Crowd Level
low
Avg High
72°F
Avg Low
52°F
Rain Days
6 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in January
- ✓Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and TRON Lightcycle / Run both run well under an hour on most non-holiday January mornings.
- ✓Cool weather makes the exposed queues for Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean comfortable instead of a sweatbox.
- ✓Happily Ever After and Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away are easy to watch from a relaxed spot along Main Street U.S.A. without staking out real estate hours early.
- ✓The Hall of Presidents and Mickey's PhilharMagic rarely have a wait, so they're an easy fill-in on a low-crowd January afternoon.
- ✓Fantasyland classics like it's a small world and Peter Pan's Flight clear out fast once the early morning rush from rope drop fades.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- ✕Marathon Weekend in early January brings a surge of runners and families that can push Main Street U.S.A. and the hub uncomfortably crowded for a few days.
- ✕Evenings still cool off toward the mid-50s, which catches guests off guard during outdoor nighttime shows like Happily Ever After.
- ✕January's roughly six rain days can shut down Astro Orbiter and other open-air attractions with little warning.
- ✕Tomorrowland's PeopleMover and Space Mountain queues are largely uncovered, so a passing shower means a genuinely wet wait.
- ✕Some cold snaps make splash attractions like Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak Station a hard sell even though they're still operating.
Pro tip
Ride the pack of low-crowd January mornings to your advantage: be at the TRON Lightcycle / Run queue by 8:30am for a walk-on before the Lightning Lane Single Pass line builds, then walk straight to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train while Fantasyland is still quiet. Save Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean for the cool early afternoon rather than dusk, since evening temps drop fast and the outdoor queues aren't heated. If Marathon Weekend dates overlap your visit, avoid Main Street U.S.A. between 8am and 9am and enter through the alternate gates instead.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Magic Kingdom in January
No ticketed events at Magic Kingdom in January.
That is usually good news — regular park hours, no early closures for a hard-ticket party. See what is running elsewhere at Walt Disney World.
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Must-Do Rides
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Rides at Magic Kingdom
AttractionsWith low January crowds, this is the rare window when you can chase Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and TRON Lightcycle / Run back to back without a long wait eating the morning.
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