This Is the BEST Time to Go to Disney World in 2025

If you’re already looking to book your Disney World vacation for 2025 — don’t do it until you read this.

Magic Kingdom

A lot is changing in 2025 for the Disney World parks. We have new shows coming, a new nighttime parade starting, a new water park perk, and the start of a lot of construction projects. So when should you go to Disney World? We got the answers!

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For Those Looking For Something New:

During the D23 Expo in August this year, Disney revealed the new nighttime parade called Disney Starlight. Now we know there’s more to the name because Disney has announced that the parade’s full title is Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away! The parade debuts sometime in the summer of 2025, but no exact opening date has not been announced just yet.

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Disney announced that a new stage show featuring iconic Disney Villains is coming to Hollywood Studios in the summer of 2025. The show will take place in Sunset Showcase, the former home of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, and will transform the theater into “the mysterious, reflective realm of the Magic Mirror.” It will feature several appearances by infamous Disney evildoers, including Captain Hook, Maleficient, and Cruella de Vil.

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In winter 2025, a new show will be coming to the Tree of Life Theater in Animal Kingdom. Say hello to Zootopia: Better Zoogether!

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For Disney Adults:

For those Disney Adults who love a good Disney-themed lounge and cocktail, this is YOUR year! There is a Spaceship Earth lounge coming in late spring of 2025. The new lounge will be inspired by the “stories, shapes, and enduring legacy” of Spaceship Earth.

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And speaking of cool new lounges, we’re yo-ho-hyped for the new pirate-themed lounge coming to Magic Kingdom. This one is also set to open in late 2025.

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For Low Crowds:

Epic Universe is a brand new theme park opening for Universal Orlando. It’s scheduled to open on May 22, 2025, and as you can imagine, this massive addition is already stealing some of Disney’s thunder. Epic Universe is set to include five themed lands, new attractions, and experiences that, understandably, have theme park enthusiasts chomping at the bit to visit. This might draw some people away from Disney World during those summer months.

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Of course, for low crowds, you’ll want to avoid holidays like Christmas week, Thanksgiving, Easter week, and even Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. You’ll also want to avoid runDisney events as these draw large crowds. 

runDisney events for 2025 include:

    • Marathon Weekend: January 8th-12th
    • Princess Half Marathon: February 20th-24th
    • Springtime Surprise: April 3rd-6th

There will also be a Food and Wine Half Marathon weekend and they are usually during the fall, but those have not been announced yet.

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For The “One-Last-Time”ers:

DinoLand, U.S.A. is getting the axe and being transformed into a Tropical Americas-themed land with new attractions, dining, and special offerings.

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Because of this retheme, Dinosaud will be closing. The ride will be closing to make way for Pueblo Esperanza — a new Tropical Americas-themed land coming to the park! According to Disney, “2025 is your year to visit before it goes extinct!”

Dinosaur

Disney had previously announced that TriceraTop Spin, Fossil Fun Games, and Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures will all close permanently on January 13th, 2025. Your last day to experience these offerings will be January 12th, 2025.

TriceraTop Spin

Unfortunately, Muppets fans’ worst fears came true — Disney confirmed with new concept art and an official statement that the new Monsters, Inc. Land will take the place of Muppets Courtyard. With it’s closure, we’ll say goodbye to MuppetVision 3D, PizzeRizzo, Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, the Stage 1 Company Store (although that’s been closed for many years), and the entire Muppets theming in this area. While we don’t know the closing timeline just yet, if you’re a fan of this area, you might want to book that trip to see it one last time. 

Muppet*Vision 3D

For EPCOT-ians:

For EPCOT fans, specifically EPCOT festival fans, you’ll want to book your trip during the festivals. First up, EPCOT’s International Festival of the Arts is back from January 17th through February 24th.

Festival of the Arts

Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025! The festival will run from February 28th until May 27th.

EPCOT

While dates have not been announced, we are anticipating the return of EPCOT’s International Food and Wine Festival in the fall. In 2024, it began on August 24th and ran until November 23rd.

2024 Food and Wine Festival

Festival of the Holidays will also likely return, though dates have not been shared yet. In 2024, the festival began on November 29th (Black Friday) and lasted until December 30th.

EPCOT Festival of the Holidays

Whatever your reason is, 2025 is looking like a great year to visit Disney World. Be sure to watch our AllEars YouTube team for tips and tricks!

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