When to go to Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World crowd calendar day by day: the quietest days, why each date gets busy, the weather each month and its seasons.
- Best months
- February, May, September
- Best day of the week
- Tuesday
- Busiest
- December, July
- Quiet days in the next 30
- 12 days
November 2026
Open 30 days · 12 quiet
December 2026
Open 31 days · 9 quiet
January 2027
Open 31 days · 22 quiet
February 2027
Open 28 days · 23 quiet
March 2027
Open 31 days · 8 quiet
April 2027
Open 30 days · 20 quiet
May 2027
Open 31 days · 23 quiet
June 2027
Open 30 days · 0 quiet
July 2027
Open 31 days · 0 quiet
August 2027
Open 31 days · 9 quiet
September 2027
Open 30 days · 23 quiet
October 2027
Open 31 days · 21 quiet
November 2027
Open 30 days · 13 quiet
December 2027
Open 31 days · 8 quiet
- Very quiet
- Quiet
- Average
- Busy
- Packed
- Closed
Colours compare this park's days with each other: “very quiet” is one of its slowest days of the year, not an empty park.
Tickets for the day you pick
Once you have a quiet day, check the price and availability of Walt Disney World tickets for that date here.
Month by month in 2026
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | Average | Average | 30 | 12 | EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, Disney Jollywood Nights, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays |
| December | Average | Busy | 31 | 9 | Disney Jollywood Nights, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays |
Month by month in 2027
| Month | Weekdays | Weekends | Days open | Quiet days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Quiet | Average | 31 | 22 | Disney Jollywood Nights, EPCOT International Festival of the Arts |
| February | Very quiet | Quiet | 28 | 23 | EPCOT International Festival of the Arts |
| March | Average | Busy | 31 | 8 | EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival |
| April | Quiet | Average | 30 | 20 | EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival |
| May | Very quiet | Average | 31 | 23 | EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival |
| June | Average | Busy | 30 | 0 | |
| July | Busy | Busy | 31 | 0 | |
| August | Average | Busy | 31 | 9 | Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival |
| September | Quiet | Average | 30 | 23 | Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival |
| October | Quiet | Average | 31 | 21 | Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival |
| November | Average | Busy | 30 | 13 | EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, Disney Jollywood Nights, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays |
| December | Average | Busy | 31 | 8 | Disney Jollywood Nights, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays |
Plan your visit
The weather month by month
Average high and low for each month, and how many days it rains.
- 20°11°Jan
- 24°14°Feb
- 26°15°Mar
- 28°18°Apr
- 31°20°May
- 31°23°Jun
- 32°24°Jul
- 31°24°Aug
- 30°23°Sep
- 28°20°Oct
- 24°16°Nov
- 22°14°Dec
2016–2025 average at the park. The bar underneath shows rainy days.
Season and events
- Open1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Open1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
- EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival27 Aug – 21 Nov 2026
- Disney Jollywood Nights7 Nov – 5 Jan 2027
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party8 Nov – 22 Dec 2026
- EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays27 Nov – 30 Dec 2026
- EPCOT International Festival of the Arts15 Jan – 1 Mar 2027
- EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival10 Mar – 31 May 2027
- Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party6 Aug – 31 Oct 2027 (estimated dates)
- EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival26 Aug – 20 Nov 2027 (estimated dates)
- Disney Jollywood Nights6 Nov – 31 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party7 Nov – 22 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
- EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays26 Nov – 30 Dec 2027 (estimated dates)
How we work it out
This is our own estimate, not data from the park. For each day we look at the day of the week, the public and school holidays where most visitors come from, the park's events and the weather that month. Opening dates come from the official website; check them before you go.
Measured queues
Average wait across open rides, in minutes, on the latest days we have measured.
- 14′23
- 17′24
- 12′25
- 14′26
- 11′27
- 11′28
- 10′29
- 13′30
- 12′31
- 12′1
- 13′2
Live queues: Powered by Queue-Times.com
Official calendar checked on 23 Oct 2026.
- disneyparksblog.com
- disneyparksblog.com
- wdwnt.com
- www.wdwinfo.com
- blogmickey.com
- www.disneytouristblog.com
- www.wdwinfo.com
Weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Walt Disney World guideWalt Disney World news