October 2021 Disney World Crowd Calendar

October at Disney World

Warm weather, busy crowds, and a couple of special events

NEW information for people planning traveling to Walt Disney World in October:

We are monitoring things closely and updating our crowd calendars as new information becomes available.
For more tips and info on traveling to Walt Disney World during this re-opening phase, be sure to read our advice on what you need to know.

Weather

Though it’s cool fall temps in many places, October at Disney World is still very hot. Check the forecast before your trip so you can pack accordingly.

Crowd Calendar
October 2021

How does our Crowd Calendar work?

Park hours for people visiting in October usually come out in mid-March

The "crowd level" compares each day to the rest of the year; it indicates how crowded the entire WDW Resort area is on a scale of 1-10.

Thursday,November 1, 201810/10 crowd level

1-3 crowd levels

4-7 crowd levels

8-10 crowd levels

Using many different factors, we look at which park(s) will be the most and least crowded every day. We then mark a recommendation for each park.

Magic Kingdom

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Epcot

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Hollywood Studios

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Park recommended

Moderate

Park not recommended

- Advanced dining reservations: 180 days beforehand when dining reservations open (online at 6 am EST by phone at 7:00 am EST).

- On-Site FastPass+ Reservations: 60 days beforehand when people staying onsite can begin making their FastPass+ reservations (7:00 am EST)

- Off-Site FastPass+ Reservations: 30 days beforehand when people staying offsite can begin making their FastPass+ reservations (7:00 am EST)

- In general, we recommend avoiding parks with Extra Magic Hours (EMH) because they tend to be hte busiest parks that day.

- Magic Kingdom usually sees a surge on Saturdays, so other parks are usually a better choice.

- Exception: Animal Kingdom because it's usually not too bad, even on EMH days.

	Magic Kingdom	Epcot	Hollywood Studios	Animal Kingdom	Typhoon Lagoon	Blizzard Beach	Disney Springs	Dining Closings	Attraction Closings	Reservation Dates
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