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loldis · 3 Dec 17, 08:37 PM

January has a really quiet reputation, and the overall average is pretty low for Disney, but it definitely has its busy moments. Which unfortunately, are usually clustered in the first half of the month.

Specifically for 2018... with New Years Day being a Monday, they're predicting that entire week to be busy (the day you arrive is rated as a 10 crowd level!) as there's the extra day off work which always peaks crowds. Then running into the marathon crowds for the following weekend. I'd expect it to drop off quite sharply after that though, but will go back up to moderate in the middle of the month due to MLK weekend (13-15). And back down again for pretty much the rest of the month.

ETA: There's no truly low season now - Disney work hard to add events and festivals to ensure this. Which is great for their business, but not great for low crowd seekers like myself. I just gave up and am going moderate.

3 Dec 17, 08:37 PM	#2
	3 Dec 17, 08:37 PM loldis Imagineer
loldis Imagineer Join Date: May 17 Location: Sussex	January has a really quiet reputation, and the overall average is pretty low for Disney, but it definitely has its busy moments. Which unfortunately, are usually clustered in the first half of the month. Specifically for 2018... with New Years Day being a Monday, they're predicting that entire week to be busy (the day you arrive is rated as a 10 crowd level!) as there's the extra day off work which always peaks crowds. Then running into the marathon crowds for the following weekend. I'd expect it to drop off quite sharply after that though, but will go back up to moderate in the middle of the month due to MLK weekend (13-15). And back down again for pretty much the rest of the month. ETA: There's no truly low season now - Disney work hard to add events and festivals to ensure this. Which is great for their business, but not great for low crowd seekers like myself. I just gave up and am going moderate. Edited at 08:41 PM.