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October Crowds Spike at Disney World
It’s time for a look at October 2021 wait times at Walt Disney World.
By way of recap, fall off-season arrived earlier and has seen a sharper drop in wait times than normal at Walt Disney World.
While the mask rule remains, Florida’s latest wave peaked and has dramatically decreased in the last month-plus.
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Normally, wait times are a good proxy for crowds, which should make sense intuitively–they usually go hand-in-hand.
Despite what the wait times suggest, we can assure you that it was extremely busy that weekend and very busy the following week.
Viewing areas for Harmonious and Disney Enchantment filled up far in advance.
Nothing else has been above 20 minutes, which is what brought the overall average down so much.
It’s also likely that with physical distancing gone and “please fill in all available space” back, guest perception of “comfortable congestion levels” is highly variable–especially among those who have largely avoided crowds for the last year-plus.