Wondering what is the best time to travel to Disney World in Orlando FL? This page shows the number of passengers arriving monthly at Orlando FL (MCO) airport.

Some people might feel that when to travel to Orlando FL is when it is least crowded. For others the best time to go to Orlando FL is when everyone else is, as that indicates which time of year is most popular with travelers. Whichever perspective you take on this, hopefully this page will provide you with useful information in planning your trip to Orlando FL.

A lot of people fly into Orlando airport to visit Walt Disney World. With only so many rides, the parks can sometimes get crowded. The graph below lists monthly historical passenger arrival counts for Orlando airport for the years 2007 and 2008.

As can be seen in the chart, September had the least number of arriving passengers in both 2007 and 2008 (about 1 million passengers in each of these months). Contrast this with March, which are the highest with around 1.7 million arriving passengers: a 70% increase in passenger count. This suggests March is the busiest time, and September the least crowded time to visit Orlando and its many resorts.

There are a lot of advantages to traveling during the off season including lower plane fares, cheaper hotels, better room choice, and shorter lines at the airport and your destination. While for many locations summer is the busiest time of year, every location is different and has its own busy time such as winter for ski destinations. Crowdlevel.com offers information to help you avoid the crowds and determine the best time to travel.

Charts of monthly historical arriving passenger totals for several popular US airports / destinations:

Aspen, CO (e.g. for skiing)
Honolulu, HI (Hawaii)
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL (e.g. for Walt Disney World)

Here are passenger totals for several major international airports:

• London
• Paris
• Beijing
• Frankfurt
• Madrid
• Hong Kong
• Tokyo

Crowd levels for the most popular 500 or so airports worldwide are here:

• Airport list

Crowdlevel.com provides information about crowd levels: knowing how crowded a particular location or venue has been in the past can help predict how crowded it will be in the future and help one choose the best time to go. This when to go information can assist in planning a trip to avoid the crowds. Examples of questions this site helps answer: “When is the least crowded time to go to Disney World in Florida”, and “when to travel”. The site lists the number of passengers arriving monthly at US and international airports.

This page is about busy times of the year at Orlando FL airport, based on the number of arriving passengers at MCO for 2007 and 2008. It helps answer the question when to go, and assists in planning trip to Orlando FL.

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