Believe it or not, 2027 is nearly here, and many guests are already planning their Disney World trips for next year, including when they’re going to visit EPCOT!

When it comes to choosing when to visit the park in 2027, it’s important to remember that EPCOT will never be “empty,” and there’s not even an “off-season” in the traditional sense anymore, but there are definitely weeks that are comparatively “lighter” than others.

January 24th – 30th

After the crush of the busy holiday Season, culminating with New Year’s, Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (January 6th-10th), and Martin Luther King Day (January 18th), the final week of January will likely be one of the emptiest of the year at the resort thanks to schools being back in session after the break and cold temperatures (yes, it even gets cold in Orlando). This will be especially true of EPCOT in 2027, as the week will see a maintenance closure of the Skyliner, which is one of the primary ways guests in the EPCOT Resort Area visit the park. This will likely cut down on crowds at the park considerably, even though the Festival of the Arts will have started a week prior on the 15th.

March 2nd – 8th

As EPCOT has come to be defined by its festivals over the years, the periods when the park is “festival free” tend to be some of the lighter ones on the calendar. In early March 2027, there is one of these lull periods between the Festival of the Arts (January 15th to March 1st) and the Flower & Garden Festival (March 10th to May 31st).

June 7th – 12th

Speaking of post-festival lulls, the second week of June sees another hit EPCOT as the Flower & Garden Festival ends on May 31st, but the busy summer vacation season won’t begin in earnest until the end of June/4th of July holiday. In fact, this period is generally part of the longest festival lull period of the year for the park, as there are generally nearly three months between the end of Flower & Garden and the launch of the Food & Wine Festival.

August 15th – 21st

Speaking of the Food & Wine Festival, the final full week before that event begins (likely August 26th, 2027, based on the fact that previous years have seen the festival begin on the final Thursday of August) should be one of the comparatively slowest of the year. This is mainly thanks to the kids in the vast majority of the U.S. (including in Florida) having returned to school, signaling the symbolic end of the summer vacation season.

While EPCOT won’t truly be “empty” at any point in 2027, there are some (mostly festival-free) weeks that will see comparatively lighter crowds at the park. Stay tuned to DFB throughout the year for further coverage of crowd levels across Disney World.

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