Attendance & Best Times to Visit

 

Month	General Attendance Levels	Special Events & Factors that may influence crowd levels
January	Low	New Year's Day is very busy.
February	Low up to President's Week; High during President's Week; Medium from President's week onwards	President's Week sees high crowd levels.
March	Medium until mid-March; High mid-March onwards.	Spring Break crowds increase attendance from mid-March onwards.
April	High through to late April; Medium from late April onwards.	Spring Break crowds increase attendance through until mid-April. Easter week is very busy.
May	Medium; High during Memorial Day Weekend.	Memorial Day Weekend is very busy.
June	Medium until mid-June; High from mid-June onwards	Gay Days are held on the first weekend at one park per day.
July	High	Very busy month, July 4th is one of the busiest days throughout the year.
August	High	Very busy month.
September	High through Labor Day; Low from the week following Labor Day.	Busy until after Labor Day.
October	Low	Generally quiet month but MNSSHP and Epcot Food and Wine Festival can draw in more crowds.
November	Low until Thanksgiving week. Medium the first part of Thanksgiving week; High Thanksgiving Day and weekend; Low after Thanksgiving weekend.	Super Soap Weekend increases visitor numbers at Disney-MGM Studios for one weekend. Thanksgiving week is busy.
December	Low until the week before Christmas. High Christmas week onwards.	MVMCP and the Christmas decorations draw in some extra crowds. Christmas crowds start to arrive around a week before Christmas, and stay until New Year, making the last two weeks some of the busiest at WDW.

Quietest times to visit - January after New Year; First half of February; September after Labor Day; October; November up until Thanksgiving week.
Busiest times to visit - July; August; Thanksgiving week; Christmas week through to New Year's Day.
The traditional quieter times are getting less so, as more people realise that they are a good time to visit, and Disney puts on new events to increase visitor numbers during those times. Examples being October - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party attracts more crowds during the month; More people are visiting in early December to see the Christmas decorations and attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

Crowd Level Reviews & Ratings

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Best Days to Visit the Parks

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These are the estimated attendance levels at the parks based on past history, and Extra Magic Hours, and are given as a general guide only.
They can vary throughout the year depending on various factors (EMH changes, special events). At peak times, each park will be busy every day.

Day	Magic Kingdom	Epcot	Disney-MGM Studios	Animal Kingdom
Monday	High	Low	Medium	High
Tuesday	Low	High	Low	High
Wednesday	Medium	Medium	High	Medium
Thursday	High	Low	Medium	Low
Friday	Medium	High	Medium	Low
Saturday	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Sunday	Medium	Medium	High	Medium