Oct had Food & Wine Fest at Epcot.
Weather is slightly cooler in October
Crowds are light for both, but slightly lighter in Oct.
Oct is further into the off season so it may have more rides down for refurbs.
Prices should be lower in September because it is value season.
Thanks for all the advice.. Our first visit to WDW was 2009, we went over Thanksgiving, which of course was very crowded but the weather was wonderful. Sounds like the weather would be cooler in October but I think I would take hotter weather versus more people. How many people does the F&W festival draw?
MNSSHP will also be going on in mid-Sept., too. I think there was even one before Labor Day a couple of years ago! MNSSHP is definitely worth a try if you haven't done it before: many people on the board will tell you that the parade is their favorite Disney parade. I'm not a parade person, but I've watched it twice both times I've done the party.September has lower prices and lower crowds, but it is still extremely hot.
October has MNSSHP and the Food and Festival going on, but the crowds are heavier (although not really bad) and the prices go up. It's also still pretty hot, but not as bad as September.
We have gone in October a few times, and although it's not extremely crowded, you do have to be careful about managing your park time. We found that if we visited the World Showcase during the week right when it opened at 11am, we were able to really enjoy the F & W Festival for a few hours before it became too crazy. The crowds really start getting big around dinner time and we found that we could barely walk through the World Showcase after 7pm. You also have to see what days MNSSHP is going on because that really effects the crowds at the Magic Kingdom. Even though the park closes at 7pm, party guests are allowed in at 4pm so it starts getting really crowded in the early afternoon.
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