Hi! We're back again! And today we're gonna talk about when is the best time
to go to Walt Disney World. And we've been at all different times of the year.
So we just wanted to tell you what we thought was best about each time so you
can decide when it's best for you to go. The next trip that we're going on is
going to be at the end of January, beginning of February. A lot of people
wonder, "Why would you want to go during winter down there?" The main reason is
because it's not a hundred degrees! Because we've been during July, August.
September, October. Yeah, even then it's hot. We go during January/February. It's a
lot cooler. The average temperature is about what? Average temperature is 70.
The high is 76. And the last time we went at that time of year we got some
high 70's, nothing really lower than 70 degrees during the day. It gets in like
the lower 60's to high 50's at night. You still need a jacket for at night.
But that's my perfect temperature - 70. A lot of people like that. A lot of
people hate the temperatures of summer, so at that time of year, January/February,
is a good time to go for them. There are some dates you want to avoid. The first
weekend of January is the Disney Marathon Weekend. You should avoid that.
You should avoid the week of Martin Luther King's birthday. Anytime there's a
there's a holiday it's worse. And towards the end of February, there's the Princess
Half Marathon. That's also busy. We have ran that. Yes, we've done that. Well,
we walked fast. But actually we've gone there intentionally for the Half
Marathon. But it's a good time to go (January/February) because the parks also are not as crowded.
A lot of kids are in school and can't get away at that time. But we like
it because of the cooler temperatures and it's less crowded. Easier to get
things done, because the lines are shorter and less people in the park.
The second most favorite time to go is when there's an actual party happening
at the park. A lot of people love to go to their special events and parties. Oh my
gosh! It's on people's bucket lists! As a travel agent, they ask me when does the
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party start and when does it end? So they want
to make sure they get in between those dates of some time of going. They don't
actually want to go probably on Halloween night, because I've heard
that's crazy with actual Florida residents. Yeah. And then
the second most probably popular party is the Mickey's A Very Merry Christmas Party.
Yes, and those are great parties. We've been to those, and they're worth going to.
You just know that it's gonna be busy. And those are both in Magic Kingdom.
That's perfectly a good time to go too. It's just you're going for that specific
reason. The crowds are gonna be heavier.
At the Halloween one, you can still get warm temperatures because it starts pretty early.
Early in September. I think even one year, it started at the very end of August.
So the Halloween and the Christmas parties, the Mickey's Not-So-Scary
and then Mickey's Very Merry Christmas, they're both really good times to go.
Because they've got special parades, and special fireworks, and special dance
parties, things you're not gonna normally get. At the Halloween party, how much candy
did we get? You can get all you want! There's trick-or-treat lines. We had a
lot of candy, and we were actually leaving to go on a Disney cruise after
that. I remember and we took like four bags of candy. I mean like big bags of
candy. You get tons of candy. And then the Mickey's Very Merry
Christmas we got free sugar cookies and hot chocolate and a special parade again.
Special fireworks. And you get snow on Main Street. It's like really truly a
magical experience. Another really good time to go it's during Food and Wine
Festival, which is normally October and parts of November. You'll have to check
the Disney website for those schedule of events. Because they keep extending the length
of that festival because it's so popular. And if you don't want to get the crowds,
you don't like the crowd levels again. Like I've talked to some people in our
office, that they go, "Oh we don't really like a lot of people!" Well, then you
wouldn't want to go at night, because I've heard a lot of the Florida
residents go then. So it's better to go early through the day and avoid the weekends.
If you do go, you get to sample foods from around the world at different booths
around World Showcase in Epcot. And different wines and beers.
There are all kinds of food tastings and drinks that you could try and.
They have certain chefs that even give like cooking demonstrations too.That might
be an additional cost. Yeah they have special cooking
demonstrations, and celebrity chefs that come there, and like the Food Network.
You can actually be in a class and learn how to cook with them.
During Food and Wine they usually have a concert series where it's classic bands. Or bands from the 60's,
70's, 80's, 90's, that you may have liked growing up. And they'll put on a concert
on different days.
A lot of people, after the blahs of winter, love to go just fly down for a weekend, and go to the Flower and Garden Festival.
Yes, that's really popular too. And they've extended the time of that
also. And they have flowers from every country of the world that's actually,
what would you say, showcased. Yes! There's a lot of topiaries that are
shaped like Disney characters, and all kinds of different shapes. Like they had Tow Mater.
Tow Mater, yeah! They've also added some food to that, too.
So, it's becoming a little more like Food and Wine. And those two events are
actually more for adults. Yes, there's aspects the kids will enjoy, but it's
more of an adult experience.
Also as far as weather and crowds, a good time to go is in September. And that's
usually why Disney in the past has offered the free dining. That's another
good reason. To try to get people to come down when it's not as busy. Most of the
schools are in session. People have done their summer vacations
so that makes it a nicer time to be there. Getting the free food, it's an added
bonus. And the rumor is! Rumor has it this is the last year that Disney is gonna
offer the free dining! And it's only gonna be for select dates and select
hotels. Free dining could disappear at any time, so that may not be your main
reason to go. The weather and the lower crowd volumes are great reasons to go
there at that time, September. And the newest festival that Disney's
added is the Epcot International Festival of the Arts. And it mixes art,
and food, and music all together in one experience placed around the World
Showcase. And we were there for part of it when we went in January and February.
Because it lasts for about a month around the middle of January to the
middle of February. But there's lots of events going on to do with that. When we
were there at the Festival of the Arts, there was a musical performance from the
Broadway production of Aladdin. And there were art projects that you could be
involved in. Different foods. Disney keeps working food into their events. Well, when
you go to a certain country, like say you go to France, you want to try the French
cuisine, don't you. Yeah. So when you're at Epcot, why wouldn't you want to go ahead and
attempt to try the French cuisine.Yeah! Because you may never make it to France.
And all these festivals at Epcot are a good chance to try different foods
and different experiences. And usually with each one, there's special music, and
artists, and performances that you get to see that you wouldn't see otherwise. And
that's cool for people like me that don't like to ride a lot of rides. Yeah.
So, there's a lot of different cultural experiences that you can get in on if
you go to those festivals. So that's a reason to go at different times for those.
Anyway, to maybe wrap this up, on when would be the best time for you,
maybe talk it over as a family. Because if the kids are like, oh you know, they're
little, and like that's the best time to take your kids out of schools when they're
little. Because they're not missing out. And like our grandson is three, You know
he's not in the middle of trying to pass Calculus. English Lit. It can wait on that.
But maybe that's the best thing to do, instead of saying when is the best time to go to Disney.
It's maybe talking it over as a family. Figure out why you want to go. If the
kids want to wear their costumes and trick-or-treat, you're gonna probably
have to go in October or late September. We love Disney. There's no bad
time to go to Disney. Go when you can...we do. Comment below whenever you've gone to
Disney and why you liked it. So that others can share in that joy, too.
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