to appear. This is often regarded as one of the best
time to visit Walt Disney World, with crowd volumes at the
lowest despite the christmas decorations and festive atmosphere. |
|
December |
Events |
New Year's Eve at Pleasure Island
Magical Holidays at all resorts and parks.
Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party |
Temperature |
Low 70s to upper 60s. |
Crowds |
Very low for the first three weeks of the month, rising
rapidly during the fourth week, to the park's absolute
maximum over the Christmas and New Years weeks.
Christmas itself, through to just after the new year
is the busiest time of year for the Disney theme parks,
which become a heaving mass of tourists all looking for
a little magic at Christmas.
|
NOTE |
December is a magical time at Disney, and
is also low-season, so for the first three weeks of the
month rooms are relatively plentiful, and at their cheapest.
Park attendance rises sharply in the last week and a half
before christmas, with the last week in December and the
first week in January being the resort's busiest weeks of
the year. |
The two weeks surrounding Easter are the busiest
times at Walt Disney World during the spring. The closer you
are to Easter, the busier the crowds until after Easter...
Crowding drops significantly following the Saturday after Easter.