This Is Why We Warn You About Holiday Weeks in Disney World

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas! It’s officially the week of Christmas, and we’re hitting the parks to enjoy all the festive activities.

Christmas at Magic Kingdom

The week of Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year. Many people enjoy spending the holidays with friends and family at the Disney World resort. It truly is one of the most magical places on Earth to celebrate Christmas. You can celebrate at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Jollywood Nights, and the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. You can enjoy special holiday treats and the jolliest holiday atmosphere ever. But when we say that this time of year is BUSY, we really mean it. Here’s a bit of proof for ya!

We stopped by Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom on the Monday before Christmas, December 23rd, and what do you think we found at both of these parks? Why, crowds of people, of course! Magic Kingdom is usually the busiest park out of all four, but we saw TONS of people enjoying their wild side at Animal Kingdom. The line to get into the park was VERY long this morning when we got there!

Animal Kingdom entrance crowds

As we walked into the park, the crowds dispersed a bit, but we could tell the park was definitely on the busier side.

Crowds at Animal Kingdom

When we wandered over to Pandora, there was a very long line for Flight of Passage! The wait time showed 150 minutes, and there were two different sections where Cast Members were ushering and holding crowds to pass through the line. It was a lot of people!

Line for Flight of Passage in Pandora

Then, up in the Africa section of the park, the line for Kilimanjaro Safaris wrapped around Tusker House (which is not very close to the entrance of the ride). A wait time of 70 minutes was listed, but we would bet it was probably more based on where the line began.

Line for Kilimanjaro Safaris

Animal Kingdom was busy, for sure! But what were things like over at Magic Kingdom? Well, when we got there, the lines for the Monorail at the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) were REALLY long! Cast Members had placed ropes outside of the queue for the extended line.

Line for the Monorail

It took us about 11 minutes to get through security, and then it took about 36 minutes to get on the Monorail and get to Magic Kingdom.

Monorail line

Once we were inside Magic Kingdom, the crowds were definitely there. We aren’t surprised by the amount of people in the park, but it’s definitely a busy day, similar to what a busy weekend looks like at the park.

Main Street, U.S.A. crowds

As the week continues, we expect these crowds to continue to increase. Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve will likely be the busiest days of the year, as Magic Kingdom often fills to capacity on these days. Lightning Lane Premier Pass has also sold out for most of the days in the upcoming week at Magic Kingdom, so that may be an indication of how busy these parks are likely to be.

2 Days till Christmas!

We’ll be at the parks over the holidays to check out crowds and more, so keep following DFB for more Christmas updates!

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