September Disney World crowds

In September Disney World crowds get a treat. The weather is perfect, the crowds are light, and the food and wine are fantastic.

The Princess and her Prince Charming just finished a September honeymoon trip to Walt Disney World. They found everything to be just about Perfect.

International Food and Wine Festival

Picture by Jeff_B

September Events

September is normally one of the lowest crowd months at Walt Disney World. So Disney spices up the months with several special events. The Night of Joy is held the first weekend of the month. Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party starts in September on selected nights in the Magic Kingdom. The International Food and Wine Festival kicks off in Epcot.

Dad's Disney World Events page

How to avoid September crowds

Yes, there aren't a lot of crowds in September at Disney World, however, Dad's handy dandy crowd avoidance tips and techiniques still work. Dad shows how to use FastPass, and gives tips on when to visit the parks. Check it out.

Dad's September Disney World Crowds and more page

Dad's Crowd Calendar Disclaimer

This calendar is based on historical facts, as I know them today. The Walt Disney World Resort is an ever-changing environment and you might find things significantly different from below.

(There, Mr. Dad's lawyer, are you happy?)

September Disney World Crowds 2012

Light - the green color - no waiting in most lines
Moderate - the blue color - short wait in all lines, 30 minutes on the big rides
Heavy - the yellow color - 30 minute wait on all rides, 1-2 hours on the big rides, must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to shows
Wall-to-Wall - that leaves red - 1 hour + waits on rides not unusual. 2-3 hours for the big rides. Even 30 + minute waits for "fast" food.

Ask Dad

Do you still have questions about September Disney World crowds? Is there anything at all you want to know about Disney World? Why not Ask Dad? Dad knows Disney World and isn't afraid of telling you what he knows.

Dad's Ask Dad page

The complete crowd picture

Here is an overall view of what the crowds at Disney World will be like during the month of September. This calendar is based on Dad's knowledge and whatever information he can find about crowd patterns during the month. For a complete, park by park day by day, look at what the crowds are in each park, check out Touringplans.com.

The guys and gals at Touringplans.com literally wrote the book on Disney World crowds (The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World). They have years of historical crowd levels so you can see what the crowds have been like through the years. They have projected crowd levels in each park for every day of the year. Each day there is a recommendation for the best parks to visit and those to avoid. They even have an smart phone app that shows how long the lines are at every ride in real time.

I use Touringplans.com for my trips and highly recommend it. Trust me.