how busy is disney in january?
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Every day of your trip before New Year's Day, you can expect some of the worst crowds of the year at Walt Disney World. There's a drop New Year's Day, but not as precipitous of a drop as there used to be. At worst, January 2020 will be moderately crowded once you get past the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.
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FEBRUARY 2020 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD Crowds will settle down after the 22nd to low+ levels. On a crowd scale of 1-11, the week beginning 2/1 has a ranking of 1/lowest, 2/8 6/moderate (lower at the beginning of the week, higher later), 2/15 8 high-minus (worse earlier in the week, better later) and 2/22 4/low+.
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As far as fireworks, with the exception of Monday Jan 4, there are fireworks scheduled Friday-Monday. That's 18 nights of fireworks in January. The days where there are no fireworks scheduled, Tuesday-Thursday, are the short hour days when Disneyland closes at 8pm.
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Every day of your trip before New Year's Day, you can expect some of the worst crowds of the year at Walt Disney World. ... By mid-January, the parks crowds will further decrease, save for MLK Day Weekend, but those tend to tail off the Tuesday following the holiday as most people don't have the entire week off.
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While this week isn't as crowded as the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, it will still be very busy. In fact, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be especially busy. It's entirely possible that some of the parks will reach capacity at some time during these days.
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Crowds between Christmas and New Year's Eve at Walt Disney World are awful. It's mass hysteria. You will encounter congestion, incredibly long lines (even for restrooms), and other guests suffering meltdowns as they didn't expect the lines or crowds.
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While it's not as busy as July, August is still one of the very busiest months to visit Disney World, especially at the beginning of the month. It is a transitional month as the parks see high traffic in the first few weeks and then fewer crowds as the children (and tadpoles!)
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Crowds are moderate for most of the month. Presidents Week is very busy - only slightly less crowded than Spring Break - and you'll definitely want to arrive early at the parks and have a good touring plan in hand.
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After that, here's the regular schedule in January. Monday through Thursday: Both parks are open about 10 hours a day. Parades may run only once, and night parades (World of Color, Fantasmic!, and the Disneyland fireworks) may not happen at all.
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['Dumbo - March 29, 2019. ... ', 'Aladdin - May 24, 2019. ... ', 'Toy Story 4 - June 21, 2019. ... ', 'The Lion King - July 19, 2019. ... ', 'Artemis Fowl - August 9, 2019. ... ', 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - October 18, 2019. ... ', 'Frozen 2 - November 22, 2019.']
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Magic Kingdom is the most popular park and will be the most crowded during New Year's Eve at Disney World. If Magic Kingdom is your park of choice, we recommend you arrive early and stay all day since it is likely to reach capacity for some part of the day.
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Disney divided the calendar into "value", "regular" and "peak" periods. Peak season will include weekends, spring break, much of the summer and late December, including popular travel holidays, such as July Fourth, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Regular days are most weekends and many summertime weeks.
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January is the coldest month overall for Orlando and the 11th is its chilliest day. It has a daily high averaging 70.8 °F (21.6 °C) and low of 48.8 °F (9.3 °C). The temperature rises most days during January to over 60 °F (16 °C) in Orlando. ... January gets as cold as 32 °F (0 °C) typically on one or two nights.
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Because January is the coldest month in Amsterdam, it's also one of the least busy in terms of tourism. ... You can also expect plenty of cloudiness for most of the month.
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Walt Disney World parks generally experience their highest attendance around Presidents' Day week (third week in February), the Spring Break period from mid-March through late April, Memorial Day weekend, Summer (mid-June through Labor Day), Thanksgiving week, and Christmas week through January 1st.
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The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve can be the busiest of the year. Consider planning your visit for a different week. If you do plan to visit the last week of December, you'll want to book your accommodations well in advance, whether you'll be staying on property at a Universal Orlando resort or elsewhere.
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February is among the least busy times of the year to visit the resort, so you should take advantage of the low crowd levels this month and enjoy some of the resort's top attractions like The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man with minimal waiting in line.