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!
Hi Tom, we will be in Disney World November 25 through December 2. The second half the crowds will be much better but November 25, Saturday after Thanksgiving, should really be packed. Have not been there when that many people are expected. Can you rate from worst to best of the four parks in regards to crowds. Which park would you definitely stay away from? I’ve heard animal kingdom is probably the worst because of narrow walkways, do you agree? If you were in a park that on that day which one would you go to taking into account the crowds, the layout of the parks and Magic Hours. Sure we could hang out at our resort, French quarter, but don’t want to waste a day of our seven day park hopper. Thank you so much.
We went to WDW last year from 11/26 – 12/1 and we had an amazing time. We stayed at the Boardwalk Inn, so we would to Epcot, take the boat to Hollywood, and bus to MK and AK. The Boardwalk is a small hotel and we never had much of a wait for transportation. On some days we would park hop, but the crowds were not bad on any of the days and the weather was perfect. Just use your fast pass wisely and get to the parks early. We are going again this year from 11/25 – 11/30 and if it is anything like last yr than we will be thrilled.
We’re going in October 16, and with the ways the crowds been in the last two years in October, wish us luck lol!
How was it? I’ve read so many posts about low crowds in October and that’s when I booked for our first trip this year. I guess everyone reads those, lol not to mention F&W, MNSSHP, Pandora and now Toy Story Land.
We’re going January 20-26, 2018, and hoping for a few promotions coming in January. A co-worker went January 2017, and said temperatures some days were in the 80’s, it can be hit or miss on the weather. Anyways I won’t mind the temperatures whatever they may be since I’ll be leaving single digits to 20 degrees
Hi Tom,
Out of the following dates, in 2018, would you specify which week you think would be the best time to go? Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Jan 27- Feb 5
Feb 12- Feb 25
March 3- March 12
If it were me, I would pick March 3rd -12th to catch the beginning of the flower & garden festival. I’ve never gone, but I’ve heard good things. Thinking about taking a trip next year on that same week!
Hi Tom, Out of the following dates could you specify which one you think is the best?
Jan 27- Feb 5
Tom and other fans–we need help deciding when to visit for a one-time trip in 2018. We can either go the week of Feb. 19th (President’s week so high crowds but good weather), the week of April 16th (well after Easter so low crowds but higher temps than Feb.) or Oct. Halloween week (which is low crowds according to crowd calendar and Ok for weather). What should we do?
Hi
Thank you so much for being so kind in publishing your Disney world guide
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We are planing a trip over to Orlando , Disney world and all that implies
We will also add universal for a look at Harry Potter world
As we are coming from Australia it is hard to work out best months to visit so your guide is so welcome, we are thinking last week of April 25th or 26th into first two weeks of may 11th 2018
Is this a good time for crowds
the temperature will not be too bothersome for us as Aussies are quite ok with the heat and humidity it gets very hot here and up to 95 % humid at times
Kind regards
Kym
Our Spring Break is March 12-16th next year….How bad do you think the crowds will be by that point? Easter is April 1st so I’m not sure how that will affect most schools Spring Breaks.
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I agree with Tom regarding crowds, since we just came back from a Disney World trip today. Monday, June 19th at Epcot was quite uncrowded (also a rainy day). Hollywood Studios on June 21 and Animal Kingdom on June 22 were crowded, but wait times (as he noted) were very short on many attractions. We had fast passes for Avatar, which had a 110 minute wait time, and Frozen Ever After (65 minutes), but many of the standard attractions like “It’s Tough to be a Bug” had 10 minute wait times. Even “Everest” had a 15 minute wait time at one point. This is our 3rd trip to Disney World in three years, but I think we are “Disney-ed” out mainly because of the cost. Paying over $300 for a 3-day pass is not worth it for a only a handful of new attractions.
Ahhh crap! We’re going the last week of August. Apparently things have changed – that was supposed to be one of the better weeks to go (weather aside). TouringPlans’ Crowd Calendar had it as one of the least busy weeks. Well, no offense, but I hope Tom’s wrong about that being such a bad week, but now have a new worry to add (on top of worrying about hurricane season). We’re actually not that worried about the heat – we wend the 2nd week of September last year and it was in the 90s and humid the whole week.
My take is that it’ll be *qualitatively* bad, not quantitatively bad. You’re still looking at moderate crowds (at worst). It’ll just likely be worse than crowds right now through mid-August (which are really low). If you’re not worried about the weather, I wouldn’t sweat the crowds.
