Category — a. When to Go to Walt Disney World

LATEST REVISION TO 2011 DISNEY WORLD WEEK RANKINGS

The final bit of data needed for this site’s 2011 Weeks to Visit Walt Disney World, Ranked in Order—actual 2011 price seasons—came out earlier this week.

I’ve revised 2011 Weeks to Visit Walt Disney World based on the new price material.

While a number of weeks had their rankings change, in every case but one it was by three or fewer rankings, and not really significant.

Only one week changed quite a bit.  The week beginning December 17, 2011 shifted from number 24, in Weeks to Avoid, to 14, and has become a recommended week.

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This shift is because prices will remain low later in this week than I had forecast.

The week will be a bit of mix. 

• The first part of the week will be wonderful, with low crowds and low prices. 
• Crowds will build from Wednesday onwards, hitting very high levels by Christmas Eve.
• Prices go up to their highest level of the year on Friday, December 23rd

The actual 2011 price seasons show quite a different pattern than in recent years—including a completely new season, the fall season.

See this for more on the new fall season.

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 2010 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
  • For the 2010 Week Picker App, see this
  • For 2011 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
• For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
• For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
  • For 2010 price seasons, see this
  • For 2011 price seasons, see this
  • For projected 2012 price seasons, see this
• For weather at Walt Disney World, see this

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THE NEW FALL PRICE SEASON AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

For 2011, Walt Disney World has made significant changes to the ways it increases and lowers prices at its resort hotels.

These changes have been continued in Disney’s 2012 price seasons.

These include

• A new second value season with slightly higher prices than the first value season
• A new second regular season with slightly higher prices than the first regular season, and
• A totally new season—the “Fall” season

THE FALL SEASON AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

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Walt Disney World has released its 2011 resort hotel prices, and you can now book packages with Walt Disney World (or a travel agent) through December 2011.

See  2011 price season at Walt Disney World for more.

(I was a little cocky in my initial post on this, and to aid humility have left my original material below…)

I got one date wrong in my forecast 2011 price seasons –I had the summer season beginning a week earlier than in fact it does.

I have fixed that, but continue to leave my 2011 price seasons  page labeled “forecast” and “projected” as there are some oddities in December 2011 that I need to resolve first before shifting it from forecast to actual. 

More to come on December 2011.

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 2010 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
  • For the 2010 Week Picker App, see this
  • For 2011 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
• For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
• For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
  • For 2010 price seasons, see this
  • For 2011 price seasons, see this
  • For projected 2012 price seasons, see this
• For weather at Walt Disney World, see this

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NEW YEAR’S EVE AT DISNEY WORLD

New Year’s Eve festivities will happen on December 31, 2010 at Disney World’s Epcot and Magic Kingdom theme parks.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has no special New Year’s events, but will be open late. The Animal Kingdom has no special events and closes at 8p.

• Epcot is open until 1a on New Year’s Eve; Disney’s Hollywood Studios until midnight for the general public, and 3a for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests; and the Magic Kingdom is open until 2a
• The Magic Kingdom will have New Year’s Eve fireworks at 8.30 and 11.50p, and Epcot will have fireworks at 7.30 and 11.45p
• Note that alcohol is not available at the Magic Kingdom, but is available at Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios

For more details on operating hours, see this.

The Magic Kingdom will have the same fireworks at the same times on 12/30.  This date will likely be a little less crowded than 12/31.

For more thoughts on how to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World, see this from the Disney Parks blog.

For thoughts on how to manage the crowds, see this.

For dining discounts during this period, see this.

DISNEY WORLD PARK CLOSURES ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

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OVERVIEW

Winter at Walt Disney World—loosely defined as November through February–is the most variable of seasons.

The weather is literally variable—cooler, and with typical daily highs ranging from the low 60s to the 80s. Tornadoes can be an issue during this period. See this for more.

Crowds are both near their lowest—in January between New Years and the Martin Luther King day weekend—and at their highest, over the week that includes New Years Eve.

Prices are the lowest of the year twice—between the end of Thanksgiving weekend and mid-December, and from early January through mid-February (the value season). They also hit their highest level of the year in winter, over the weeks that include Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
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OVERVIEW: FEBRUARY 2011 AT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews February 2011 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, operating hours, adds a few other notes, and ends with week by week summaries.
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