September 2012 at Walt Disney World
OVERVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2012 AT DISNEY WORLD
This page reviews Walt Disney World in September 2012: crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, special events, and operating hours; and ends with week by week summaries.
SEPTEMBER 2012 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
September is one of the least crowded months at Walt Disney World.
On a crowd scale of 1-11, the week beginning 9/1 has a crowd rating of lower/2, and the weeks beginning 9/8, 9/15 and 9/22 have crowd ratings of lowest/1.
See this for more on 2012 crowds at Walt Disney World.
SEPTEMBER 2012 PRICES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Prices begin the month at 0-5% higher than the lowest of the year.
On September 28th, they increase at all resorts to 6% to 16% higher than the lowest 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.
SEPTEMBER 2012 DEALS AND DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Deals are available for most of September. Find the details here.
SEPTEMBER 2012 WEATHER AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Early September weather is about as bad as Orlando gets: hot and humid, with afternoon storms common. Over the month, temperatures moderate.
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, and continues through September until early October.
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.
SEPTEMBER 2012 SPECIAL EVENTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off in September 2012.
2012 dates include
- September 2102: 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 30
- October 2012: 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31
- November 2012: 2
SEPTEMBER 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 SEPTEMBER 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.)
9/1/12 Prices are 0-5% higher than lowest of the year. Lower crowds–crowd ranking is 2. Week ranking=24. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary, but see this for required changes.
9/8/12 Prices are 0-5% higher than lowest of the year. Lowest crowds–crowd ranking is 1. Week ranking=23. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary, but see this for required changes
9/15/12 Prices are 0-5% higher than lowest of the year. Lowest crowds–crowd ranking is 1. Week ranking=23. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary, but see this for required changes
9/22/12 Prices are 0-5% higher than lowest of the year for most of the week, but have an uptick on Friday and Saturday. Lowest crowds–crowd ranking is 1. Week ranking=23. Use the Autumn-Winter-Spring Itinerary, but see this for required changes
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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