We will see you there, with our cooling towels in tow! Disney is a state of mind so I’m preparing my family to be hot and take it easy…that’s what the hotel pool is for. Free dining and air conditioned rides/restaurants round out my heat-beating plan. We’ve been there during a heat wave and managed. Hopefully this will keep everyone else away! 🙂
Easywdw does not seem to have any daily crowd calendars posted past April 2017. Does anyone have a link for months starting now and into the future? I think undercover tourist has a free daily crowd calendar.
I’m a teacher and since we’d like to spend 7-8 days at WDW we need to go during the summer months. We have from the second week in June until the second week in August available. This will be our first trip and it will be 2 adults, 8 yr old, 6 yr old. When do you recommend us visiting? We could also do Christmas break or Thanksgiving, but I think those would be busier. Thanks for your help.
So excited we have our trip scheduled for the week after Thanksgiving from the 26 to Dec.3! I was thinking it would be perfect timing for all of the reasons you listed.
We booked the same week and we are so excited to read the same thing! We were there last year in July, so I’m ready for a different pace!
You wil both love the week after Thanksgiving. Low crowds, perfect weather, and a Christmas atmosphere.
We are going from October 27 through November 2 – Hitting Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party on the 29th. I’m hoping the parks won’t be too busy at this time? It’s my VERY first time at Disneyworld and my birthday is the 29th – so i’m so excited 🙂
I assume weather will be okay – and we moved our trip up one week to avoid the marathon – any suggestions or tips on how to maximize our time? We are doing the Party on Sunday so we’ll head over at 4PM, then we will hit Epcot for 2 days, Magic Kingdom for another day and Animal Kingdom for 1 day. (Sunday through Thursday hitting Disney – Saturday and Sunday hitting Universal).
I also heard that checking out the marathon expo on Thursday is a sight to see and worth it? anyone have any experience?
My wife and I were at Disney world May 3-8 2017 and the crowds were not bad at. Researched the best time to go and these dates proved to be correct, the longest we had to wait was 75 min but on average non fast pass pass was 10- 30 min or no wait. Weather was perfect no rain a couple of days temp 90 but most days were low 80’s and cool at night.
We have gone to Disney about 4 times going on 5, and both my mom and I agree that the day after labor day to about the middle of September is our favorite time of year to go. We went with my brothers in 05 during 4th of July week…we learned our lesson then, to not even dare go during the summer, and 2 times going on 3 in early September…we went one year in late September to early October and we thought while it wasnt too bad, it was more crowded then going in early September, we heard from families on the bus that their kids had a week off, and this was the year the hocus pocus show for MNSSHP started, and that was our first halloween party, and it was sold out. Rain doesnt bother us much and its quite nice during the afternoon on a hot day.
Hi Tom – great blog and the most informative and helpful Disney one in existence. I was curious about your comment ” June is the first month of the year that we see hotel choice (particularly in terms of pool-quality and proximity to the parks) really making a big difference, too.”. Is this because when it rains, having something nice and close will be a good escape? We are considering a trip this June 1-7, not because we want to go then but because other months this year would be more difficult. We mostly want to see the new Avatar but also spend time hanging out at the hotel.
Hi Tom!
We are going to Disney during your “favorite week to visit Disney” this year, so hopefully we will hit that sweet spot that you speak of! Either way, I know we will have a great time…It’s Disney after all, how could you not?!?!
Hi Tom,
We NEED your help! We have two sets of dates available for our upcoming trip.
November 24 – December 3rd
December 1 – December 10th
We are conflicted, especially after reading your reasoning for best and worst times to go during those two months, because the 1st set of dates includes the busy after Thanksgiving weekend and the 2nd set of dates includes Pop Warner.
Which would you choose?
Thanks for your help and insight! 🙂
Did you get a reply, I asked the same question
Six of one, half dozen the other. The first set of dates will be busy towards the beginning of your trip, while the second set will be busier towards the end. I’d probably rather start out my trip with low crowds and have things get busier at the end, so I’d choose the second set of dates.
Really, though, either range of dates is going to be pretty good, overall. Have fun!
Another thought, maybe strategically, she may do better with the high crowds at the beginning. She may have a better chance of getting those tougher reservations for the end of her trip.
The weekend after Thanksgiving is not bad. We did it last year and the crowds were not bad. Disney offers the free dining plan on those arrival dates for a reason, they need to fill rooms. You may get local traffic but a lot of people are still traveling back from the holiday on those dates and the kids go back to school on Monday.