Why You Shouldn't Go to Disney World Until 2025

[@sarahwarnimont6808]

Team 2026,!! Going then to celebrate 5 years of being cancer free

[@katethegreat7333]

Congratulations!!!

[@dfbbreea]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Esmerelda-rm6qj]

That's wonderful--congrats!!

[@gorgx.clover]

That’s amazing! 💗💗💗 Congrats! 💗

[@thatonepersonuh]

That’s amazing ❤️

[@almont2112]

I'm 31 days out from WDW. So please AJ, convince as many people as you can to defer until 25! ;)

[@kathrynmdesign]

Same - about 60 days out. But maybe a good reason to go back sooner? I think my family would really enjoy Universal and Epic - but we don’t have the time this go around - just doing Disney parks.

[@cdgolf]

Same

[@Buddycat17]

I’m 31 days away too🎉

[@JH41682]

Same we are 28 days out lol

[@lee8roy]

Ditto! 15 days out 😁

[@mgseggerman]

hopefully the real impact of Epic Universe is to lower Disney crowds while everyone and their aunt head over to check it out

[@marilishr5978]

Yep, that’s what I’m hoping for. I’m going next fall and I’m praying for a chill Disney vacation (as chill as Disney can be)😅

[@StromboliTastesGood]

The way it’s set up not everyone is going to get into epic. Disney will get the spillover.

[@dw1419]

Disney crowds are already super low right now 🤷‍♂️

[@franciscomendezlacomba3856]

The crowds are so low 2024 I’m sure 2025 is going to be a ghost town

[@Chavorrucosbarandgrill]

@@dw1419 Really? I'm traveling in Oct, I really hope the crowds are still low by then.

[@marknoll3019]

I would like to go back, went nearly every year for about two decades (only missed due to covid). Right now, I may be waiting until they have enough sense and lack of greed, and bring back customer service, things like Disney Magical Express and resort check-in, and lose the pay for every little extra attitude. Disney is no longer magical, it's a money pit.

[@queenac2288]

April 2025 has been booked since April 2024! Husband and I are redoing our honeymoon!

[@birbluv9595]

Congratulations! I hope you have a wonderful time!

[@axelrogers4081]

Congratulations! That sounds amazing

[@jacki2011]

2025 is going to be the BEST time to visit Disney World! With Universals Epic Universe opening, I feel like Disney is gonna be pumping out a lot of discounts and special offers to compete. And I think they parks may be a little slower/less crowded than usual too due to that other park opening so.. I feel like 2025 is gonna be the best time too!

[@MinifigJez]

August 2025... for our 30th Wedding anniversary (with our 2 kids) Exactly 30 years after our honeymoon there ! After the U.S. schools have gone back, and hoping that all the crowds will be at Epic Universe !

[@AdamShep85]

Same plan here. Except we aren’t celebrating anything but a fun holiday 😊

[@BriarandSpindle]

Going end of January =). I'm hoping that crowds will begin to slow as people anticipate and put off their trips for EPIC universe.

[@finleythegolden2909]

That’s when I’m going! I think it’s gonna be busier this year end of January than last year sadly.

[@jessyka2103]

Already have March 2025 booked and I can't wait. It's my 40th bday present to myself.

[@lou4057]

I did my 40th birthday at Disney last yr. Best present!! Enjoy 🎉

[@claires2184]

I came over (from Australia) for my 40th too!! Hope you have a wonderful trip 🎉🎉❤❤

[@dfbbreea]

Happy SUPER EARLY birthday to YOU!!

[@loogoo]

I did my 40th birthday at Disneyland Paris and it was the most memorable birthday celebration ever. Enjoy yours!

[@jessyka2103]

Thank you everyone! I'm excited for it. I cant think of a better way to turn 40.

[@JoeyMPLS]

We just got back from an epic family trip (19 of us) tp WDW and it went great! Lines were reasonable and only had to lighting lane a couple rides (Tron and Guardians). There were a lot of sporadic ride closures (for minutes upwards of a whole day), which was way more than normal.

