August 2013 at Walt Disney World
OVERVIEW: AUGUST 2013 AT DISNEY WORLD
This page reviews August 2013 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours; adds a few other notes; and ends with week by week summaries.
AUGUST 2013 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
August begins as one of the most crowded periods at Walt Disney World. Later in the month, as more and more school districts re-open for the fall, crowds diminish, and by its end, crowds are low.
On a crowd scale of 1-11, the weeks beginning 7/27, 8/3 and 8/10/13 all have crowd ratings of 9/high. The week beginning 8/17 has a crowd rating of 6/moderate, and that beginning 8/24 has a crowd rating of 3/low.
See this for more on 2013 crowds at Disney World.
AUGUST 2013 PRICES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
August hotel prices begin 50% higher than the lowest of the year at the values, 17% higher at the moderates, and 2% higher at the deluxes.
At the moderates and values, hotel prices drop on August 4 to near their lowest levels of the year, at 6% and 7% higher than the lowest of the year, respectively. Deluxe prices drop on 8/18 to the lowest level of the year.
These low levels continue the rest of the month.
For an example of how prices move over 2013, see the image.
See this for more on 2013 resort hotel prices at Walt Disney World.
AUGUST 2013 DEALS AND DISCOUNTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Deals are available for August 2013. Find them here.
AUGUST 2013 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 2013 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.
These calendars can be found by clicking the following links:
WEEK BY WEEK COMMENTS FOR AUGUST 2013 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD BY ARRIVAL DATE
The week rankings that follow below are from 2013 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 2013 weeks (when open, keep clicking to enlarge.)
7/27/2013 Prices high at values, moderate at moderates, and lower at deluxes. Crowds high. Crowd ranking=9. Week ranking=32. Use the Summer Itinerary
8/3/2012 Prices drop on 8/4 at moderates and values, and are lower at all resorts. Crowds high. Crowd ranking=9. Week ranking=30. Use the Summer Itinerary
8/10/2013 Prices drop on 8/14 at deluxes, and are lower at all resorts. Crowds high. Crowd ranking=9. Week ranking=29. Use the Summer Itinerary
8/17/2013 Prices lower at values and moderates, lowest at deluxes. Crowds moderate. Crowd ranking=6. Week ranking=28. Use the Summer Itinerary
8/24/2103 Prices lower at values and moderates, lowest at deluxes. Crowds low. Crowd ranking=3. Week ranking=27. 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 2013 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
- For the 2013 Week Picker, click here
- For 2014 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
- For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
- For the 2013 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For the 2014 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
- For 2013 price seasons, click here
- For projected 2014 price seasons, see this
- For weather at Walt Disney World, see this
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