While the decorations begin going up November 1st, there is no specific date on when they are packed away for another year. Typically that process begins after the first week in January, with the Disney resorts usually being the first to come down.
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Aside from the beautiful decorations, you can expect some live entertainment, holiday carolers, a street party, photo ops, and Santa Claus. During the Christmas season, Disney Springs is insanely busy on weekends.
Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom are also usually fully decorated by the kick-off of the official Christmas season, which is November 11 this year!
Since the Magic Kingdom is the most popular park at Walt Disney World, it's often the most crowded and is almost guaranteed to be at max capacity on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In addition, the most atmospheric part of the park – being Main Street, U.S.A. – will also be one of the most crowded spaces in the park.
December is more predictable than November—crowds will start average-to-low (“start” depends on exactly how late Thanksgiving is) and increase steadily until New Year's Day. If you can visit the first half of the month, you'll have some crowds but nothing troubling.
This month is slightly less crowded than October and December, which means a less hectic experience in the parks overall. The exception to this is the week of Thanksgiving, when the parks will see very high traffic (but still not as high as the week of Christmas).
Special Events in November at Disney WorldProbably the most famous of all the Epcot festivals is the International Food and Wine Festival. Held every year in the fall, if you are a fan of good food and fun drinks, you'll definitely want to plan to spend some time at Epcot during your trip.
Yes.We really do think it is worth it to go to Disney World at Christmas. Even with the crowds, the parks never feel more magical than they do during this time of the year, and there is just something about being in a place surrounded by festive music and decorations to get you into the Christmas spirit!