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Pre-Summer Slowdown at Disney World

We’re now halfway through May 2022, and this month has firmly confirmed it’s once again shoulder season at Walt Disney World.
For some reason, there was a spike at the end of last month and first couple days of May, but crowd levels have since leveled off to the 5/10 to 6/10 range.
(We’ve also seen lots of Walk-Up Waitlist availability at pretty much every restaurant on a daily basis.).
As for specific attraction wait times at Epcot, here’s what we have for the first half of May 2022: Nothing all that bad here, and it’s especially interesting to see Frozen Ever After starting to surpass Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.
Even the top trio are “beatable” early or late in the day.
As a reminder, the 8 am official park opening time makes it easier to minimize wait times at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, especially if you’re staying on-site.
In a normal year, that doesn’t get into full swing until the Independence Day holiday, but June is still busier than May.
That’s our expectation this year, too–that June will have elevated crowds as compared to this month, but won’t reach the peaks of spring break.
Of course, so much remains to be seen.
For what to do and when to do it, our Walt Disney World Ride Guides will help.