The Best Time to Visit Disney
World is in The Off Season
 If
you are not restricted by the school calendar,
there is a best time to visit Disney
World. You can save a lot of money
by going in the off season. The off season begins
the 2nd week of September and goes through May,
with the exceptions of holidays and spring breaks
for schools and colleges. June, July, and August—when
schools are out—are busy months.
If you have children who start
to school after Labor Day, or who get out earlier
in the spring, that is a best time to
visit Disney World too. Going then
can mean good hotel discounts—and comfortable
weather. You may find reduced park hours, but
that will be offset by reduced crowds and less
waiting in lines. You may run into more attractions
being renovated, and some stores closed.
As a former Disney employee
here is the scoop about when to start your vacation
if your vacation time is flexible. Plan to arrive
to the Disney World area on Thursday. Both Friday
and Saturday are transition days for park visitors,
especially in the summer months. Saturdays do
draw in more annual pass holders to the park,
but that is the major day that people either
arrive or leave the area. This causes attendance
figures to be down, making it a best
time to visit Disney World parks. (Disney
does not publish attendance figures.)
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If you are planning to have
a day of rest in your vacation, by arriving
on Thursday you can enjoy two days of parks
with reduced crowds and then use Sunday to rest.
Sunday attendance figures tended to be the highest
of the week when I worked for Disney due to
people starting their vacations and local annual
pass holders going to the parks. If during those
first two days you are planning to visit the
Magic Kingdom, plan to do it on Friday. Attendance
figures pick up for that park on Saturday.
You will be able to do more
attractions in the first two days while you
are revved up, and then it will allow you to
relax and enjoy the park on the more crowded
days.
If you have your heart set on going to a certain
water park, check the web site for that park
to make sure it is not closed for maintenance.
By following the tips on the
best time to visit Disney World,
you will make the most of your vacation time.
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