WDW Magazine December 2016 - 2017 Crowds at WDW | Page 12

Dave – I still think that the month after MLK day will be fine . The Pro Bowl festivities at ESPN may even draw people out of the parks .

February is pretty chilly for most of the world , and people may be looking to escape to the warmth of Florida , especially as a Valentine ’ s Day treat – what will the parks be like then ?

Carl – February is always a nice , quiet , relaxing time between the craziness of early-January and the big Spring Break crowds . All you have to do is avoid President ’ s Day Weekend . That ’ s what all the crowd predictions and history has been for YEARS . Not in 2016 . Crowds were moderate-to-heavy all month . Crazy !

So what will happen in 2017 ? Again , who knows , but I ’ d guess that we ’ ll see much of the same as we did in 2016 : busy crowds all month — especially over Presidents Day weekend .

I will say that Valentines Day 2017 will be a lot less busy than 2016 , when it was on Presidents Day Weekend .

Dave – President ’ s Day breaks at some schools begin the Thursday before , and at others — especially in the Northeast — extend until the Sunday after . I ’ d avoid this whole Thursday-before to Sunday-after period , but expect the rest of the month to be fine .