May 2019 - great time for pre-GE visits? Or not?

[tentaguasu]

I'm operating on the theory that May 2019 might be a great time for a Disney visit with as close to down season crowds as you can get nowadays, specifically because I'm expecting people to be waiting for Galaxy's Edge
I'm also hoping that likely higher Disney hotel and food pricing would not have kicked in yet.

Here's my theory:

We're a "once every three to five years" Disney family. May 2019 would be three years from our last visit. For us, there would be plenty of new interesting things that we didn't see last time, such as Avatar or frozen Ever After.

I'd love to see Galaxy's Edge, but I'm assuming that will be a crowd nightmare for at least a few years.

So it seems smart to sneak in a pre Galaxy's Edge vacation that would allow me to benefit from lower crowds and lower prices and then hopefully have a subsequent trip once Galaxy's Edge has settled down a bit.

Anything wrong with my reasoning here?

Would late January 2019 be any better?

 

[SCSteve]

I vote for late January 2019

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

I'm expecting people to be waiting for Galaxy's Edge
I'm also hoping that likely higher Disney hotel and food pricing would not have kicked in yet.

We thought that would be the case in May last year with Pandora opening. We thought we would see fewer people than the year before because we went in the beginning of the month instead of the end and figured people would wait for Pandora to open. Especially since it was just a couple weeks before the opening. That did not end up being the case. It was busier last year than 2 years ago. Not significantly but enough that we noticed. It was still a moderate, manageable time to go. If you choose May, choose it for that reason, I wouldn’t go expecting it to be slower than usual.

 

[1lilspark]

FWIW I have a strong feeling Mickey and Minnie will open May 2019 for DHS’s 30th

 

[rteetz]

FWIW I have a strong feeling Mickey and Minnie will open May 2019 for DHS’s 30th

I wouldn't bet on it.