Possible January 2026 adults trip

[mama2twins]

I'm thinking of booking a trip for me (51F) and my 21 year old sons for January. I was originally thinking 6th to 10th but now I see that the marathon is the 11th so the week after may be better crowd-wise? Is it still super crowded if we arrive on the 11th? We can't do much later than that as one son has to be back at college by the 18th or 19th. I wanted to give him time to relax at home before rushing to school but is that next week worth it if it's less crowded?

Also do there tend to be room or package deals during that time?

 

[Tom_E_D]

I'm thinking of booking a trip for me (51F) and my 21 year old sons for January. I was originally thinking 6th to 10th but now I see that the marathon is the 11th so the week after may be better crowd-wise? Is it still super crowded if we arrive on the 11th? We can't do much later than that as one son has to be back at college by the 18th or 19th. I wanted to give him time to relax at home before rushing to school but is that next week worth it if it's less crowded?

Also do there tend to be room or package deals during that time?

For when Disney has offered room/package discounts in recent years, see here: https://www.mousesavers.com/historical-information-on-walt-disney-world-resort-discounts/#codetrends

Lists include January discounts.

 

[emilyann704]

I came (and ran) Marathon Week for the first time this year. The races were Thursday - Sunday and we were there Wednesday - Sunday. I found it more crowded than I expected, especially considering I go early May and it's dead. A friend of mine arrived for a park day the Monday after the marathon and said it was dead.

It's not a perfect prediction but if you have schedule flexibility I would aim to get as few runDisney days in as possible. The crowds were not unmanageable, but as you can see in this WDW Prep School Crowd Calendar my dates were light orange vs green for May. The crowds drop down to yellow the Monday after the Marathon.