March 2023 Disney World crowd calendar
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Are you planning your Walt Disney World vacation and trying to decide when to go? Let’s take a look at our exclusive Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar for 2023 to find the perfect time! Show
One of the biggest questions people have when planning their trip to Walt Disney World is one of the most basic ones: when should you go? Figuring out when to go to Disney World is the first step of to planning your Walt Disney World Vacation. You cannot make any other decisions until this step is complete. Our dad, Dave, has spent hours and hours researching this exact topic because it has huge implications on how magical your visit is! In our opinion, the number of people at Disney can make or break your vacation. We rely on our crowd calendar to help pick the best time to go. It is our best guess at when to go to Disney based upon how many people are visiting the Disney parks on any given day. For us, low crowds means a good time to visit. Low crowds mean low wait times for attractions! When planning your Disney World vacation, it is important to have great information at your fingertips in order to maximize your experience and minimize your frustrations. That’s why this calendar is so invaluable! We have taken crowd information from past years, combined with major events that will be occurring in the parks in 2023 and sprinkled in average temperatures and rain amounts to help you plan a wonderful trip.  Obviously we don’t know the future and can’t fully predict how busy Disney World will get. However, we can make pretty good predictions based on patterns, weather, activities and personal experience. Our crowd calendar will help guide you in knowing when the best time will be to visit Disney. What you Need to Know About The Walt Disney World CalendarAs a general rule, there are 3 things you should know when planning your trip: 1. When schools are in session, the parks are less crowded.Unfortunately, this can be a double edged sword. You want to try and plan your trip while schools are in session so that there are fewer people in the Disney Parks…but you also probably have kids that are in school. If this is the case, try to get creative with days your kids happen to be on school breaks while the majority of the country is not. For example, maybe your kids schools start later in September or get out earlier in May. Possibly there is a 3 day break somewhere in the school schedule that is unique to your school district. 2. Holidays mean the parks will be more crowded.Holidays mean people are off work, off school and off to Disney World. Some of the bigger holidays attract crowds not only on the day itself but the days leading up to it and after it. Christmas is the most important holiday to consider when looking at crowds. 3. Special events are always going on at Disney which affect crowd levels.Disney World puts on many many special events throughout the year. In fact there are so many that it seems every weekend there is some large event. Everything from Cheerleading competitions to marathons and everything in between. You need to be aware of them before you come. These 3 tips will help you plan your Disney Vacation far out in advance. For example, you can look at 2024 or 2025 and know that you should avoid any 3 day holiday weekend regardless of what exact dates they are! photo credit Alexis Lariscy One final note. If you are going when the crowds are expected to be heavy, do not despair! Follow your plan and you will be just fine. The crowd levels are subject to many things and are not absolutes in any way. Questions to Ask YourselfWhen you decide to go to Disney World rests on a lot of personal factors for you and your family as well. Some questions you need to ask yourself are:
Speaking of festivals… Disney and Its 50th Anniversary CelebrationDisney is celebrating its 50th anniversary starting in October 2021 and this runs all the way through 2022! We have an entire post dedicated to what is happening during Disney’s 50th anniversary so check it out! There are new attractions, new restaurants, and the castle has a new look! photo credit Alexis Lariscy Month By Month – When to Avoid Disney And When To GoA big part of having the right mindset for Disney is understanding the flow of the crowds. It is helpful to know what to expect as far as crowds. While the exact dates of high attendance and low attendance changes year by year, there are certain times of the year and certain events happening at Disney that we suggest avoiding. Below you will find a month by month rundown of the 2022 Disney Crowd Calendar. You will find the attendance predictions for the year as well as both general and specific events happening each month. Obviously the exact attendance, wait times, etc at Disney World cannot be foretold (if only Yoda could help us…) but this should give you a general idea of what to expect. It may be helpful for you to also search specific events happening to give you assistance as to which particular park you may want to avoid on a specific day. For example, if a cheer event is happening in the Magic Kingdom, spend that day at Epcot instead! Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar 2022August 2022Weather: Average Daily temperature is 83°, 16 days with precipitation this month Middle of August – crowds start to decrease as school starts to begin in some parts of the country. The temperatures are also beginning to back off just a tick toward the very end of August. Do be aware that tropical storms and hurricanes often form from mid-August to late October. September 2022Weather: Average Daily temperature is 81°, 14 days with precipitation this month Labor Day – A holiday weekend with heavy crowds. One thing to note, Labor Day itself is one of the least busy holiday Mondays as visitors will often head home the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. September 1 – November 1 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Dave
says: October 2022Weather: Average Daily temperature is 75°, 9 days with precipitation this month, October 1-7 – great time to go. October 9-12 – We say, avoid!! Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day federal holiday weekend. People are off of work and kids are off of school which brings heavy crowds. End of October – Fall breaks for school throughout the country makes crowds a bit heavier. November 2022Weather: Average Daily temperature is 68°, 6 days with precipitation this month November 3-6: Wine and Dine Half Marathon will bring a bit heavier crowds. This runDisney event is taking on a fun twist this year by highlighting Disney villains! November 6 – December 21 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom November 11 Veterans Day (observed) – Federal holiday which brings heavy crowds November 22-28 Thanksgiving Holiday week, heavy crowds. Generally speaking Saturday-Wednesday are less busy than Thursday-Sunday of this week. In case it matters to you, Christmas decorations at Walt Disney World WILL be up! November 26 – December 26 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays at Epcot December 2022Weather: Average Daily temperature is 62°, 6 days with precipitation this month Second half – The Christmas holiday brings large crowds leading into New years. The Christmas crowds are a real thing. Disney is known to have the highest attendance of visitors between Christmas and New Years Day. Not only are the crowds high, but general costs of everything is higher this time of year. If you are trying to stay on a budget please take all this into consideration. 2023 Disney World Crowd CalendarJanuary 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average temperature is 60°, 6 days with precipitation this month. Holidays and Walt Disney World Events in January
