Deciding when to visit Orlando is one of the most important steps in planning a WDW holiday. Sometimes it’s out of your hands and you have to go when time permits, but if you have a choice then serious consideration as to when you visit should be made.

Most Crowded Time of Year
The week from Christmas Eve through to New Year’s Day

Extremely Crowded time of Year
Easter Week including the week before and after

Very Crowded time of Year
Fourth of July Week

Crowded time of year
President’s Day until the end of February
Spring Break (first week of March until mid April)
Memorial Day Weekend
Summer Break (second week of June until second week of August)

Crowds are at a low level
First two weeks of February
Week before Christmas

Crowds are at their lowest level
January
September
First two weeks of December

National Holidays

January : New Years Day on the 1st
January : Martin Luther King Day (third Monday)
February : Washington’s Birthday (third Monday)
March/April : Good Friday
May : Memorial Day (last Monday)
July : Independence Day on the 4th
September : Labor Day (first Monday)
October : Columbus Day (second Monday)
November : Veterans Day on the 11th
November : Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday)
December : Christmas Day on 25th, Note: Boxing Day is not a public holiday in America.

Hurricane Season
This usually runs from June to October.
Major Hurricanes usually form in the Gulf of Mexico during July, August & September.
Not every year sees major hurricanes and with Orlando being away from the coast very often escapes the hurricanes effects.