2024 Best & Worst Months to Visit Disney World
Choosing when to visit Walt Disney World in 2024 can be difficult, balancing crowd calendars, seasonal events, park hours, weather, and more. This guide does exactly that to rank the best & worst months, plus some of our favorite weeks.
If you’ve yet to narrow down when you want to visit to a specific month or season, our Walt Disney World Crowd Calendars will help you choose dates based on attendance and average wait times, but that’s it. Accordingly, we recommend many readers consult this resource for the “broad strokes” on when to visit Walt Disney World. Here we’ve re-ranked the best and worst months for 2024 based on a variety of mostly qualitative and some quantitative factors.
This considers a variety of variables in conjunction with our evolving expectations about Walt Disney World’s attendance for 2024. To that end, we regularly share big updates, discounts that are released by Walt Disney World, crowd levels change, etc., we send out email notifications. To receive these, subscribe to our free email newsletter. This will give you a good idea of what things are like ‘on the ground’ at Walt Disney World, as well as what to expect in the future.
Unfortunately, Walt Disney World crowd levels can vary, and can not be forecast with 100% accuracy. As such, you should choose when to visit based on other comfort and enjoyment factors in addition to Walt Disney World crowd projections. It’s more pragmatic to choose when you’ll visit based on a mix of attendance levels plus weather, seasonal entertainment, and special events!
As such, these rankings eschew the typical Walt Disney World crowd calendar in favor of a more holistic approach that takes into account more than just crowds when choosing when to visit Walt Disney World.
Low crowds during a time when temperatures are sweltering, humidity is off the charts and there are no special events should not trump moderate crowds during a temperate time of year with a special event. Few people evaluate their vacation’s success by some statistical ‘fun quotient’, so why not do likewise when planning, and perform a qualitative analysis when choosing travel dates?
To cut to the chase, the point of this post is to rank every month of the year for visiting Walt Disney World in light of all variables that (we feel) are important with adjustments made for the ongoing reopening of the parks & resorts, operations scaling back up, capacity increasing, and entertainment returning.
Even months with significant and obvious downsides might have tremendous upside. Take August, for example, which ranks #8. That’s obviously not great, but summer vacation demand usually fizzles out after the first week, making the two-thirds of the month much better than the first half. Even then, it’s hard to rank August higher due to the weather, and since September is such a superior alternative.
There are similar stories throughout the list. November and December have become busier, but these are such qualititatively pleasant and fun months that we’re hard pressed to rank them poorly even given the higher crowds. You’ll have to decide for yourself how you weigh those countervailing factors–we’re just giving you some insight into our thinking and methodology.
Anyway, here is our personal assessment of the best and worst months to visit Walt Disney World. We’d recommend reading the description of each month carefully to make an informed decision about which time frames are best and worst for you…
12. July 2024 – This month ranks dead last due to uncertainty and upside, or lack thereof. Last July was the busiest month of the year at Walt Disney World as the parks got hit by an onslaught of pent-up demand. That’s not normal–in recent years, summer had ceased to be peak season at Walt Disney World.
However, Americans made up for lost time during summer vacation in the last two years, and Florida was one of the top destinations. Last July wasn’t quite as busy, but that could be attributed to inflation and rising gas prices, etc. Obviously, a lot could change between now and July, but we’re expecting above-average crowds.
The big reason behind the low ranking is that July is not a good month to visit Florida because of heat and humidity. The near-certainty of poor weather plus the uncertainty of heavy crowds puts July in last place. With that said, once you plan for the realities of a summer trip, remember: “even a rainy, potentially crowded day at Walt Disney World is better than a perfect day at home.” Don’t get too down on trip–it’ll still be a great time so long as you go in with good strategy and realistic expectations.
10. June 2024 – In a typical year, June starts out slow and gets progressively worse as more schools get out and families begin taking their summer vacations. Crowds start in above-average territory and are high by the end of the month. The last few summers have been a bit atypical, but we’d expect that trend to return for June 2024.
Another normal downside to June is the weather. Obviously, it’s a hot month, and the average monthly rainfall in June at Walt Disney World is over 8+ inches, and the probability of rain on any given day is above 50%. The upside to June is that it’s typically the less busy of the summer months, with most summer vacations happening in July or early August.