[@councilofkarens729]

Universal in 25/26 for me. Losing interest in Disney for the foreseeable future.

[@marknoll3019]

I agree. Last time I was there, 2022, the service was terrible.

[@videohousejsq]

POV: Me watching why I shouldn’t go to Disney while in line for Run Away Railway. 😂💀

[@tubaman66614]

Already booked and paid for a Christmas trip for 2024. Arrive Christmas day, fly home Jan 3rd. Gonna be a fun time.

[@LtPowers]

Should have mentioned that you shouldn't wait if you want to visit Tom Sawyer Island or ride Dinosaur...

[@Rach227204]

This! Glad I'll get to go on Dinosaur again before it shuts :)

[@mrs.magiceyes3138]

Is it shutting down permanently 😮😢🦖?

[@lucascuadradojr.7662]

@@mrs.magiceyes3138dinosaur yes. Not sure Tom Sawyer

[@mrs.magiceyes3138]

@@lucascuadradojr.7662 too bad but hope they’ll replace it with something worthwhile. I guess things have to change sometimes. But the Dino land has had so many changes recently that I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Thanks

[@howtubeable]

@@lucascuadradojr.7662 Tom Sawyer Island will be permanently destroyed to make room for another Cars ride.

[@zerokool327]

I'm 11 days out lol, so excited. Probably going back next year :D DVC for the win!

[@TimBrownTown]

We just got back and had a wonderful time. We're not huge Disney fans, nor are we even theme park fans. Last year, we did Great Wolf Lodge and didn't have a great time so I was a little worried. We stayed off-site. It was our first Disney trip. The crowds weren't bad, and to us, it was magical and made for a pretty good vlog.

[@chrisscarfo1149]

Going for my wife’s bday and again at thanksgiving! Thank goodness for DVC.

[@storieswithori]

We just left Disney world. It was so so. The customer service is just lacking and the food is not good.

[@SmittyPilot]

DVC Member and go twice a year regardless! November and Food and Wine - can't wait!

[@stacybehrens7152]

I dig the new Cars rides and my daughter is excited. Bizarre however that they didn’t redo Tomorrowland Speedway with a Cars theme. Smelly, smokey, loud, and nothing futuristic about the whole experience. A Cars re-theme seemed like a no brainer unless they plan to put something else in the space.

[@WaterBug46]

After decades of going to Disney I’ll go one last time to say goodbye to Dinosaur at AK and the Liberty Belle at MK. Walk around Tom Sawyer saving memories. The AP goes away in October and will not be renewed. 😢

[@howtubeable]

Shocking how Disney is destroying itself from within. No more Liberty Belle. No more Tom Sawyer Island.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

That’s your opinion. Things change. Nothing stays the same. If you are going to stop doing something because you want to throw a fit that’s fine.

[@EliteEventAZ]

Water park perk would be cool IF and only IF they allowed you to choose the day to use it. Only using it on check in day, most of us fly in from other states and dont get to our hotel until later afternoon or even in the evening.

[@lalahyuga777]

I’m trying to go for Mickey’s Christmas party in November & hopefully will go to Epcot for the first time!!🤞🏽

[@sidneyleejohnson]

May want to factor in what things are being discontinued (like Tom Sawyer Island and the Riverboat). Its not just about what you can see later but about what you won't be able to see later.

[@Alicia-jn9ll]

Why not both?! Haha In seriousness though, while I’m excited for Epic my kiddos are still a little small for me to invest in a Universal trip, but I’m excited for hopefully smaller crowds at Disney as people go to enjoy Epic.

[@dfbbreea]

Totally get that!!

[@birbluv9595]

Just wanna say, I appreciate so much your news and suggestions!

