Christmas and Summer Crowd Comparison

[whoopnshoot]

This will be our first Christmas trip...I expect it to be super crowded, but it it similar to summer crowds or worse? I guess it really doesn't matter, but just trying to plan plan plan...

 

[OKW Lover]

Worse. Christmas week is about the busiest you'll find WDW. Only the President's Day week and the Easter Week are close, crowd-wise.

 

[RMulieri]

Christmas crowds are worse.The only positive is it is cooler.

 

[bytheblood]

Worse. Christmas week is about the busiest you'll find WDW. Only the President's Day week and the Easter Week are close, crowd-wise.

Exactly.

 

[ilandrazdsw]

way more crowded, but on the positive side it *usually* is a lot cooler and you have plenty of decorations and alternatives (resorts) to check out.

 

[KittieKat]

personally i feel they are similar. You just have to be smart in either season in how you do the parks. Both are very crowded but manageable if you do it right.

 

[JessR]

Christmas and spring break = packed with people

 

[Pete W.]

personally i feel they are similar. You just have to be smart in either season in how you do the parks. Both are very crowded but manageable if you do it right.

I agree. We are summer veterans but did Christmas at WDW for the first time 2 years ago and I braced for the absolute worst in terms of crowds and it really wasn't that bad. There are certainly more people at WDW during Christmas week, but I think it is a larger percentage of 'inexperienced' visitors and we were always able to stay ahead of the crowds. I was actually suprised at how much we were able to do. And as one of the previous posters said, the weather is cooler and that makes a HUGE difference because usually by 1 or 2pm in July you can't wait to get back to your room and/or your resort pool, but at Christmas time you can soak up the decorations, etc. and also check out all the resorts.

I think if you expect huge crowds and 'plan, plan, plan' you will enjoy yourself a great deal.

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Christmas is much more crowded than the summer and the days are shorter. Less hours of sunshine.