For years and years, we’ve talked about how summer is one of the most crowded times to visit Disney World.
Kids are out of school, which means it’s often the best time for parents to take time off from work and head on family vacations. And many families choose to head to Disney World, but there are only two problems — that means the crowds are wild, and the heat is nearly intolerable. Which is precisely the reason we think we’re seeing that the busy season has now CHANGED in Disney World.
Now that we’re through summer and well into the fall season, our reporters and on camera team have started to notice a very interesting pattern in Disney World. Quincy, in particular, let us know that in late October, she was seeing more first-time guests in the fall than she’d seen at all in the summer.
There’s still a downtime when kids go back to school in the late summer, she noticed, but was only seeing slightly fewer international guests than she saw during the peak of summer. Breedlove also mentioned that a Cast Member in Bonjour Village Gifts said that that a Wednesday in late October had been their biggest day since COVID, although it wasn’t clear if that was through earnings or attendance.
Over in Disneyland, one of our reporters shared that he had also been seeing more first time visitors from out of state and out of the country in fall as well. So why switch to the fall? Well, the summer heat makes many families’ vacations absolutely miserable, especially if they’ve never been to Florida and are having trouble adjusting to the humidity. The moment you let yourself dehydrated in the summer, it’s all over.
In the fall, parents may be choosing to let their kids start the school year, and then take them out for a vacation a month or so later. Many schools also have what’s called a “fall break,” which is often a week-long or sometimes a Thursday-Monday vacation, and many families will choose to take their vacation then. It’s cooler in the park, making your whole vacation more enjoyable, and that’s worth a lot to many families.
However, this means that we could start to see crowds in summer diminish, making FALL one of the busiest times to visit Disney World, so if you’re planning a trip coming up, you’ll want to keep this in mind!
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Do you prefer to visit in the summer or fall? Tell us in the comments!
Many schools are now going year-round (45 on 15 off). That enables families more cooler months for vacations! This is a new option for many parents who are used to summer only!!
I was at Magic Kingdom on that Wednesday a few weeks ago. It was attendence, not earnings. Although, potentially also earnings. The park was shut down due to hitting full capacity a little after 7pm that evening.
Here now and definitely busy. But have been able to secure lightning lanes for everything we wanna do. Plus the rain today kept morning business down for a couple of hours.