Crowds summer

[DaviVascaino]

Looks like HS is definitely the busiest park today. Hopefully crowds die down a bit before we arrive on the 18th. Local schools start the 11th.

please keep me posted in terms of crowd levels and weather. I am planning to go late Aug 2026. thanks

 

[lovethattink]

how is the weather? manageable? lol

I live in Florida and this is the hottest it’s been, records made. I think we are back to normal August temps now. But it’s Florida and it’s hot and humid.

It’s manageable with the proper precautions.

 

[DaviVascaino]

I live in Florida and this is the hottest it’s been, records made. I think we are back to normal August temps now. But it’s Florida and it’s hot and humid.

It’s manageable with the proper precautions.

define normal august temps

 

[DisneyFive]

We were just there July 22- July 31, so 9 nights. This was our 5th trip this time of year (Late July, Early August) going back to 2016.

We did:

• MK 3 times
• HS 2 times
• EP 2 times
• AK 1 time
• Typhoon Lagoon 1 time

The parks did not feel overly busy, and probably the least crowded summer visit. I mean, there are always a lot of people in the parks so they don't ever feel "empty" in the summer, but this one never felt crowded either.

We've had late September visits more crowded in the peak years of Free Dining, like 2013-2015, that actually got up into the crowd levels of 7 - 9.

Touring plans had forecasted this trip to be 4's - 7's but looking back now they adjusted the actuals down to 2's to 6's depending on the day. I would say it actually probably felt more like 4-6 out of 10. We've been using touring plans since 2010 and I remember those 2's in 2010 were like ghost towns in the morning compared to now. Nothing felt as low as a 2 during this trip.

Either way, crowds have never been the issue in the summer for us. Just prepare for the heat (we take afternoon breaks). For us, we wouldn't visit without a "skip the line system", so we bought LLMP for every day except AK. I loathe paying for it, but If we didn't have LLMP we would have gotten FAR less enjoyment out of our visit.

We do refuse to pay for ILL so we did stand in line for those, but that's just one per park and typically was anywhere from 30-80 minutes for ROTR, FOP, TRON, and Guardians.

 

[godfather927]

how is the weather? manageable? lol

It's awful. I'm never coming in August again. We only did it because my daughter had been asking to do a Halloween party but with our work schedules, we could never take time off in October or September, so we finally decided to try to make a mid August trip work and I instantly regret it, lol. The storms and rain have been hitting every night too. With our luck, we'll get poured on during the party night next week.

 

[lovethattink]

define normal august temps

This is this week’s 10 day forecast. More rainy from the system going to the Carolinas.

 

[muppets3d]

It is looking like the best times to visit WDW are when the Florida APs are blacked out.

 

[RivShore]

And a point from this week's earnings call - DIS said Experiences bookings are up 6% so far for Q4 (Jul-Sep), so it looks more and more like this summer will be busier than last.

 

[toesmom]

I look at wait times periodically and they have been moderate. Right now, 40 min Haunted Mansion, 60 Tron, 45 Space Mtn, 25 pirates, 65 Tiana

We spent 10 days returning July 20, crowds were moderate. I don’t think there is a low season. Long lines for popular attractions

 

[Minnie1222]

And a point from this week's earnings call - DIS said Experiences bookings are up 6% so far for Q4 (Jul-Sep), so it looks more and more like this summer will be busier than last.

It looks like posts #36, 37, and 38 were right all along.

 

[DisneyFive]

And a point from this week's earnings call - DIS said Experiences bookings are up 6% so far for Q4 (Jul-Sep), so it looks more and more like this summer will be busier than last.

It looks like posts #36, 37, and 38 were right all along.

IDK, 6% more is probably imperceptible to the average guest.

25% more? Maybe.