10. March 2024 – Early March is one of our “sleeper picks” for low crowds–and will be once again come March 2024 with Mardi Gras moving forward to February. Consequently, there should be a brief respite before spring break, but not long enough for March as a whole to rank too highly.
Spring break is the major downside to the second half of March, as is Easter occurring at the end of the month (March 31, 2024). In particular, avoid Orange County’s spring break as that’ll be the worst week-plus of the entire season, since that local school district has the most outsized impact on crowds.
On the plus side, weather is typically temperate by March, as evidenced by the start of Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival at the beginning of the month. Regardless of the year, we are fans of March dates as a great time for cool weather, moderate crowds, and Epcot coming into bloom.
9. April 2024 – James Franco could make a sequel to Spring Breakers set at Walt Disney World, and it would make the events of the original film seem perfectly tame. Okay, maybe not, but that doesn’t change the fact that Spring Break at Walt Disney World is a time to be avoided if you can.
Given that Easter will be in April every year until 2024, it’s a month that we recommend avoiding if you don’t like long lines. The entire month will be above average, but the weeks abutting Easter will be DEFCON 1. You’d better have some fast fingers (and a fast internet connection!) when trying to book a Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash!
Starting on Tax Day Eve, April should improve considerably. Whether crowds drop by enough to move it higher on this list is debatable–but the point is that the last week and a half of April is much better. If that were its own month, it’d rank on the top half of this list.
8. August 2024 – Feel like Mission: Space is insufficient at simulating a visit to outer space? Then you’ll love August in Walt Disney World, when every day feels like a veritable trip to Venus or Mercury! August sees the mercury rising in Central Florida, and that hot, humid, and rainy weather alone makes August among the worst months to visit.
August is qualitatively the worst month to visit Walt Disney World. Quantitatively, it’s harder to say. August marks the end of “Peak Season” ticket prices, meaning people who postponed their visits to save money will start heading to the parks. Annual Passholder blockouts lift in August, causing a slight spike in locals, but it’s usually not bad.
The big thing is that summer vacation demand starts to burn out by the second week of August as families prepare to head back to school schedules. This results in an overall drop-off in attendance and there’s typically a large lull in crowds from mid-August through the end of September. August is a tale of two months–still slightly busy as vacation season winds down to start, but significantly better during the second half. Overall, it’s one of the lowest crowd months of the entire year. It’s the weather that drags it down considerably.
7. October 2024 – For the last several years, October had been dropping. Thanks to a variety of holidays, school breaks, conventions, and other events, October had become one of the busiest months of the year at Walt Disney World in terms of average wait times before that. Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party also throws a monkey wrench into Magic Kingdom attendance (but the upside is that it makes heavy crowds easier to predict and outsmart!).
Our expectation is that October 2024 marks a return to normal, as was more or less the case this year. That means some spikes around Columbus Day for fall break, with conventions and youth events also resulting in larger crowds. Other than that, the month is only slightly above average–albeit much worse than September.
Nevertheless, October remains attractive for its seasonal events at Epcot and Magic Kingdom and improving weather. We can’t recommend this month from the perspective of crowds alone, but it’s not a bad subjective choice when Halloween, Food & Wine, and more are added to the equation.
6. February 2024 – For the last few years, February has seen high crowds at Walt Disney World–to the point that we no longer call them “atypically” high crowds. That was once again true last year, with Mardi Gras and Presidents’ Day coinciding to make the second half of the month incredibly busy. Several days were so bad that Genie+ sold out.
It’s not likely to be much different next year. Mardi Gras moves earlier in the month, meaning two busy weeks instead of one insanely busy weeks. We expect this month to be slightly worse than January 2024 on that basis. However, if you can avoid the dates around holidays, February is still a decent time to visit.
If you’re already looking forward to February 2024, the first and last weeks of the month are definitely the ones to choose. Those should see lower crowds, pleasant weather, along with two different EPCOT festivals.
5. January 2024 – This is the “holiday hangover” at Walt Disney World. It’s sort of like Walt Disney World ate too many Christmas cookies and is too lazy to get off the couch and take down the decorations, with this mentality continuing long after the tree is dead to the point where its wife is embarrassed when it finally throws out the tree. (Not that I know from experience or anything.) On the plus side, January offers mild weather and the Epcot Festival of the Arts is fantastic.
