Choosing the Best Time to Visit Walt Disney World | 05/23/16 

I love that you brought up the educational aspect of Disney. My 7 year old niece wore out the cast members at the Animal Kingdom by each of the animal exhibits. Both of us learned about each of the animals, care, feeding, habitats and the cast members were wonderful with her. The one on one attention she received was priceless and lacking in the classroom today. I feel she learned more on that visit then she ever could have in school. On our visit next year I am now allocating 2 full days at Animal Kingdom to learn more about the animals.

i LOVE this episode! I went to Disney for the first time in March 2013, and the parks were not so busy. I went the following year in August, and it was somewhat busy, but not teeming with people. I also went August of last year and it was BUSY! The airport was busier than usual as well. The Dis Team is right, go when you can go and not focus on crowds. I used to focus on that, but now I have to change everything around now. Thanks guys for such a wonderful episode, it is on par with my observations over the past 3 years.

Here in the UK most people get 5 or 6 weeks PAID holiday a year.

Tracy: Slow down, take a breath, and stop talking over others. Love the Dis crew.

We always do mid September-mid November. Two years ago we went in mid October...one of the least crowded weeks of the year. There were crowds but we had the easiest trip because crowds were minimal. We stayed at the Polynesian which allowed us so many easier transportation options and we planned our days to be in the least busiest park each day. We also made sure to utilize all of our fast passes through the app. We practically never had to wait in any lines for transportation or rides or shows. It was seamless! So while yes, there are always crowds, I do think the crowd calendar can make a huge difference in your experience. I always consider it when booking a trip!

We lived in Pennsylvania growing us and my parents would take us out of school every other year to go to Disney. We drove down because at the time it was less expensive to do so and we would do all of the homework on the way down and back....we had plenty of time since it took 18 hours each way

ok...i grew up in FL and have been blessed with many disney visits. I am currently planning a trip for myself and friend. She has never been to Disney. Holy crow I am already overwhelmed with trying to figure everything out and our trip isn't until early 2018!! The slowest time in our jobs is december thru january. I would have thought end of jan beginning of feb was a decent time to go for less crowds...now I just don't know!

We went once during a tropical storm....parks were empty!!!! we ran around riding everything...best day of my life!!!

I’ve watched this episode many times and always love how you all interact with each other. I watch older episodes and always find something new to me. When I was there the first week of February , the beginning of the week was a little less crowded, but come Friday it was so crowded it was difficult going down Main Street to leave in the early afternoon. Going through the Emporium was a little easier.

I go the day after Thanksgiving for a week. Its awesome and the dining plan is available.

We always go the last week of school in the Spring. That week at WDW is mostly toddlers in Fantasyland. The mornings in the park are walk on to almost every other ride. Last year we took the Jungle Cruise twice right after rope drop, watched the Tiki Birds with only my family in the theatre, and then walked on Pirates. It is always fabulous.

I was in Tokyo Disneyland during a typhoon. They kept the park open but very little Japanese went , so we almost had the entire park to ourselves. It was great. We only got wet and walked on all rides. would do it again in a heartbeat

We went the 2nd week in November and the weather was nice. Not overly crowded...

We get 10 days.....then we take a day or two break from the parks...really helps.

Hi All! As A person traveling a fair distance to visit Orlando (Disney--Universal--cruise), I LOVE this show!! I love the agent perspective, a peek behind the scenes in travel planning, and insider hints (and, of course the myth busting)!! I know some have been critical of the "plug", but this information is truly priceless for me in middle america. And, helped me tremendously to plan my first cruise!! Thanks!!

I go during the first two weeks in December. All the decorations are up but there are hardly any crowds.

My family goes the 12th-18th of January and we never waited more then 45 min. I recommend it.

My mum and I went in March and it seemed like the perfect time for us. Of course it's been a decade since the whole family have gone together, so I can't really say for stuff like that. But with just the two of us, it was the best trip so far. (Except I did miss having someone to go on the thrill rides with!)

Being someone who used to live in Florida, and still having family there they are spot on about hurricanes. They're intimidating, but you ALWAYS know when they're coming. People may freak out who aren't from there, but I'd rather deal with them than the freak storms I deal with in TN now.

I think Pete's list is spot on. Instead of Disney's Hollywood Studios, I'd rather go to Universal Studios. The weather is wonderful in February and March.

If you go on weekdays during the grade school year--like thursday--most of the parks are not going to be busy.

