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We often stress the importance of trying to plan your Disney World trip during off-season times.
CROWDS
This can be a great way to avoid chaotic crowds, longer wait times, and missing out on hard-to-snag reservations. Holidays and school breaks are often the worst times to visit, but you also need to look out for under-the-radar events like runDisney races and more. Speaking of which, here’s why you might want to AVOID Disney World in early February.
Thanksgiving has come and gone and it’s almost December — can you believe it?!
Hollywood Studios
Well, you better, because this is probably the MOST festive time of the year at Disney World, and there are a lot of ways that you can celebrate. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is happening on certain nights, decorations are up everywhere, and EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays has begun! And, if you’re planning on being in Disney World next week, you need to be prepared for how busy it might be. So, we’re taking a look at the park hours and Park Pass Reservation availability for next week in Disney World — let’s go!
It’s almost Thanksgiving — Can you believe it?!
Happy Thanksgiving
The year is flying by, and even though there are holiday decorations up and a Christmas party is happening in Disney World, Turkey Day has still yet to come. Thanksgiving usually brings out a LOT of people to the theme parks for the holiday, and we’re already starting to see that happening, because the crowds in Disney World this week are BIG!
The holiday season is HERE in Disney World, so you already know that a lot of people are heading to the parks for the season!
Hollywood Studios
We’ve already been to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and the crowds were kind of surprising. But, we have definitely seen more crowds out and about during the day, and with Thanksgiving coming up, we’re sure that number will just go UP! If you’re planning on being in Disney World next week for the holidays, let’s take a look at the Park Pass availability and hours so you can be as prepared as possible!
If you’ll be traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, be prepared.
Orlando International Airport
Holiday flight costs are high, despite fewer bookings. And between gas costs for those traveling by car and potential complications for those flying, things could be interesting. If you’ll be heading to Orlando, there are some specific things you need to know about before that Thanksgiving travel.
Fantasmic! is FINALLY back in Disney World!
Fantasmic!
The show is reopening in Disney’s Hollywood Studios tonight, and we’re sure there will be a lot of people trying to check it out. We’ve already gotten a preview of the show (well most of it before it was RAINED OUT), and there’s a whole new sequence to watch. So, is the park crowded on the day of the show’s return? Let’s find out!
We know all too well how fast Disney’s tickets, reservations, and hotel accommodations can sell out.
Cinderella Castle in Disney World
If you blinked, you probably missed your chance to grab a ticket to Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure. Want to grab a park pass reservation for a big event? Good luck finding an available park. And the same goes for hotel accommodations — they book up fast on popular dates! So, if you have your heart set on a certain Disney World hotel, here are the dates in 2023 that you need to book right now!
There can be a lot of unexpected problems that come up during your Disney World vacation.
Tram to the Transportation and Ticket Center
The weather can cause ride closures, you could forget your phone charger at the hotel, or someone in your group could get sick. Many of these issues you can plan for ahead of time and find solutions, which we like to help you out with! So, we want to talk about another unexpected problem you might run into in Disney World, and how to handle it.
Crowds have been weirdly high in Disney World this January and February — a time that is normally known as the “slow” season — and it doesn’t look like things are going to calm down any time soon!
Yikes
We saw a ton of people in the parks in late January and pretty consistently throughout February so far. There was even a day where it took us twice as long just to get inside Magic Kingdom. The wait times have also remained high for this time of year. And, since Presidents’ Day Weekend is kicking off today, there are a TON of people in the parks.
So apparently Disney World is really popular and a lot of people want to go? Who knew.
Uh…
There used to be such a thing as a “slow season” in Walt Disney World, and we would normally see that around this time of year. After the holidays, attendance normally dips, but that hasn’t really been the case this year. We’ve seen some huge crowds at the parks lately, and Disney even commented on the current theme park capacity. We spotted some more huge crowds today at the Transportation and Ticket Center this morning.
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