When it comes to crowds, expect January 2024 to be a repeat of this year and the year before that. Which is to say, that January is a “Tale of Two Seasons.” This year, the month as a whole ended up being 7/10 on the crowd calendar, but that doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story. The first 7 days of the month were on par with the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Crowd levels were 10/10 every day during that stretch…and would’ve been even higher than that if the scale went higher. Attendance spiked again over the MLK Day holiday weekend, too.
However, most of the rest of January was much less busy, with lots of 2/10 and 3/10 days. If you can go after Orange County’s winter break and the Walt Disney World Marathon, January 2024 should be a great time to visit. Basically, aim for the second week or thereafter, and skip the mid-month MLK Day holiday weekend. Outside of those red flag dates, January 2024 should see fairly low crowds, pleasant weather, and EPCOT Festival of the Arts fun.
4. December 2024 – If Disney Vacation Club is the “Best Kept Secret,” the beginning of December being the best time to visit is “Disney’s Second Best Kept Secret.” Unfortunately, there’s just a pinch of sarcasm here. It’s as if the both ‘secrets’ were entrusted to the cast of Encanto, and they wrote a whole song about how they don’t talk about December crowds.
Suffice to say, the secret has gotten out about December. That coupled with Disney’s more strategic use of blockout dates and dynamic ticket pricing has shifted attendance somewhat. Crowds are still not as bad as other peak seasons, but it’s no longer the ghost town that it once was. We still view the first two weeks of the month as desirable times to visit, even despite being about as “secret” as the In-N-Out Secret Menu.
Pleasant weather plus Christmas decorations & entertainment are the big highlights here. It also helps that Pop Warner has moved to Universal, so that won’t contribute to crowds. If you can’t do mid-November, we think early to mid-December is still well worth it from a subjective perspective. And in fact, it might be worth it from an objective perspective, too. Last year, crowds didn’t get truly bad until December 19. Almost every day before that had a crowd level of 5/10 or lower. After that…well…like Bruno, we don’t talk about the chaotic crowds of Christmas and New Year’s Eve!
3. September 2024 – Every single month that was once the off-season has seen soaring crowds at Walt Disney World in recent years, with one exception: September. Nothing has moved the needle on fall off-season crowds–not the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, not the anticipated pre-50th Anniversary lull, and not perpetual picks by crowd calendars that September would be the slowest month of the year.
When judged solely on the basis of crowds, September is always the best month of the year. Aside from Labor Day weekend, September is relatively slow, especially earlier in the month. While Walt Disney World has been able to manipulate crowd levels in other off-season months, that has not happened with September. After Labor Day, the entire month is off-season, with the lowest crowd levels of the year.
September remains resilient and “crowd-proof” because most people simply cannot visit during the month due to school going back into session, or don’t want to do so because of the weather. On that basis, September had been our #1 month of the year at Walt Disney World for ages.
But these are qualitative rankings, and I just can’t give September the nod anymore. Not after last year. Even with seasonal events and low crowds–the likelihood of brutal weather is just too much. Heat and humidity make being outdoors unpleasant during September, and it’s a high point in the storm season. (We highly recommend reading Is It Still Worth Visiting During the Fall Off-Season at Walt Disney World? before booking August or September.)
Despite that, it might be worth bearing with the weather to take advantage of those low crowds. That’s doubly true when you consider the fact that prices are cheaper in September and events are held at EPCOT (Food & Wine Festival) and Magic Kingdom (Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.) Even in the current era of unpredictable crowds, September 2024 should be relatively reliable.
2. May 2024 – The entirety of May 2024 will fall before summer tourist season and our expectation is that–after several months of consistently high crowds for one reason or another–May will be another return to normal as the calm between Spring Break and Summer 2024.
That’s doubly true with nothing opening during the month of May 2024, or being new. Last year, TRON Lightcycle Run debuted in the prior month. The year before that, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opened at the end of May, and had previews prior to then. There’s almost no chance that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be done by May 2024, and no one cares about CommuniCore Hall. There’s nothing else (major) that could debut during the month.
That’s huge from the perspective of crowds, and means the entirety of May 2024 should be slower. Even with the Memorial Day holiday weekend factored into the mix, crowds are typically below average in May. Most schools aren’t out of session this early, and there’s a lag between when kids get out of school and families take their big summer trips, anyway.
The main downside to May is that heat and humidity can really start intensifying in May, but still not as bad as the summer months that follow. However, May is the first month of the year during which it’s not uncommon to see the temperatures broach 90-degrees and the humidity reach high levels.