Dave Says: February 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 61°, 7 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney Events in February
Dave says:I would go February 1-10! Its clear sailing! March 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 67°, 8 days with precipitation this month
Overall this month is hit or miss with rolling spring breaks throughout the country and a wide variety of High School and College competitions and school outings happening throughout the month. If you go to Disney World in March, go early! As the month goes along, the crowds increase with spring breaks and school functions. April 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 71°, 6 days with precipitation this month. Holidays and Disney Events in April
May 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 77°, 8 days with precipitation this month May is one of the best times to go to Disney World! Weather is great, events have died down and school is still in session. As a general rule, weekends will be heavier than weekdays but overall, the crowds will be smaller throughout the month. Holidays and Disney Events in May
Get your May packing list of what to wear here. June 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 81°, 14 days with precipitation this month June is hot, humid, and rainy but the crowds are not typically overly crowded, especially during the weekdays. The first full week of June should be the best of the month because many schools are not out yet. For what to wear to Disney World in June go here! July 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 82°, 17 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney Events in July
The rest of July is very busy on weekends but similar to June, the weekdays are doable. If you can brave the heat and humidity (average is 74% humidity in Orlando in July) it is not a bad time to go. Get your list of what to wear in July here! August 2023 Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 83°, 16 days with precipitation this month
Middle of August – crowds start to decrease as school starts to begin in some parts of the country. The temperatures are also beginning to back off just a tick toward the very end of August. Do be aware that tropical storms and hurricanes often form from mid-August to late October. Avoid Epcot during the weekends as it is a favorite place for the locals to visit. Visit one of the other parks during the weekends. Check out August 15-31 – if your kids are not in school yet, consider this time of the year to go! This is a prime week to visit. For what to wear to Disney World in August, go here! September 2023 Disney Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 81°, 14 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney World Events in September
The rest of September is a great time to visit Disney World as schools are in session throughout the country. This would be especially great if you have toddlers who are not currently in school. There is so much to do for families with young kids in Disney – check it out! For what to wear to Disney World in September, go here. October 2023 Disney World Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 75°, 9 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney World Events in October
Halloween is one of the biggest holidays at Disney World – check out the visitor stats to see! It will be busy, but it is incredibly fun. Our favorite Disney Halloween shirts are here. November 2023 Disney World Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 68°, 6 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney Events in November
For what to wear to Disney World in November, go here! December 2023 Disney World Crowd CalendarWeather: Average Daily temperature is 62°, 6 days with precipitation this month Holidays and Disney Events in December
Be aware of the second half of December were you will find Christmas holiday crowds leading into New years. The Christmas crowds are a real thing. Disney is known to have the highest attendance of visitors between Christmas and New Years Day. Not only are the crowds high, but general cost of everything is higher this time of year. If you are trying to stay on a budget please take all this into consideration. When is the best time of year to go to Walt Disney World?If we were to pick 3 of my favorite weeks to go from our Disney World Crowd Calendar, it would be the last week of August, first week of October, and the first week of December. In December the Christmas decorations are up but the Christmas crowds haven’t started yet. We also like the entire month of September because school is in session throughout the country which makes crowds lower, and the competitions that are so wide spread from January through April haven’t started yet. This is a perfect time to go on an adults only trip! We do have a post that helps a bit more with when the best time is for you to book your Walt Disney World vacation. Now that you know when to go, be sure to check out our month by month packing guide for what to wear at Disney World! If you are wondering where to stay during your visit start here: find out if you should stay onsite at Disney World or offsite! We hope you found our Disney World Crowd Calendar to be helpful! Be sure to share it with your friends and family who are planning their own trip! When can I book a Disney room for 2023?2023 Walt Disney World Packages go on sale June 8, 2022 and can be booked for arrivals up to 499 days in advance.
How crowded is Disney World in March?In general, March is the busiest month at Walt Disney World. It's the heart of spring break in the United States, and the weather makes March visits more appealing than visits during either summer or winter breaks. Honestly—all you're going to hear in this post is “spring break spring break SPRING.
What month has the lowest crowds at Disney World?September is the best overall month to visit Disney World. Other than Labor Day, there are no holidays to bring in crowds and most families have returned home for the school year. This is therefore the least crowded time of year to visit Disney World.
How accurate are Disney World crowd calendars?Are Disney World Crowd Calendars Accurate? Crowd calendars are an educated guess, and they are not entirely accurate. While some creators of calendars are way better at analyzing and estimating crowds at the parks than others, there is no way to predict crowd levels with 100% accuracy.
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