School holiday dates in October

[jimbo mack]

Planning to visit Disney world in October this year.

Are there any school holidays or dates we should avoid?

We usually visit May or November so not familiar with crowd levels in October.

 

[DisneyJoe]

Columbus day weekend and near Halloween will be heavy

 

[jimbo mack]

Columbus day weekend and near Halloween will be heavy

Thanks, having done a quick google search before posting the thread I was hoping this would be the answer.

 

[Disneyfreak Jen]

October is usually the month I go, it’s gotten more and more busy over the years, and there are always a lot of people from the Midwest that are on a school break. I usually go around the 20th for a week, but I’ve been there much earlier in the month, and also the last week.
It seems that districts that start in August take a fall break.

 

[Ksearcy]

October has become much busier over the years because of fall breaks, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, and Food and Wine. Typically, the 2nd week of October seems to be the busiest week (because that is peak time for fall breaks). The 31st will be the start of a busy marathon weekend. Also, remember that this year the fall will likely usher in highly anticipated new attractions (Mickey ride at Studios, Epcot Forever, Disney Skyliner, perhaps possibly even Galaxy's Edge). All in all, October could be even busier than usual this year.

 

[Ksearcy]

Planning to visit Disney world in October this year.

Are there any school holidays or dates we should avoid?

We usually visit May or November so not familiar with crowd levels in October.

I think it is also worth noting that Disney's newly announced resort discounts and free dining offers end at the end of September, so they probably anticipate a busy October. It is probably better just to plan on large crowds all month long.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

UK schools break up for half term, usually in the last week of October as well.

 

[Yaya]

In missouri our school district has "fall break" usually a Thursday-Friday-Monday break around mid-end of October.

** Also, SWGE could be open in October.

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

The sad reality is there are no really slow times anymore, and the days that are slow are harder to predict. I would personally aim for earlier in the month, though.

 

[Disney4family]

Schools up here in NY also close for Jewish holidays that fall in October. It has created extended weekends that are perfect for trips to WDW.