we're breaking down the best times to go
to Disney World in 2020 whether you're
looking for big happenings low crowds or
great values we're gonna help you decide
when you should go to Disney World this
year hey everybody it's AJ for dizzy
food blog we're talking 2020 again today
we're gonna help you plan and figure out
when the best times to go to Disney
World are for you and your family this
year if you're already ahead of the game
have your Disney trip hooked we've got
some tips on weather and ride closures
and openings but if you're still
planning we're talking festivals crowds
and brand new attractions so you can
decide when is the best time to go to
Disney World in 2020 now let's jump
right and take a look at late January
and early February this is always a
great time to head to Disney as long as
you aim for after the run Disney
Marathon and before the big Presidents
Day weekend crowds if you can hit that
sweet spot you'll likely see some of the
lowest crowds in the parks the whole
year on top of that winter in Orlando
tends to have some pretty good weather
so there are fewer worries about rain
and most of the highs are gonna be in
the 60s and 70s pretty nice if you ask
me now despite what you might have heard
about Florida it isn't always warm so
bring those layers hats scarves whatever
I can remember paying 50 bucks for like
a scarf or something because one day it
was 80 and the next day it was 50 out
there so I have spent lots of money on
warm clothing when I didn't plan ahead
so bring those hats bring those scarves
you will be surprised what a big
difference it makes to have a scarf so
just in case you hit that rare cold
spike make sure you have that stuff also
in the late winter time you can head to
International Festival of the Arts at
Epcot this is the newest of the Epcot
festivals it's focused on a celebration
of all things art so that's visual
performing culinary if it's a type of
art you'll probably see it at this
festival now here at the DFB
headquarters we have challenged each
other to rank our favorite festivals and
festival of the arts is in my top 2 I'm
gonna let you guess what the other one
is I love this festival and I think
because it's still small they really do
pay a lot of attention to detail on this
one now it runs from January 17th
to February 24th just a little tiny
festival and it's a great way to eat
some new eats learn from artists at a
variety of workshops and even see
Broadway performers in action at that
America Gardens theater stage now
January 17th is actually a big day for
EV Cup for a few reasons which helps
make that mid-january a good time to be
in Disney World the 17th is also gonna
welcome new films to the world showcase
Canada far and wide debuts at the Canada
pavilion Beauty and the Beast sing-along
is gonna start in the France pavilion
now we've seen that one we've got a
review on the site everything you need
to know about that
these films are sure to be a cool new
experience featuring the latest film and
sound tech and ones that you probably
don't want to miss in 2020 who are we
kidding though there are two very big
reasons that January in February is the
time to be in Disney World and
specifically Epcot to new dining
locations are projected to be open in
the first couple months of 2020 first
off we've got regal eagle which is gonna
be an awesome addition to the American
adventure pavilion serving some classic
barbecue favorites this one is not open
yet even though Disney said it was gonna
open last December it really should be
opening in the next few weeks so we're
looking forward to that also we've got
space 220 and we're expecting this
highly anticipated space themed spot to
open hopefully in February but it may be
pushed out a little bit later so I'm
gonna be honest with you about that this
one might not open as soon as we want it
to but January and February is still a
good time to go and that's because of
the Disney deals so Disney is offering
some great room only discounts at the
beginning of the year those can save you
a good deal of money off your rack great
room if you're looking to book a
last-minute trip now January and
February aren't for everyone there are a
few things you can't do in the winter
months if you're a fan of water rides
you might want to push your trip a
little further into 2020 as both Splash
Mountain Kali river rapids gonna be
closing for seasonal refurbishments
Splash is probably gonna be down from
January 6 to about February 27th and
Kali may be closed from January 6 to
March 21st those days always change and
update but that's kind of what the
Disney websites showing right now and
there's another a ticket attraction
that's gonna be mi a during this
timeframe so if you're a big fan of test
track then you don't want to plan your
trip between the 13th of January and
February 26th
another good time to head to Disneyworld
is in the spring just after spring break
so we're looking at late March April
late April and into May spring break
goes on forever in Disneyworld because
every school system has a different
spring break so it can go from February
till the end of April especially because
Easter is so late this year the time
frame you're gonna look at to get out of
Spring Break is that end of March end of
April beginning of May kind of look at
that time frame so avoid those Spring
Break crowds but come in time to
experience a couple of very highly
anticipated attractions in Hollywood
Studios Mickey and Minnie's runaway
railway is opening on March 4th so it'll
been open a few weeks by the time Spring
Break crowds and of course in
conjunction with the first Mickey ride
ever the Mickey shorts theater will be
debuting nearby writing those new Mickey
and Minnie cartoons if you're less into
the new attractions and more into shows
and entertainment after Spring Break
we'll also see the opening of the
brand-new Cirque du Soleil show in
Disney Springs called drawn to life
Cirque has awesome shows around the
country and this one celebrates the art
of animation so it's definitely a good
point in favor of a springtime visit
after spring break is usually a good
time for a lull in crowds now with the
opening of Mickey and Minnie's runaway
real way the crowds might be a little
larger especially in the studio still