1. November 2024 – Save for Thanksgiving and Veterans Day weeks, neither of which are as bad as the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks in terms of crowds, November is similar to December. Early and mid-November are usually good times to visit Walt Disney World, and the week after Thanksgiving is exceptional.
The upside to November are that the weather is generally more temperate. The downside is that not all Christmas entertainment starts until after Thanksgiving (specifically at Epcot), and some resort hotel decorations are not up during the first half of the month. If that is make or break for you, visit in the last week of November 2024 (which technically also includes a couple days of December).
With the first half of December seeing lower crowds in the last couple of years, the gap between the two months is closing, but November 2024 should still retain its #1 ranking as an overall superior pick. Again, so long as you about the aforementioned holiday weeks. Only the week of Thanksgiving is truly bad in November, whereas only the first two weeks or so of December 2024 are truly good.
The culmination of all of this? That our favorite week to visit Walt Disney World is the Sunday after Thanksgiving through the first Saturday of December. That means arriving on December 1, 2024. (You might actually consider arriving Saturday to make your first park day Sunday–last year that day was dead.)
That’s the sweet spot for the best prospects of good weather, moderate crowds, and experiencing all of the Christmas festivities. For the last couple of years, that week has seen truly low crowd levels–not just moderate. We wouldn’t be surprised if the numbers rebound a little and crowds are in the 4/10 range. If lower crowds are of paramount importance, you can also target mid-November after Veterans Day–just go before the week of Thanksgiving. That week should be slightly less crowded and offer most Christmas entertainment, outside of Epcot.
Beyond this recommendation for our favorite week of the year, we’d refer you to our 10 Best & Worst Weeks to Visit Walt Disney World in 2024 and 2025. Those lists were actually inspired by this, and offering a range of recommendations beyond just the months here. That contains recommendations of dates to visit (and avoid!) in virtually every single month of 2024 and 2025. It should be helpful for picking dates, regardless of whether you have maximum flexibility or are locked into weeks when school is out of session.
Ultimately, that’s a rundown of the good & bad of crowds at Walt Disney World. As you might’ve gathered by reading the entries, the various months don’t really demarcate attendance levels. To the contrary, it’s really more about school breaks and holidays, and the stretches before and after those.
Consequently, mid-January to mid-February is more of a distinct window than either January or February, late April has more in common with May than with early April, mid-August is more like September than early August, and the last few months of the year are all about holiday breaks (or the lack thereof).
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Your Thoughts
Do you agree or disagree with our 2024 Walt Disney World month by month rankings? Are there any months you think are better or worse than we have them ranked? Any specific ideal weeks that you’d recommend people visit Walt Disney World? Any questions? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Would ypu put the crowds super bowl weekend at a 9/10? I just read a crowd calendar that had 2/4 and 2/5/17 listed as 9s and the 6th and 7th as 8/10. It has me very worried since we JUST rented points to stay at BWV 1/31-2/7. I picked this time thinking it would be lower crowds. All of the other crowd calendars are showing nothing higher than a 6. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
I don’t think I’d put them that high. That’s a busy weekend, but not chaotic busy.
Our last trip was the end of Sept-beginning of Oct and we thought it was great timing. It was high 80’s-low 90’s most days and no rain! Crowds were light as well. We’really trying to decide between the end of Oct or the beginning of Sept this year. I’m in favor of Oct, but our Sept trip would save us $1000 due to free dining. Is it worth risking high temps and storms? Decisions, decisions…
Mars’ highest temp is 70f.
August is more akin to Venus, which averages 800+ degree weather.
just want to start by saying ya’ll r awesome. Well my trip is exactly that sunday after Thanksgiving to the next saturday. Was on line at 5 am central time to do my dining for my trip and was floored to see all Be Our Guest resvervations already gone for the whole trip. I will b looking everyday till my vaction for an cancellation but this scares me to think this week will b slammed with people. What r your thoughts on this.
Get a Skipper Canteen ressie instead, they just open ADRs today 😀
We loved Skipper, becoming our new fav after doing BOG a 3 times already. But if you’re set on going to BOG, you can keep checking for openings as they do pop up occasionally.
Thanks Heather for the advise. U r awesome. Any advise on what to order.
