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Across the board, those weekly wait times are both below average by historical standards and lower than the pent-up demand period seen the last couple of years. It’s not normal for the numbers to be that clean, for lack of a better term. It’s purely coincidental (and a little weird, frankly) that these weeks are all 31/41 minute averages. Then Thanksgiving, with a 41 minute average. Then another lull, with another 31 minute average. After that came Veterans Day and Jersey Week, which saw a fairly significant spike and a 41 minute average.

#MIDNIGHT CASTLE NEXT UPDATE 2019 FULL#

Average wait times were 31 minutes for both the last week of October and first full week of November. It was a similar story prior to that to end October and start November. We’ll put that into context in just a minute, but suffice to say, those are exceptionally good crowd levels. Average wait times across the entirety of Walt Disney World ranged from 29 to 34 minutes during that 3-week stretch. That along with the first two weeks of December all ended up having low crowd levels, especially as compared to what followed. It wasn’t just the week immediately after Thanksgiving that was blissfully uncrowded. That was on December 1, after Thanksgiving ended and our favorite week of the year at Walt Disney World had begun.

While we’ve done updates on Genie+ selling out over the course of the last couple of weeks that also discussed wait times, our last true crowd report was One of the Worst Weeks Ends & Best Begins for Walt Disney World’s Christmas Crowds. While this is a fundamentally a recap, our goal is offering insight for those planning Christmas and New Year’s 20 trips to Walt Disney World. This crowd report takes a look at the triple-digit wait times for the entire month of December, entirety of last year, and the last ~3 years to put into context just how bad the week leading up to NYE really was. Happy New Year! It’s officially 2024, but before we completely close the book on last year, we want to take a final look at the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, which earned the dubious distinction of being the #1 worst week at Walt Disney World.

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