Please tell me someone else noticed Kevin saying "Downton Disney" instead of Downtown. Too much watching PBS haha! :) FF to 49:30. Love it.

May through September is typically our tornado season as well. Most of our tornado activity is in the month of May here in Oklahoma.

Just watched a 1 hour show, and came away with absolutely no help :-) Interesting though, thanks

We were there for 2 weeks in the middle of September 2016 and it was busy but not crowded - however it was unusually hot for the time of year. We talked to some locals and were told that it had been the longest and hottest summer on record for decades. We have just booked to go for 3 weeks at the same time next year. We are fortunate that all our kids are grown up now with families of their own! Also it is still illegal to take kids out of school here in the UK - the rules are applied by the local authorities and the guy that previously won his case has recently lost on appeal by the authority to the high court.

When my daughter was around 6 we went to Disney at the end of September, beginning of October. It was awesome, the crowds were minimal, the weather was beautiful and we rode rides multiple times. She is 14 now so she doesn't want to miss school, we are going in July. I'm really not looking forward to being in Florida at that time of year, so we plan to go to Universal instead, a lot of attractions are indoors and plan to do a lot of water activities. I think taking kids out of schools is not a bad idea, but every kid and parent is different, and so it comes down to what the parent feels is ok to them 👍🏻

thanx guys I found this info very helpful and will help me with the planning of our next trip, we try to go to Disney every 2 years as we live in the UK. we try to go for as long as we can around 17 nights for us. you are so right about the weather August was hot and I was very Cranky, lol. We normally go October the temp seems better but still hot. can't wait for next trip :)

This was great to watch. Coming from Brisbane Australia where we get our fair share of tropical storms and having 2 kids on the spectrum I have been worried if I would be better off going to Disneyland. You have managed to take these worries away and have decided on WDW

Great advice!! It drives me nuts when judgmental people start telling people how to raise their children as well.

kevin says he hates being hot and sticky but I bet he likes sticky buns LOL

Going September 7th-11th and PRAYING for it to not be crowded. C'MON less than 30 minute waits!

Beginning of December is best. Early September is also good.

Jersey week in November!

Wonderful show!!! Very informative and one I will go back to use as a reference when helping family and friends plan. Tracey and Pete discussion about the the changes, price increase and price cutting were right on. Tracey said it price increases and cuts use to feel "magical but now it feels corporate". I agree. Also agree shower gel is important to me too. ;)

US folks cannot have a 12 day vacation? That's really sad to hear. Families need time together - there's so much more to life than your job. I guess the balance has swung way to far towards employers over there. Hope it gets better soon.

Hilarious episode, especially about the body soap!

The only time i've ever seen Disney World pretty much empty was December 2001/January of 2002 when people were scared of flying after 9/11. You could get on rides as many times as you wanted with no lines whatsoever

I went one time where there 15 SoCal high schools there, it made it a lot more crowded, so now I make sure that's not going to happen and never been in the Park as crowded as that weekend.

Perhaps let's hear from people who don't work in the travel industry because I think there is a huge separation. 12 days is unheard of for the average family. Friend I used to work with (mother was travel agent) would get 45% off hotels and sometimes 50% off airline tickets to go anywhere he wanted. The rest of us get charged a full $100 a night for the hotel room a lone.

It's also important to note, that the hotter you are the less of an appetite you'll have. So, it's probably best to save your big meal at say, Be Our Guest, until dinner, and go for a small quick service meal like Cosmic Ray's for lunch. That way you're less likely to waste money on food you don't eat. Also, invest in the huge disposable water bottles you'll see at just about every quick service place. You can only bring in empty water bottles into the park, so if you save the huge water bottle and save it, you won't have to constantly buying bottles of water in the park, you can just refill the bottle at the water fountain; and by huge water bottle I'm talking about the Vitamin Waters. The stuff with extra electrolytes. Outside of keeping you hydrated it'll help you stay healthy while you are on your trip.

Ironically, watching some of your older videos and came across this one. The hurricane topic is kind of funny to us. We were camping in Disney this last September and was kicked out because of Matthew.

great advice. usually when I go to Disney world yearly we are dvc members with my mom and sister we always do up to 9 days we do 4 days for parks. 2 days Disney springs and 3 days we just relax in the resort by the pool and one the resort day we go to the boardwalk. we also some time plan our trip based on upcoming events for example for 2017 we plan to go when Pandora land of avatar opens. this year we are doing a Disney cruise in the fall

We homeschool so are able to be more flexible with our trips. We also use disneyworld as learning experiences.