[@bethk3905]

January 12-25 over here. Just hoping to have decent weather and a great time!🎉😊

[@dfbbreea]

I hoping you do too!!! ❤❤

[@staceyswain236]

I am really hoping they add more to the dining plan for 2025, they removed sooooo many places compared to 2024

[@Tinable]

I'm going in November. Getting excited already.

[@Chavorrucosbarandgrill]

Epic Universe is my main reason why Im not traveling to Orlando in 2025, its gona be super crowded, Im traveling this Oct and 2026 once the hype is down.

[@dfbbreea]

Totally understandable!

[@tylerseaman3225]

Going Oct 2-6th! Can’t wait! Going to Not So Scary and HHN😊

[@dfbbreea]

Ooh you’ll have to let us know what you think! 🎃

[@jeremywinslow7345]

First full week in january

[@TheGoofy1932]

Doing both 2024 and 2025. I'm a Disney girl. I've tried Universal and they have a handful of rides I like (MIB,ET,Spider-Man, Hulk,Mummy) but for the most part it's pretty skippable for me. I wish I did like it more because they do offer better perks than Disney does now. But they offer them because they have to. Disney doesn't offer them and they still eclipse Universal Studios' numbers. It will be interesting to see if the opening of Epic impacts their numbers enough to bring back some of those lost perks (package pick up, free LL,etc) 🤞.

[@pauldaley8637]

Yup, I agree we always do both. Epic universe simply means adding an extra day or so to universal, currently 2 and a half days is all we need, I suspect epic will mean bringing it to a full 4 days but disney always requires about 8 to 10 days depending on the nature of the trip

[@nateybear123]

I'm going in January for the marathon!

[@dfbbreea]

Ah - you’ll have to let us know how it goes! Good luck!!

[@nateybear123]

@@dfbbreea Thank you 🙂

[@irenea7987]

All exciting! Annual pass holder so going 2 more times in 2024;)

[@mperson1890]

I would NOT go to any Disney park if you paid me.

[@braylonlee1924]

Volcano bay is their 3rd park and Epic Universe is their 4th park

[@chrisrhodes6489]

Booked for 10/30 to 11/13 for both parties and my 50th. It's going to be a long year to wait. 😊

[@dfbbreea]

It’ll be here before ya know it!

[@krompkap09]

The one video we’ve all been waiting for.

[@dfbbreea]

It’s FINALLY here!!

[@jonstern12]

It's just so limiting for the water park perk because it could be so weather dependent for your arrival day. If I was going to use that perk, I'd in theory want to purchase one less park day for the trip to spend the whole first day at the water park. But who knows if Jan 2nd will even be warm enough to want to go, and also, we all just want to be at Magic Kingdom right when we arrive anyway! To use the perk or not, determines how many park days I would buy, and I can't really know if we'd use it until it's close enough to see the weather. I wish they would let us use it any day of our vacation stay.

[@michaelackert1826]

The thing is multipass is not a new system. It is literally renamed for lighting lane to multipass. They really shouldn’t be having kinks in technology that is relatively old at this point.

[@baystated]

All the line and wait options make the airport look easy to navigate.

[@axelrogers4081]

For some reason I’ve always been to WDW in a World Cup year hahah. I first went in 2002, then 2006, then 2010, then 2014, didn’t go back until 2022 which was my most recent visit…I’m thinking I’d like to go in 2025 AND 2026 hahah fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@dfbbreea]

Wait I LOVE this

[@majorpain8569]

All in Sept 2024.

[@vincent412l7]

You need to go soon if you want to visit before the changes. Especially if you want the prizes from DinoRama.

[@clairejones7878]

We’ll be going to WDW June 2025 for two weeks. We’ll be staying at Jambo House Animal Kingdom Lodge.

[@dfbbreea]

Oh how fun!!!!

