"Great Times to Visit" - October

[Phantasia]

I'm in a bit of a panic because of a WDW trip we're planning for this Oct. (Yes, as in a few short weeks from now...)

In looking at the "Great Times to Visit" page on the Disney website, the two weeks we're going to be down there (Oct 12-25) are not highlighted as good times (i.e. less crowded times) to visit.

Any idea why? The weeks before and after are highlighted... I'm worried that there's something going on that we should be aware of.

Whatever it is, it's making getting our last-minute bookings in a real pain!

[Jasper]

There are a lot of schools that have fall breaks that fall roughly during that time period and couple that with the Halloween parties that take place and I suspect that might be the reason why. However, I wouldn't get to worried. Even though it may not be the absolute best time to go it normally isn't too bad that time of October.

[Strmchsr]

October has gotten a lot more crowded for the reasons noted above, but it's not overwhelming. Just have a plan, use fastpass, relax and you'll be fine.

[RedSoxFan]

We're going 10/17---10/26. My kids have Thurs/Fri (10/23 & 10/24) off from school. We decided this week would be less crowded than Thanksgiving week (the time we've gone the past two visits). I'm hoping it'll be less busy!!

[nyobabe2]

We went Oct 20-27th last year thinking low crowds and a little cooler weather...not so much! Just have a plan, go with fastpasses and realize that this is probably not going to be the last time that you come to Disney. You'll never see it all in one trip anyway-that's why people keep going back!!

[SurferStitch]

DH and I will be there the 12-24, and are expecting pretty big crowds. We had quite large crowds the first week of October in 2005, with long waits at the moderate to popular rides at all of the parks, and plenty of people bumping into us. So, if it's like that, we'll handle it, although October is nowhere nearly as enjoyable as it used to be. Special rates and lots of special events have closed that gap for Disney.

But, we have 13 days to do everything, so we can still relax, take our time, and enjoy ourselves.