January 2010 at Walt Disney World

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OVERVIEW

This page reviews January 2010 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, weather, adds a few other notes, and ends with week by week summaries. 

JANUARY 2010 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

January (after the New Year’s weekend) is one of the least crowded periods at Walt Disney World. The Martin Luther King holiday weekend (1/16-1/18/2010) will be the busiest time. 

See this for more on projected crowds at Walt Disney World. 

JANUARY 2010 PRICES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

In general, Walt Disney World resort hotel prices in January are as low as they get all year. They pop up a little over the Martin Luther King day weekend. 

Click the image to see a Pop Century Resort example of Disney World resort pricing. (When open, click again to enlarge.) See this for more on prices at Walt Disney World. 

JANUARY 2010 WEATHER AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

January weather is cooler and variable. Cold, rainy days—not uncommon—are great for first time visitors, as they reduce the crowds in the parks and make the parks easier to see with low waits. Returning visitors looking for good days to lounge around the pool should not count on many. 

Click the image, or go to Weather and When to Go to Disney World, for more on temperatures. (When open, click again to enlarge.) 

OTHER NOTES AND COMMENTS ON JANUARY 2010 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

January and February are the most common periods for rides to be closed for refurbishment. 

This makes these months less good for first time visitors who do not know if they will return—why go when the chances of missing something great are high? 

Already announced closures at the Magic Kingdom include the Crystal Place (through 2/14) and Splash Mountain (through 2/27). At Epcot, Test Track will be closed January 11-17, and Living With the Land January 18-February 5. 

The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is 1/9 and 1/10/2010. This can add congestion to the parks, and unusual traffic patterns to the roads around them. 

WEEK BY WEEK COMMENTS FOR JANUARY 2010 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD BY ARRIVAL DATE

The week rankings that follow below are from 2010 Weeks to Visit Walt Disney World, Ranked in Order, and are designed for first-time visitors who do not know whether or not they will return. Click the image for a calendar view of 2010 weeks (when open, keep clicking to enlarge.) 

1/2/2010 End of New Years week; prices and crowds start high, but both drop starting Sunday and Monday. Routine ride closures for rehab and maintenance (e.g. Splash Mountain closed though 2/27). Marathon at end of week. Week ranking=45. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary 

1/9 Prices and crowds drop to very low levels; weather remains cooler and variable, and routine ride closures for rehab and maintenance continue. Marathon at beginning of week. Week ranking=46. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary 

1/16 Prices and crowds kick up for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, then drop to very low levels; weather remains cooler and variable, and routine ride closures for rehab and maintenance continue. Week ranking=50. Use this itinerary. 

1/23 Prices and crowds remain very low, weather remains cooler and variable, and routine ride closures for rehab and maintenance continue. Week ranking=47. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary 

1/30 Prices and crowds remain very low, weather remains cooler and variable, and routine ride closures for rehab and maintenance continue. Week ranking=48. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary

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