I’ll put in my two cents 🙂 We loved BOG! We were able to snag a couple reservations the night before! So don’t get discouraged, keep checking!! I loved the strawberry cupcake, and the braised pork YUM! We ordered online before arriving and had very little wait time. Good luck and enjoy!!
Should do an entry about the best times to visit.. for those stuck on school schedules. Though I suppose the easiest answer would be, when your particular school has different vacations than the rest of the world.
Personally, we love late August — Yes, it is MUCH too hot. But our schools aren’t back in session yet, so the crowds are low. All of our other school vacations seem to fall within high crowd periods.
I’m very nervous about my July 4-7 trip for all the reasons you named — I’ve actually never been in the summer since I was 12. Unfortunately it really was the only time my whole family could get together and go. Luckily, as a seasoned Disney traveler, I don’t really have much of an agenda as far as things I want to see and do and my family doesn’t either so I’m thinking that if things get too hot and crowded we’ll just call it a day and head back to the hotel. Thinking peaceful thoughts!
Your post is spot on with how we like to travel to WDW! 2017 is going to pose a super dilemma for me; we never travel during Easter or Spring Break (due to the reasons you named) however this year the Star Wars Dark Side Races (that I promised the kids we would do as a family and check off a bucket list item of doing a Disney Run) falls the weekend after Easter! :-0 I don’t know why Disney would plan the races during what will already be a very busy week! I think I will adopt your mantra and just keep telling myself that a crowded, busy day in WDW is better than ANY day at home!
LOL! We are coming in the Monday after the Star Wars races. I felt the same way when I saw the race while trying to plan the trip – why? We were told the majority of the race crowd either leaves right after the race or the very next day. We will avoid the Easter crowd and spring break crowds…according to my Disney live chat and a Disney travel agent. Hopefully they are right. Good luck on your race!
One thing we found going the week just prior to Thanksgiving was the number of Christmas party nights at Magic Kingdom – they really limited out time to spend there at night. And that also made the crowds much bigger on the regular nights that were open there. We like the crowd level that week in general but want to try another time of year to avoid the special party nights. HS also closed at 4pm one of those nights and with AK closing early we were limited in our park nights.
If your trip has 2 days planned at MK, it might make sense to do one of those during an early closing party day. The crowds are usually even lower, so you really can get alot done if you start at rope drop. You’d be able to see Wishes etc on your other day.
We always have a hard time making time to enjoy our resort or visit Disney Springs- this would allow time to squeeze one of them in, too.
I like January and Seltember as my top two months, though not for widely applicable reasons. I lived in Houston for 17 years so hot and humid holds no terrors for me, which leaves “least crowded time of the year” as September’s main feature. Meanwhile, in early January is my birthday so if I go then I get to wear a button and enjoy cast member surprises.
I always thought the entire span of the holiday season was insanely crowded; your info that there’s a low-crowd window between Thanksgiving and Christmas may make me try that in the future. I’ve never been to Disney World when the Christmas decorations are up and would like to see it.
First trip was as a kid in August, took the auto-train down and when we stepped off the train wanted to get back on after hitting the wall of humidity. We spent the day in the pool and only went to the park at night. Parents starting taking us out of school to go in Sept. and Oct. (we loved a good rainy day, we went through every ride at the Magic Kingdom in a couple of hours and spent the rest of the day checking out the hotels. When I was 18+ always went in March but then it got too crowded, so then started going in September as soon as the kids went back to school. Now go late September to early October for Halloween and Horror Nights. Love the Halloween Party which usually has smaller crowds. Also like Disneyland for the Halloween Party got on so many rides during the fireworks it was crazy. Now that I’m older just looking for less crowd and shorter wait times.
I will be trying your number one pick next year. Going on a girlfriend’s trip.
We’ve come out from San Diego now four times for 10 days during the first two weeks of January, since we had “year-round” school schedules out here (kids get a full month from mid-December until MLK day) and, outside of three days in 2004 where the weather was cool and in the 50’s, had absolutely splendid weather (mid-70’s and sun) each time…except for a surprising number of Boisterous South American tourists during the 2014 trip, the crowds were sparse and we had a great time…the extra long “Christmas” was kind of a nice addition…You sell January really short there, guys!
