2015 CROWDS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
The chart lower on the page shows my forecasts for 2015 crowds by week at Walt Disney World.
Dates in it are the beginning of the week, and the forecast covers the recommended Saturday-Sunday 9 day stays.
(For 2016 crowds, click here, and for 2017 crowds, see this.)
Crowd levels are ranked by week from 1-11 in the following way:
1: Lowest of the year
2: Lower
3: Low
4: Low-plus
5: Moderate-minus
6: Moderate
7: Moderate-plus
8: High-minus
9: High
10: Higher
11: Highest
HOW TO INTERPRET THE 2015 DISNEY WORLD CROWD CALENDAR
Dates are the beginning of the week.
The “low crowd” weeks–those colored green, and rated 1-4–represent the only crowd levels a family visiting for the first time, and unsure if it will ever return, should consider.
However, lower crowds, especially lowest crowds, do not always mean a better week. The lowest weeks are low for a reason–typically because they are in the hurricane or the ride closure seasons.
The “moderate crowd” weeks–those in black and rated 5-7–have crowd levels I would not recommend to first time visitors. However, I’d go during such weeks myself with no hesitation, and think these levels are OK for returning visitors who don’t need to see everything and already know how to work Walt Disney World.
The “high crowd” weeks–those in red, rated 8-11–should be avoided by everyone. They aren’t, which is why they are so high.
MY DISNEY WORLD CROWD CALENDAR GOES UP TO “11”
The influence of the Unofficial Guide  and TouringPlans.com has led almost all Disney World crowd calendars to top out at 10.
However, I’ve always thought that the really nastiest weeks of the year deserved an 11 for emphasis.
So, in homage to Spinal Tap, I assigned 11 to “highest.”
MORE ON WHEN TO GO TO WALT DISNEY WORLD
- For when to go to Walt Disney World, see this
- For the best and worst times to visit, see this
- For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
- For the 2015 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For the 2016 Crowd Calendar, click here
- For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
- For 2015 price seasons, see this
- For projected 2016 price seasons, see this
- For weather at Walt Disney World, see this
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150 Comments on "Disney World Crowds in 2015"
Thanks Dave, however it is all the hotels. It is every Marriott and all the hotels are packed for some reason like we have never seen before last two weeks in November/beg. of December time frame when it is not supposed to be too busy yet to have all those chains and Disney tells me something very busy is going on and don’t want to stand in at least 45 min lines for each one. That is why I wanted to check. Thank you!
Lynn, this happens every year at this time of year. Don’t worry about it. I’ll write a more detailed post early next week on this topic, but the short version is that Disney’s hotels are always highly booked, and don’t serve as a crowd calendar.
We are finding that all the hotels at Disney even Marriott are sold out for December 1 – December 11th. This is rated slow time. What is going on? Anyway you can answer ASAP? Thank you!!!!
Karen, the major rides always have long lines. They are simply much less long during quieter periods–as the week of the 24th will be. But you still need a plan, good FastPass+ selections, etc to minimize waits.
Hi, first trip next two weeks starting Monday 24th Aug. I have been checking the live crowd sites this week and the major rides still have lon waits.
will they go down alot next week?