OVERVIEW
This site recommends that you arrive in Disney World the second Saturday after Thanksgiving.
For those who cannot go to Walt Disney World then, the material that follows illuminates the different resort prices you will face from going to Walt Disney World at different times of the year in 2009.
You can find the estimated dates […]

To return to the first page of 2009 Weeks to Visit, Ranked in Order, click this.

WORSE WEEKS
The remaining weeks are not recommended—but still presented in order:
Sixteen-18 are about the same: higher crowds than 15, but similar prices
16: 3/14
17: 3/21
18: 3/28
Nineteen to 26 are similar: compared to weeks 16-18, lower crowds and lower prices, but peak […]

I recommend arriving the second Saturday after Thanksgiving.
If you can’t go then, I present below the weeks of 2009 in order of best to worst…although I have grouped some almost equally bad weeks. (Because of the length of this page, I have split it into two; the link for the second half is at the […]

DISNEY WORLD CROWDS OVERVIEW
The thumbnail (click on it to open it; when open, click the open chart once or twice to enlarge) presents forecasts for crowds at Walt Disney World over the next year and a half.
The thumbnail shows colored bars by Saturday arrival date for the next 18 months. The higher the bar, the […]

PROJECTED PRICE SEASONS
Below are actual 2009 Resort price seasons, and estimated dates of Walt Disney World price changes 2010 and later, based on recent Disney practice:

Lowest of year begins: January 1
40% higher begins: 2/13/09, 2/11/10, 2/17/11
20% higher begins: 4/19/09, 4/11/10, 5/1/11
30% higher begins for Values and Moderates (Deluxes stay at 20% higher): 5/22/09, 5/27/10, 5/26/11
Lowest […]

If you can’t go to Walt Disney World the week I recommend, or are just curious about weather patterns in Orlando, the following pages illuminate the weather in Orlando in the recent past.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
This page shows by day for the entire year at Walt Disney World 80th percentile, 50th percentile, and […]

OVERVIEW 
This site recommends that you arrive the second Saturday after Thanksgiving. For those who cannot go to Walt Disney World then, the material that follows illuminates the different resort prices you will face from going to Walt Disney World at different times of the year in 2008. You can find the estimated dates for 2009-2011 […]

BEST TIMES TO VISIT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Mid-late October,
November other than the first and Thanksgiving weeks,
Early-mid December,
Early March, and
Between the second week after Easter and the week before Memorial Day.

WORST TIMES TO VISIT
All other times.
In general, Walt Disney World is the most crowded when kids are out of school: over summer, Thanksgiving week, Christmas and New […]

The thumbnail (click to open; when open, click again a couple of times to enlarge) lists every week through 2010 and recommends whether or not to go that week.
Note: 2009 is included on the thumbnail, but see also this for much more detail, including 2009 weeks to visit, ranked in order.
LINKS FOR WHEN TO […]

Note: this page may make more sense to new users if, before reading it, they first review Who this Site is For, Summary of Instructions, and When to Go. Then again, it may not.

I recommend arriving the second Saturday after Thanksgiving. If you can’t go then, I present below the weeks of 2008 in order […]

NEXT BEST 2009 DATES
If you can’t go to Walt Disney World the week I recommend, see this page for your next best 2009 choices: 2009 Weeks to Visit Ranked in Order.
See below for future Walt Disney World dates.
OTHER DATE PLANNING GUIDANCE
Choices in later years, and other tools for planning your dates, can be found in […]

“Here’s a tip for avoiding the crowds. The entire world over, two of the best weeks to go anywhere are the first two weeks of December. The weather is good in most places and attendance is almost always low. At Disneyland and Disneyworld in particular, the first two Wednesdays of December are […]