When to go
Answer: the least crowded time that fits your schedule.
The busy times are mid-June to mid-July, Christmas break, and the bigger spring break weeks.
The least crowded month is September.
Everything gets better with fewer crowds
- Attraction wait times are shorter
- Walkways in the parks are less crowded
- Cast members have more time to help you
- Restaurants have more openings
- Prices are lower
You’ll love lower crowds even more with kids
As an adult the crowds might not be a big deal to you– you can arrive early, stay til close, and wait in any length line while eating a turkey leg for lunch.
Little kids need rests, breaks, can’t wait in line as long, can’t wait to eat.
Touringplans.com crowd calendar
Touringplans.com’s runs a crowd calendar predicting crowds each park based on attraction wait times.
Use it to select which week to go, and then to select when park to go on which day.
The summer is hot in Orlando
And has the most rain.1
Even if there weren’t high crowds in the summer, the heat is another reason to not go then with little kids. Heat is more than uncomfortable, it taps your bodies energy supply, making you tired and irritable.
Monthly average high temperature (F) and average temperature (in) for Orlando
| Month | Avg Hi | Avg Rain (in) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 2.43 |
| February | 74 | 2.35 |
| March | 79 | 3.54 |
| April | 83 | 2.42 |
| May | 88 | 3.74 |
| June | 91 | 7.35 |
| July | 92 | 7.15 |
| August | 92 | 6.25 |
| September | 90 | 5.76 |
| October | 85 | 2.73 |
| November | 79 | 2.32 |
| December | 73 | 2.31 |
Source: Kingdom Magic Travel
- The rain in Orlando is usually short showers that blow over quickly. I don’t think you should re-arrange your schedule once in Orlando because rain is forecast.↩