jan6th to jan14th 07

[reefnut]

ive always gone to disney the first week of feb. and loved it. no crowds. i havnt gone in a few years and because of school i cant do feb so i was thinking jan.6th-14th. i know the marathon is during that week but was wondering how the crowd level and weather was for that week this past jan. thanks

 

[OhMari]

welcome to the DIS Reefnut. I am going to move you over to Theme Park Strategies, you may receive more answers over there. You could also do a search of "marathom", I remember people talking about the marathon after it was completed. Someone also did a trip report on here in February, so you could try to find that report also.

 

[jaysmom4285]

we've been a couple of times in January during the marathon, although not this past January. It never seems to affect the crowd levels in the parks that much. The race does wind through the parks and it can briefly affect your ability to get around within a park, since the CM's will hold pedestrians back briefly to let the runners through unimpeded. But it doesn't take long for the bulk of them to pass through. And it can jam up vehicle traffic if you're driving among the parks and resorts or taking a bus, but again it clears up quickly, usually by noon. Weather in January is variable, and it can be quite chilly, but I guess we've just been lucky and have always encountered moderate to warm weather. The best thing to do is check the long range forecast a few days before your trip to see what the temperature trend is going to be.