[@Houze968]

There's a charity gaming convention (GCX) that's been going on in Orlando for years (it was at the Rosen Shingle but this year it was moved to Universal using their soundstages), I'm hoping next year's will be post Epic Universe and it looks like it may also coincide with Halloween Horror Nights' opening..... fingers crossed

[@HaleyFlood-fo1ll]

I’m excited for when Disney’s villas at Polynesian resort opens what an amazing resort so beautiful very luxurious ❤I think I’m going to wait next year for this maybe I’m going to do it for my birthday 🎂 I

[@mollycomet84]

I went twice in 2024 and ive already got my 2025 trip booked. Hey, gotta love those bounce back offers!

[@dfbbreea]

Right????

[@PlantCozyGamerJess]

I wish I could do both 24’ and 25’!

[@mymasmith7848]

Yass, why not both? (in our dreams)

[@volunteerworker]

Some people can never in their lifetime afford to go at all. Going is a privilege people take for granted. Be thankful you can go at all.

[@rioriggs3568]

Going to Italy this year and every year! It’s my new WDW.

[@dfbbreea]

Ooooh! Where’s your favorite spot to go in Italy??

[@rioriggs3568]

@@dfbbreea All over to be honest. Simply an amazing places!

[@jdsmith1740]

We are going for a week at the end of September 🎉 2024

[@janicemchale7019]

Me too

[@kaylinworthy]

going at the end of january/end of february. hopefully the crowds aren’t too bad

[@claveauannie]

Blue ribbon is open now!

[@dfbbreea]

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

[@Zeo_666]

3 Weeks in September 2025! Just 380 days to go!

[@dfbbreea]

Just keep swimming!

[@marilishr5978]

Same but just a week, I think I’m more exited than my kids 😅

[@petterprime4199]

The backlash for the remodeling and doing the new cars attraction with generic characters is very strong, hopefully they don’t do it. They have plenty of room to build and not destroy Libertytown and Frontierland, WDW Pros have a great video on this.

[@amberhotdogsfordinner9788]

I really need Disney to announce their deals and promotions for credit card/Disney+ members for 2025. How far in advance do they typically put that info out? Any idea when the river boats and Tom Sawyer will close?

[@lcflngn]

Want to visit in a January, but other things keep coming up… Hoping for a first trip in January 2026. :) Even if some things are closed, Epic should still be going hard. Fine with me. My top things are not everyone’s top things (looking to do all non-DL things, plus mostly the stuff we’ve lost, like Muppets & Carousel of Progress) so expect it to turn out ok. I hope they don’t take out Tough to be a Bug before we get there, rly need my nostalgia ;)

[@cheese-x3m]

I am planning to go next year with my family.

[@wolftitan]

Hold out on Disney and GO TO UNIVERSAL!

[@matthewmorici6848]

That's a good idea I am not going back to magic kingdom until Tiana's bayou adventure drops it's virtual queue.

[@YeahYeahBeebisI]

I will never go to Disney World. It's a premium entry price that nickle-and-dimes more than Spirit Airlines... all to stand in lines in the sweltering Florida heat and pay $40 for a mediocre meal. The only people in Disney World now are those blinded by nostalgia. Attendance is down for a reason.

[@claveauannie]

@@YeahYeahBeebisI So... you're listening to Disney Food Blog videos because...

[@YeahYeahBeebisI]

@@claveauannie Morbid curiosity. To keep tabs on how absurd the experience is, from a channel that is incentivized to encourage attending. I can not understand why anyone would PAY for this, but I sure can try.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

@@YeahYeahBeebisIso based on a video you determine dw is not worth your time? Why don’t you try thinking for yourself and stop relying on others paid opinions!

[@Tabitha1369]

Booked for first week of January 🎉

[@jduncan459]

We've cancelled our March 2025 trip. The country is too up in the air. Aiming for 2026 at this point.

[@Cloud_bracelet]

I just went to Disneyland

[@dfbbreea]

How was it??

[@Cloud_bracelet]

@@dfbbreea fun

[@Cloud_bracelet]

Amazing

[@akeas100]

Using Disney gift cards towards your vacation is a pain. I wish they would make it easier to load multiple gift cards to your account.