Our 2016 trip starts (as you so wisely pointed out) November 27 and we come home December 3. Have been doing that week for quite a while for all the lovely holiday reasons you point out. I would avoid the December 3 – 9 at all cost due to Pop Warner. The Pop Warner kids work hard and deserve the break and fun, but oh my. It is hard on the rest of us. At POFQ we checked in around 1130pm to cheerleaders practicing on walkways and corridors, kids in the pool to all hours. BAD, very bad! The only night we could see Osborne Lights at MGM (oops sorry, DHS) was closed for a Pop Warner party. Was so disappointed, until one magical person appeared who could not use her tickets and offered them to us. Thank you again, Mam! Never been in summer, by design! Been in May, September (dont forget Hurricane Season), October, November, April (after school vacation), and May. Once in June for baseball tournament-June is now on my “never ever again” list. But Dusney is as magical as you make it!
We went May 1-8 this year, perfect crowds, weather but we just missed the rainy season.
Agreed on your other months our favorites also.
Thank you for your help, and your fabulous photos!
Gloria
September all the way. Timed just right for a Halloween Party (and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal).
Last year in September was great & we have tried to make a habit of coming from the UK at that time every year.
Actually, what am I saying – don’t go in September! Its rubbish! Go some other month! hahahahahahaha
December after Thanksgiving and before Christmas used to be by far the best time to go, but there are at least some people that have figured it out and it’s definitely more crowded than in the past(meaning 10+ years ago). Still my favorite time to visit.
I’m surprised that going down the Sunday after Thanksgiving is a good week, I’d think people would be there after the Thanksgiving holidays, but maybe I’ll have to try it out sometime. Are the Sunday after Thanksgiving flights to Orlando crazy expensive.
June 2017, will be my first “Summer” visit in over 15 years, but my cousin doesn’t want to take her kids out of school. I’ll have to keep your thought in mind that a bad day at Disney is better than a good day at work!
Here’s the primer for your next article: Best 3 day weekends for crowd levels to go: I’ve found Memorial day and Martin Luther King (although not a 3 day weekend for most) are decent, Labor day ranks right behind them, I try to avoid Presidents weekend at all costs. Unsure about Columbus day/Jewish holidays as I haven’t been in many years.
Yes!! We were planning to go this week because our children have off the Monday following Thanksgiving. I figured they would only miss four days of school rather than five days. However, when we looked into booking a flight that weekend, it would have cost us triple in air cost to fly out. Driving isn’t an option for us. We also could not get a room that week which leads me to believe this year might be crazy with Disney granting free dining that week. We decided to try and go December 10-17th. Our airflight was very reasonable and I got the flights I wanted. I am concerned about the weather, but I feel the savings on air will outweigh the cooler temperatures. Our family loves the fall weather in PA, so if we have to wear a light jacket, it will be okay. Just my thoughts…
We are planning on taking our kids to WDW in late 2018 for our first family trip. We’re currently planning on the last week of September and first week of October, because we’re making it a 2-week trip with 7-10 day passes and I want it to be warm enough for swimming on our off days. But we have complete flexibility (props for homeschooling!) and I’m now wondering if early November or December would be better. Is it still warm enough to swim then? I haven’t been in almost 20 years and even then it was always during the awful months of summer break…
I advised someone to go in August yesterday because it’s better then when they wanted to go at the start of July. And I got them to book mid August to end of. It’s the only two months they could pick too.
My favourite time to go is end of April, through the beginning of May. It’s the only time I have gone though.
I pretty much agree with your rankings here, and think it’s a great idea to rank each months in relation to the others. We’ve done Late April-early May, Mid-November and Late February and I’s probably say my favorite time was February (I enjoyed the spring flowers everywhere that creep in) then probably November for the Xmas decorations (much less appealing to me now Osborne Lights are gone) and then April/May (which I enjoyed for the Flower and Garden Festival, but the crowds were larger and it was a A LOT hotter).
My very first trip was mid-August. Never again! I’ve been beginning of January, beginning of February, end of February, Spring Break in March, mid-May, end of September beginning of October, end of October, and mid December. I think any time at Disney World is pretty great except the summer. I lived in Florida for 6 years and tried to pretty much leave the state for as much of the summer as possible because it is so miserable. I think the most important thing is to go in with a good plan and expect that there will probably be larger crowds than you think. Over the past 8 years, the parks have definitely gotten more crowded at all times of the year. My upcoming trip at the end of October beginning of November we are only doing MNSSHP and MVMCP with a Disney Cruise in between the two. The parks have gotten too expensive to do for only a couple of days.