When is the cheapest time to go to WDW?

[Zoemakes5]

Been looking all over and can't find a "comparison" chart to see when would be best time to go. I want to get my DD to WDW this year b4 she turns 10. I have some flexibility, but would prefer not to go summer months. She doesn't turn 10 until March 2012.
Any good way to find out the "best" times?

 

[maleficentmom]

Mousesavers.com has a chart of "value" resort dates/rates, and "Time is Money:best Times to visit/worst times to visit"....generally "value" dates are a bit less busy and cheaper(sorry don't know how to post the link)..my guess would be (in general) Sept. and Jan....although we like to go during October Fall Break, nice weather, Halloween party and quite manageable crowds.We've also gone the last week in May and it was busier than Oct. but not horrible.

 

[maleficentmom]

ps...touringplans.com might be helpful...they have lots of crowd info...we actually use it to decide what park each day to tour and the predictions have turned out good for us

 

[Fyrefly]

This is the site PP mentioned, I think you'll find it helpful:
http://www.mousesavers.com/wdwfaq.html#busy
That site is full of straightforward, easy-to-understand info for planning. I used it a lot for planning my first trip.

I took my trip in January and it was amazing. Be aware in January it can be unseasonably cold, but since you'll likely be coming from somewhere cold anyway, I'd say it doesn't matter. The other thing is the days are shorter, but unless you're counting on 2 am EMH I don't think it would matter. We got there usually within 90 minutes of opening and stayed till close, and were bushed each night.

Have fun!