[@Boundwithflame23]

I’m getting a bit of FOMO from being unable to convince my dad to postpone our Universal trip until next year so we can do Epic Universe. 😞

[@EmilyCheetham]

On the water park thing- what if you are coming from UK & you aren’t getting into Orlando till late in the evening/at night? When can you go to the water park then? Surely people aren’t going to be going to the water park after 9pm at night?

[@FletchyMcFletch]

Maybe.... Book a hotel by the airport, or a cheaper off-property place? Then the next day do your Disney check-in?

[@johnconnors6909]

I am going to Disney world on the 18th of January till the 21th!🤤🤤🤤🤤🤫🤫🤫😱

[@SirSquatchington-q2r]

I'm sorry, but Cars Land, to me, doesn't fit in at all. The great thing about MK is how it's broken into lands based on genres, not brand-names. I have a feeling like, even if it's fun, it's going to ruin the feeling of the park as a whole. The franchise-themed lands make sense for Hollywood Studios since it's highlighting movie IPs, but MK and AK? I really, really don't like it. Pandora still feels like a flop to me. The whole thing seems forced.

[@mgseggerman]

I am going to miss Tom Sawyers Island - and the riverboat - they were such a greet place to chill and catch ones breath

[@HS94s0Ahc]

Agreed.

[@vincent412l7]

Starting at Liberty Square in colonial times, as you head through FrontierLand, you're travelling west through time (history). CarsLand might fit better behind BTM time-wise and space-wise.

[@Alyraynor]

We’re going in 2025! We booked the 4 seasons Orlando and are going around MNSSHP

[@DisneyGirl2day]

I was thinking of going there for 2026 in honor of my 35th birthday

[@Bur6212]

Should tell people about the 30 min DVC presentation and then given a $200 Disney gift card for their time.. we did it on our check in day at the Riviera and had our gift card emailed within an hr… unfortunately this doesn’t apply to current DVC member ls

[@nicolehutto4906]

May 2025 here! Very excited to go again

[@ziggy4465]

What I would really like to see is smaller crowds in Disney, but that’s not our current reality. I really think it is due to lack of employees. This was not as much of a problem from the late 80s through the early 2000s. There were days here and there, but not like the current issues. If the long lines aren’t due to crowds, then why are there even lines? I can remember often walking onto rides from the standby queue. No waiting at all. Granted some attractions, like Peter Pan’s Flight, always have a line. The difference is a long line used to be 30 minutes not 90-120 minutes. I can wait 30-40 minutes in a queue, not waiting 60 minutes or longer. The prices are out of control too. I mean, they used to be more expensive because you were getting more for your money…but that’s no longer the case. I can remember getting free things all the time in the 90s and early 2000s. As soon as 9/11/01 happened, things changed drastically. Nearly all the free things went away, cast members were cut in favor of outsourced contractors, lines became commonplace, quality of the on site food went down, cast members were often overwhelmed just doing their job, and things that took you away from the attractions slowly disappeared. We haven’t visited the theme parks much since 2017 (two times), but continue to use DVC for vacations. At this point, that was probably the wisest investment in Disney. I get a room for 1-3 weeks every year and don’t have to worry about the cost. Granted, there are still dues. Still spending less than I would for the accommodations if I paid out of pocket.

[@waynecartwright-js8tw]

We had our honeymoon there in 1990 and going back in 2025.

[@Kukalie_urgirl]

Thank god an going to disneyland next year🤞

[@amydoran9987]

We just booked our June 2025 trip.

[@dfbbreea]

YAY!!

[@Piperirishdancer]

Yes, stay far far away so the crowds will be low😅

[@JetLagRecords]

DFBGuide, This is amazing! I subscribed right away!

[@dfbbreea]

Thanks for being here!!

[@Everythingisawesome129]

Sept 2025! Fingers crossed!

[@MArStor]

We usually go to Disneyland because it's closer to home. We'd like to try WDW one day but with all the D23 construction coming up, is it best to wait till like 2027?