got rise of the resistance crowds there
so it's definitely not set to be the
slowest time of year but it likely won't
be too overwhelming either still much
like the winter months you're gonna see
some pretty nice weather Florida's rainy
season is really the summertime so
spring usually means milder temperatures
and drier weather but it can start
getting hot there at the end of April
beginning of May and don't forget you
take advantage of that pretty weather at
the Epcot flower and garden festival
which runs from March 6 to June 3rd this
year we love this festival all the
gorgeous topiaries around the world
showcase it really is one of the
prettiest times to visit Epcot and
there's a ton of those fun festival eats
lots of booths at this one you guys we
actually have a whole
DFB guide created to help you out with
your visit to the Epcot Flower and
Garden Festival you can go check that
out on DFB store.com
as for deals disney is running some room
only discounts and there's one day left
a book free dining the free dining offer
this year must be booked by January 16th
and the deal includes arrival dates June
27th and 28th July 5th to the 7th and
August 29th to September 8th and
remember and must be booked as part of a
package with a full price room and park
hoppers for everyone on the reservation
in order to get the free Disney Dining
Plan one thing of note is that we could
have some more ride closures as Disney
World gears up for their big 50th
anniversary it's not confirmed but there
are a few dates when Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad is unavailable stay
tuned to DFB or sign up for our
newsletter to get the latest news and we
do a post every week that tells you
about the upcoming ride closures after
back-to-school season this is the next
great time to go to Disney World the end
of August and September should be a fun
time at Disney this year as the revamp
to the France Pavilion in Epcot will be
complete and we're expecting to see food
and wine during this timeframe again
this year the Food and Wine Festival
so what's entailed in the revamp of the
France pavilion first off there's gonna
be the opening of the e-ticket Remy's
ratatouille adventure in summer 2020
late summer will be an awesome time to
try out that new trackless ride although
it will likely have some pretty lengthy
lines after your jaunt at rats eyes you
can dine French style at La Croix buried
at pari which is also expected to open
in the summer and food and wine festival
usually opens in late August so the fall
is an awesome time to sip any ear way
around the world showcase this is
Epcot's longest-running festival so the
back-to-school season is a great time to
catch the beginning of it now as a
downside August and September can be so
hot that it's debilitating in Orlando
might be a little on the crowded side as
well once students head back to school
there would be a bit of a lull so you're
not gonna see too many crowds at all in
that early September time frame but you
are right there in the middle of
hurricane season so the weather can be
really crummy August and September you
can see hurricanes potentially you
definitely are gonna see hot hot hot
very very humid weather and you will see
those daily thunderstorms that are gonna
hit every single afternoon so be sure to
grab that poncho and get ready for an
unpredictable weather day Halloween time
can be really really fun in Disneyworld
though and if you like the spooky season
or just want a little twist on your
usual Disney vacation this can be an
awesome choice and remember Halloween
time starts
August and deeper purple because those
make that the Mickey's not-so-scary
Halloween party starts in August and all
of those Halloween treats come out in
August so that is a good time to visit
if you love Halloween
now Mickey's not-so-scary Halloween
party usually runs from August to
sometime around Halloween usually the
day after two days after and the earlier
dates are usually a little cheaper and a
little bit less crowded save the first
one the first one's gonna be crazy but
after that it'll be a little less
crowded and last but certainly not least
one of my favorite times to be in Disney
is right around the holidays there's a
sweet spot right after Thanksgiving and
before Christmas crowds where Disney
slows down a little bit but you can
still experience all the fun ways that
they celebrate the season without having
to battle your way through surging
crowds of people festival of the
holidays and Epcot usually starts up in
late November right after Thanksgiving
and features storytellers around the
world showcase those festival of the
holidays eats and the iconic candlelight
processional traveling during that
between holiday lul means you can catch
this festival without the massive crowds
the same goes for flurry of fun which is
the holiday event that we expect to
return to Hollywood studios this year
with the park finishing up its big
editions in the spring things shouldn't
be as crowded as other parks and you
might finally be able to make it under
rise of the resistance or Mickey and
Minnie's runaway railway or maybe even
slinky dog - there's typically a lull in
crowds the week right after Thanksgiving
and of course there's Mickey's very
Merry Christmas party which is the
awesome separately ticketed holiday
event in Magic Kingdom there are treats
special character experiences fireworks
parades ride overlays this party just
has everything and going earlier in the
season means you can catch some cheaper
prices hopefully some lower crowds so
there are our tips for the best times to
go to Disney World in 2020 when things
are opening when you've got festivals
and when the crowds aren't quite so
crushing as they are during the holiday
season this summer or spring break
thanks for listening you guys and thanks
for watching if you haven't subscribed
to the channel we'd love to have you
subscribe just go ahead and hit that
button and then you can hit the
notification bell so we can let you know
when we put up a new video and fYI we
put up videos on Mondays Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays so be sure to
hold the time
to watch those guys thank you guys for
supporting us here at DfE this is AJ for
Disney food blog and we'll see you real
soon