Kick off the New Year at Walt Disney World

 2025 is an amazing time to plan a Disney World Vacation.  There is so much new at Walt Disney World and with cooler weather in January it makes a great way to start 2025 off right.

January at Disney World brings in the start of a new year and one of the most amazing firework shows I have ever seen.  I do love watching New Years ring in at Walt Disney World, but my tip to you is to book a night, or an entire vacation at one of the Disney World monorail resorts.  Then after an amazing dinner, walk out to the beach area, or to the viewing area at the Contemporary if that’s the resort you book, and watch New Years ring in from there.  You will avoid the Disney New Years crowds and it’s the perfect way to start the year.

Also January crowds at Disney World are pretty light for most of the year.  It can be cold in Orlando Florida in January, especially at night, so pack some jackets, hats and maybe some gloves to be safe.  But also bring your swim suite.  I have been swimming in 82 degrees in December and January sometimes at Disney World.

Be sure to watch EPCOT’s nighttime show, Illuminous.  I just say this show and I love it.  This show is nightly at Epcot World Showcase Lagoon.

February crowds at Disney World are on the rise.  We get President’s day weekend off and actually our school gets a week off.  It use to be a great low crowd time to go to Disney World, but everyone has caught on now.  If you can travel on the BLUE colored days in February, I would try and book those dates for your February Disney World Vacation.  Also some colleges start to go on Spring Break near the end of February.  I know it seems early for Spring, but the kids from these schools like to get out of the cold and go down to Florida, so Disney World attendance will start to pick up.

March is a fantastic time to go to Walt Disney World.  March Disney Crowds are not the lightest but its around March when I am sick of the cold Winter weather and can’t take it anymore.  A vacation down to Disney World lets me escape the cold grey weather and enjoy the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival.  The EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival is my way to kick of Spring early, enjoy the warm Disney weather, and also enjoy some of the food booths setup for the festival at EPCOT.  But this is not the lowest crowd level month to go to Disney World.  You will need to have a plan to get the most out of your Disney World vacation time and I can help with that here.

April Disney World Crowds are up and down, but the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is now in full swing and the flowers are at their peak.  It’s also still not too hot in Orlando Florida, and you can find some lighter crowd days for the Disney parks in April.

May Crowds are lighter at Disney World which is really nice.  The EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival ends in early June and as the Florida weather is getting warmer some of the flowers and gardens are past their peak at this point.  If you are not fond for the Florida heat, I would say May is really your last good chance to maybe have some non-Summer like days.  Starting in June Florida can get pretty warm.  That’s not to say you will not have some hot days in May too.

On May 22, 2025 Universal Orlando Resort will open a new Theme Park – Epic Universe.  I think this new NON-Disney theme park will drawn larger crowds overall to Orlando Florida so I think Walt Disney World crowds will also increase starting in late May 2025 and probably the rest of 2025 for Orlando Florida overall.

Summer is now happening at Walt Disney World and the kids are out of school and ready for that Disney family vacation.  June can have higher crowd levels with kids now being out of school and also with tour groups from other countries coming into the Disney parks.   Believe it or not the Summer at Disney World has slowed down as more guests are trying to vacation at Disney World in the cooler Fall months.  Also more guests are traveling to Disney World without kids to enjoy the special events happening at Disney World and this has increased the Fall crowds.

What I love about July at Disney World is that it no longer is the busiest time to vacation at Disney.  Years ago the summer at Walt Disney World was when everyone was there.  But now July has slowed down a bit.  Disney crowds are still there, but not in the numbers as years past.  So July is an oik time to head to Disney World as long as you have some planning done and Fastpasses secured under your belt.  July if Florida is Hot!  It’s really really hot, and large Florida afternoon thunderstorms are the norm each day around 3 PM.  So bring an umbrella or poncho, and you will be fine.

Yes there are things I actually love in August at Walt Disney World.  The Summer heat is not one of them, but if you can handle the heat, enjoy some inside attractions with nice cold AC, and if you book your Disney vacation for late August you can enjoy two of my favorite Disney events.

EPCOT’s International Food and Wine Festival starts in August and this event single handedly has changed the Disney World crowd calendar patterns for the Fall.  I love The food and wine festival at EPCOT and I have so much to share with you to make sure you have all the tips and tricks before attending this event.  If you have little ones, you also need to attend Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom.  I of course have helpful tips to share with you about this event too.  Yes  know Halloween is October 31, but Disney World likes to start early with their extra ticketed events.

Disney World in September is great for lighter crowds but it’s important to plan your Disney parks on certain days as the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is still going on and it’s very popular.  Locals will go to the EPCOT festival over the weekends so Friday night – Sunday night will be jamming at EPCOT.  Plan your extra magic hours, park hop and enjoy the maybe cooler days.  You will find lighter crowds some of the parks as kids are now back in school.  Actually some kids went back to school in August too.

October is one of my favorite months to go to Disney World.  The weather is perfect, EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival is still going on.  Also it’s the perfect month to celebrate Halloween at Disney World and book Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party for the Magic Kingdom.   The bad news is more and more people have figured out that October is the best month to be at Walt Disney World and the crowd levels are no longer GREEN for light crowds.

There is no better way to kick off the Holiday season than to spend a week in Orlando.  Disney World has started to decorate the resorts and parks and don’t forget about Universal Orlando Resort.  I have a Universal Orlando Resort Crowd Calendar too that you need to check out.

For the Magic Kingdom you should book tickets for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.  I have several articles about the holiday party filled with Christmas Party Tips.

There is something about walking down Main Street with it snowing and being 80 degrees out with palm trees and Christmas music playing that makes everything right in the world.

So you want to go to Disney World for Christmas.  It’s amazing but if you don’t do well with crowds Christmas is not the time to go.  If you plan your Disney World vacation in advance and set your expectations you can have a fabulous time.  Early December is a great time to go to Disney World.  In fact you will probably see me there.  I love the first two weeks of December because I get to see all the Disney Christmas decorations, attend Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and enjoy my Disney hotel.