When to go
November at the Disney parks
The post-Halloween exhale: haunts close, holiday programming begins at some parks, and the weeks around Thanksgiving carry the month's two very different crowd realities.
November at these parks: a good window with known trade-offs. The post-Halloween exhale: haunts close, holiday programming begins at some parks, and the weeks around Thanksgiving carry the month's two very different crowd realities..
Expected — not yet announced · Checked July 2026
Crowd and cost shapes describe multi-year patterns across the ten parks rather than a forecast for any single year. Weather figures are climate normals for each region and do not decay; the Texas figures blend the DFW and San Antonio areas, and the Southern California figures blend the coastal and inland valleys.
The verdict
Good month for
- The first three weeks' quiet
- Holiday-event openings
Bad month for
- Thanksgiving week
- Northern parks' wind
Crowds
Moderate crowds
Busiest windows
- Thanksgiving week
Quietest windows
- The first two full weeks
Weather
Climate normals for each resort. These are averages over a long reference period, not a forecast — the only figures on this site that do not decay.
| Resort | Avg high | Avg low | Rain days | What it feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California (LA basin to San Diego) | 73°F | 52°F | 3 | Climate normals, not a forecast. |
| Orlando (and Winter Haven) | 78°F | 56°F | 6 | Climate normals, not a forecast. |
| Texas (DFW and San Antonio) | 68°F | 45°F | 5 | Climate normals, not a forecast. |
| New Jersey (Jackson) | 56°F | 37°F | 8 | Climate normals, not a forecast. |
| Chicago (Gurnee) | 49°F | 34°F | 10 | Climate normals, not a forecast. |
Cost
Moderate cost
What is on in November
Planning notes
The month in one decision
The early-November window is a genuine shoulder season at the warm-climate parks — the year's quietest full-operation days outside September.
The detail that matters
Holiday events open across the month at several parks and the Thanksgiving-to-December bridge crowds build steadily toward the holiday peak.
The permanent version of all this
Height requirements, ride mechanics, accessibility detail, and permanent dining live on our evergreen guide, our year-round sister site. They do not change with the season, so we do not repeat them here.