We're back, and today we're taking a look at wait times and crowd levels over what is typically the busiest week of the year for Disney, the week between Christmas and New Year. In this post, we'll pull up the raw data and compare these numbers to last year. We'll also see if we can figure out whether the recent trend of "soft" crowds at Disney World carried over to the busiest time of year.
I want to define what I mean by "soft" (with those heavy air quotes). The overall trend for Disney World in terms of wait times in 2024 was down compared to the previous year. As always, when you visit, how prepared you are, ride down time, weather and just plain bad luck can impact your particular trip. I'm not saying your individual experience is any less valid - if you went during a school break, for example, and found the place bustling with people, that doesn't mean it didn't happen. We can only focus on attraction wait times, which is the best indicator of crowds, even if it is imperfect.
