Navigating the Worst Times to Visit Walt Disney World

Disney Travel Secrets - How to do Disney

Kerri Stuart

Vacation, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Waltdisneyworld, Wdw, Disney

3.7 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

418 - 🏰 Planning a Walt Disney World vacation? Don't book until you watch this! Travel Agents, Authors and Disney travel experts Rob and Kerri Stuart reveal the WORST times to visit Disney World in 2025 - and the hidden gems you never knew about.

Learn exactly when to avoid the parks and discover the "Sweet Spot" months that combine lower crowds with perfect weather. In this must-watch episode, you'll discover:

The truth about crowd calendars and why they don't work anymore
High-impact periods to avoid (including RunDisney weekends and peak holidays)
Secret "Sweet Spot" months for the best Disney experience
Expert tips for visiting during busy periods if you have no choice
How to plan around school schedules (including homeschool families)
Insider advice on booking dining reservations and Lightning Lanes

Broadcasting from their studio near Disney World in Windermere, FL, Rob and Kerri share real, current insights you won't find in outdated blog posts or AI-generated content. Whether you're planning your first Disney vacation or your twentieth, this episode will help you maximize your time and money at the Most Magical Place on Earth.

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0:00.0	Everyone knows that there are better times to visit Walt Disney World than others, but when are they?
0:06.0	And which ones are the best for your family?
0:08.5	Is it a three-day weekend, a school break, or a random week during hurricane season?
0:13.3	And how do you define best, best prices, lowest crowds, best experience?
0:17.5	I mean, come on.
0:18.3	Yeah, so do you want holidays like Christmas and Mickey's very
0:21.8	Merry Christmas party? Or do you want to visit during one of the festivals at Upcott? So,
0:26.7	you know, there used to be times when crowd calendars were fairly accurate. That is no longer the
0:32.2	case. So stay tuned to find out. And let's together figure out the best time for your family.
0:38.0	Hello, my friend,
0:41.9	and thanks for tuning in. I'm Rob Stewart and this is my wife Carrie. We are travel agents,
0:48.3	authors, and former TV hosts. And we are here in the CMV studio in Windermere, Florida, right next to Disney and you are listening to or watching episode number 418 original air date February 17th, 2025.
0:56.1	So if you're wondering why we say we're in Windermere is because Orlando is a very big
0:59.9	area and we purposely chose where we live to be very close to Disney.
1:05.3	And there's a saying here that Orlando is 30 minutes from Orlando.
1:10.0	That couldn't be more true.
1:11.3	Closer to 60 minutes or more during one of the three rush hours that we have here every day on I-4.
1:16.2	Yeah, or construction.
1:17.4	Yes, that's true, too.
1:18.7	And so why do we tell you the air date? Because many things that we talk about are not Evergreen.
1:23.8	You may listen to an episode that we recorded in 2018. We're talking about the great movie ride.
1:28.8	Actually, that was 2017. In general. But you're going like, what are you talking about?
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