Thinking of going in December before Christmas. 😬😬 might be crazy tho!! Just went in May And it was amazing!!! Not to crowded,or to hot, it was perfect!

A couldn't agree more with Pete! WHY burn a day at a half-day park?

I have to say, I'd be calling management over not having shower gel either. I'll bring a bar of soap from my Disney stash but my shower gel collection is growing thin!

Here in uk , were not allowed to take kids out of school term , we have to have headteachers permissions or not . N if we dont get a permissions n stil end up of goin we get a fine of £60 per kid then after so many days if u dont pay it it goes higher to 125 i think then if u stil dont pay it thats when it goes to court etc... Most people take kids out of term cos the holiday price is cheaper they say they rather pay £60 than 100+ per child for a holiday ..

john magi reminds me of the maji from the mummy with his beard.

No shower gel? How are we even going to survive? The world is over!!

If they would move Tower or Terror, Movie Ride, and Fantasmic then I'd never go to HS anymore. At least not till the new worlds are complete. We like to go to AK in the morning and lunch, then go to HS late in the afternoon in time for Fantasmic and maybe dinner at 50s Prime.

I've never received shower gel in my visits either at AKL in 2010 or POFQ in 2011. Always soap.

If you have Doppler radar, you'll get a 20 minute notice of when to take shelter for a tornado.

One more reason to homeschool! We don't need the school's or the state's permission to take a vacation when we get ready. We are on our own schedule, and we always get our full school year in.

Damn my parents always took my out of school for trips. Thank God I live in Florida!

Jersey week!

Nice job

I have never experienced horribly bad crowds at Disney worlds magic kingdom

I think Hollywood Studios is great for older kids, teenagers, or people who are classic movie fans in addition to Disney. Tower of Terror and Rockin Roller Coaster are probably the most thrilling rides at Disney World, plus Indiana Jones and the car stunt show are great. Worth a whole day if you've never been there, and going at off hours to ride the the two thrill rides and Midway Mania.

We stayed in May 2016 at the Grand Floridian and we had no shower Gel.

2 weeks holidays a year? I get 5 in the UK.

I'm a mom of 3 mouse maniacs one of whom has ASD or autism. He is non verbal but very exploratory and visual. I know he will love parts of disney world but I honestly have alot of down time planned for him and I. We booked Christmas week lol and I want to get the most out of our vacation any tips for working with guest services to enhance his experience? also tips for travel with dealing with the crowds and kids. thanks

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! No shower gel!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm investigating spending less during cruises and found a fantastic website at Carls Cruise Cutter (check it out on google)

hang on, Americans only have 2 weeks paid holiday per year? I thought put holidays in the UK were fairly ingenious amd we get 5 weeks, not including bank holidays

they said 10 years since a hurricane and then just a few months after this y'all had hurricane Matthew. So please don't talk about it again so you don't get any more

We are going the second week of September is that a highly busy time ?

j'aurais bien voulu connaître les intéressantes recommandations de toutes vos emissions mais comme je ne parle pas anglais c'est un gros handicap, si quelqu'un voudrait traduire, cela serait super merci

Is 1st/2wks of june any good ? Crowds? Weather?

No shower gel??? WTH?

Disney cutbacks? They did this before and it bit them in the butt! Remember how Disneyland had peeling paint and light bulbs out and maintenance not done? All because they wanted to cutback and try to just sell merch? What was her name Cynthia something? But she was a part of the corporate think back then and attendance dropped, profits went down, and reviews were horrible. This guy has never heard the saying in business you have to spend money to make money. Spend wisely of course, but cutbacks almost always have short term gains but long term losses. This is the way of short-sided people and thinking.

is January any good?

i been to walt disney world to visit back in 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 be the best time and 2018 coming on its way and i would visit their every year is different like Starwarsland and Toystoryland is still being under construction and it wont be finish until 2019 zootopia rollercoaster tron coaster coco insideout figment guardian of the galaxy will be open for disney world 50th anniversary in 2021 disneyland 70th anniversary will come and bob iger Ceo of disney will be retiring soon radio Disney youth is over now their older now and their no longer teenager but adults.

#hurricanesarebad

Is it a requirement that one has to be morbidly obese to be on this show?

You guys need to talk less about your kids and you know who you are nd more about disney.

I have to disagree with taking kids out of school. That's like calling out from work for a week. If you did that you would be fired from your job. Now you teach kids it's ok to "call out" and when they get into the real world they may fall flat on their face.