[@daintiestdiva]

I clicked on this SO fast! Knowing I am going to WDW Sept. 9th-18th 2024 and May of 2025😂

[@dfbbreea]

Hahahaha! LOVE it!

[@XuEverything]

The best time to go to Dinsey world is today. The next best time is tomorrow.

[@dfbbreea]

I can dig it. 😄

[@dannygrau2983]

My question is will the new little mermaid musical adventure show still happen if Disney decides to build the monsters inc land in the art of animation courtyard?

[@dfbbreea]

As far as we know, The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure is still set to open this Fall!

[@dannygrau2983]

@@dfbbreea I'm looking forward to the new test track 3.0 . Imagine if they brought back the creepy centaur animatronic from the world of motion ride .

[@MCEvans66]

Plans for 1st trip to DW changed from Nov 24 to Jan 25 because of the availability of a seasonal nonstop from home to MCO. Only two hopes, the Skyliner is up and running and Festival of the Arts is going on, any hints on the Festival dates yet?

[@RandomYoutuberr-r]

That’s been my plan🤣

[@jameslight9644]

We are going May of 2026. Hopefully Tron isn’t virtual queue anymore.

[@nickpavlidis5735]

I’m saving money to go in 2025 and hoping my friends can too after one of them is waiting news from her doctor if she can go.

[@thebikewatcher9819]

The current state of Disney is Disney in name only. The current vision of the company is to just cheaply vomit IP all over the parks with total disregard for cohesion and theming. The parks are a jumbled mess. I don't think Walt would approve of how the company has devolved.

[@stevens4746]

I booked my 2025 trip in April!

[@dfbbreea]

WooHOO!!

[@crabbypapa3862]

You beat my June booked rooms for 14. I started planning, IE confirming family wanting to go, in March, decided to book whether they confirmed or not, as if I canceled a room the deposit could be transferred to another room. Successful trips start with early planning.

[@nataleehulingqhs7252]

Our make a wish trip is supposed to be in April 🤞

[@tonirojas2519]

We’re going in a week but hoping to be back end of April!

[@marilishr5978]

I did it on March, I win 😅. I was waiting for the “opening day” for fall 2025.

[@Josh-hz8vz]

2025 is a terrible time to visit precisely because all the new stuff will be under construction (except Test Track 3). Ton Sawyer Island, Muppets and Dinosaur will be closing for good this year as well and crowds are low since so many are disinterested.

[@SurpriseFox]

I'm glad I will get a last look at Tom Sawyer next month, sad to see history razed to the ground.

[@Diana.Adilene]

Impatiently waiting to book for December 2025!!😭

[@dfbbreea]

SOON!!

[@gamecubegauntlet]

Universal - here's a new park, disney heres a parade and a couple re-skins(one that nobody wanted to begin with)

[@HH-ig3ck]

From the UK and suddenly have the opportunity to visit in November - I don’t think small world vacations cater to UK visitors - do you have a recommendation for a UK travel agent? I’d love to know what the best week in November would be as well in your opinion AJ! We think maybe avoiding Thanksgiving week? I’d love to get on Tiana but I’m not holding out too much hope! Thanks xxxx

[@KevinBrownTV.]

Booked for March hopefully epic universe is open 😢

[@annlavine3576]

Planning for 2016 but i want to see Tom Sawyers island

[@aries4ever-yk5qp]

I’m missing school for 2 weeks to go to it February 2025! 😁

[@spiritedreviewexc]

this whole board walk thing give the cafe a bad name. Think of it like a ¨black spot¨ on it´s record. Its not cool.

[@chrisbutler7097]

Easiest way is to go every year some times 2x that’s what I do 😂

[@traciecombs7030]

10 days out from our Adventure!

[@dfbbreea]

SO CLOSE!!

[@traciecombs7030]

@@dfbbreea 😁😁😁😁😁😁