hi--we went last year from sept 30-oct 7. we wanted to take advantage of the great free dining deal!! the parks were much more crowded than what i was expecting for that time period...esp magic kingdom....waits were 45-60 min for some rides, and i wasnt expecting that in the off season!! even with food and wine fest, epcot seemed to absorb the crowds the best, so things werent as bad there. it did rain at least a little bit everyday, so make sure you take ponchos!! we bought cheap little 99 cents ones from cvs, and then we could just throw them away after the rain stopped...good luck!!