August 2012 at Walt Disney World
OVERVIEW: AUGUST 2012 AT DISNEY WORLD
This page reviews Walt Disney World in August 2012: crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours; adds a few other notes, and ends with week by week summaries.
AUGUST 2012 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
August begins as one of the most crowded periods at Walt Disney World. Late in the month, crowds moderate, and by its end, crowds are low and manageable.
On a crowd scale of 1-11, the weeks beginning 7/28, 8/4, and 8/11 have a crowd rating of high/9, the week beginning 8/18 has a crowd rating of moderate/6, and the week beginning 8/25 has a crowd rating of low/3.
See this for more on 2012 crowds at Walt Disney World.
AUGUST 2012 PRICES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Prices begin the month at the values 55% higher than the lowest of the year, and moderate prices are 20% higher. On August 5 these prices drop to 3-5% higher than the lowest of the year.
Deluxe prices begin the month 3% higher than the lowest of the year, and on 8/19 drop to their lowest level of the year.
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 2012 prices at Walt Disney World.
AUGUST 2012 DEALS AND DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
As I write this, no Disney World deals for August 2012 are available.
Parts of later August are traditionally a period during which Disney World offers free dining. If it is offered–or if any other deals emerge– you will be able to find the details here.
AUGUST 2012 WEATHER AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
August weather is about as bad as Orlando gets: hot and humid, with afternoon storms common.
Click the image, or go to Weather and When to Go to Disney World, for more on temperatures.
The hurricane season officially begins on June 1, but the peak of the hurricane season begins in mid to late August.
It is very rare for a hurricane to ruin a Walt Disney World vacation. It does happen, though.
Click the chart to see more on the typical timing of hurricanes.
AUGUST 2012 OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Park operating hours vary by the day, and sometimes change without notice. It is rare for hours to be shorter than Disney has publicized, but Disney may lengthen them in response to unanticipated crowds.
The best way to keep up with operating hours is to check Disney’s official calendars, usually available six months in advance, but changing during busy periods even the day before.
These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
The calendars can be tricky to use–see this for hints on how to work with Walt Disney World’s online calendars.
WEEK BY WEEK COMMENTS FOR AUGUST 2012 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD BY ARRIVAL DATE
The week rankings that follow below are from 2012 weeks to visit, 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 2012 weeks (when open, keep clicking to enlarge.)
7/28/12 Prices are 3-55% higher than lowest of the year. High crowds–crowd ranking is 9. Week ranking=31. Use the Summer Itinerary.
8/4/12 Prices remain at 3% higher than lowest of the year for deluxes, and drop on 8/5 to 3-5% higher than the lowest of the year for values and moderates. High crowds–crowd ranking is 9. Week ranking=30. Use the Summer Itinerary
8/11/12 Prices are 3-5% higher than the lowest of the year. High crowds–crowd ranking is 9. Week ranking=29. Use the Summer Itinerary.
8/18/12 Prices at deluxes drop to lowest of the year on 8/19; Moderates and values remain 3-5% higher than lowest of the year. Moderate crowds–crowd ranking is 6. Week ranking=27. Use the Summer Itinerary.
8/25/12 Prices are 0-5% higher than lowest of the year. Low crowds–crowd ranking is 3. Week ranking=26. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary.
MORE ON WHEN TO GO TO WALT DISNEY WORLD
- For when to go to Walt Disney World, see this
- For the next best dates, see this
- For the best and worst times to visit, see this
- For 2012 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
- For the 2012 Week Picker, see this
- For 2013 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
- For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
- For the 2012 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For the 2013 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
- For 2012 price seasons, see this
- For 2013 price seasons, click here
- For weather at Walt Disney World, see this
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