Ft. W. in the Summertime

[Bichon Barb]

Our kids get out of school in late June and go back after Labor Day. Any suggestions of when we should do a week at Fort Wilderness/WDW? Or will it be equally hot and crowded from late June until early September? LOL.

[Memph1s]

It will be hot and crowded all summer but I would go as early in the summer as possible. The longer you wait the hotter, wetter and deeper into hurricane season it gets.

[momxx5]

If you have a choice, I also say go earlier in the summer.

We stayed at Ft.W cabins this past summer, 7/28 thru 8/4 and it rained everyday! A lot of rain, even the parades were cancelled. It was extremely hot, too! We knew it would be like thatWe didn't have a choice of time to go, so we just went. We had the best family vacation ever!

[Disney Campers]

It will be hot all summer - good weather for the water parks, the heat sometimes makes the theme parks uncomfortable - at least for us, i suggest maybe going to the parks early, then head to a water park for the afternoon or back to the resort and rest by the pool then head back to the theme parks in the evening.

[loriandmatt]

We have done both (trip in early june when school let out and trip in late Aug right before school started)

I think it is hit and miss with the weather.....we had 7 full days of hard rain in early June and 14 days of on and off again storms in late Aug.

As far as crowds - we found the very last week in Aug to be much like mid sept (very low crowds) as long as you clear out before the labor day weekend crowds arrive.

- lori

[2DIZNY]

The heat will be the same, but I think the crowds will be heavier from mid-June until early August. Mid to late August will be better for crowds. Rain almost every day is a given.

[Bichon Barb]

Sounds like we should really consider the third or fourth week in August. (If we can wait that long. LOL) Sounds like a lot of kids will be back in school by then. I know they go back in mid August in Atlanta.

Thanks.

[ebhurleys]

We have been a couple of times in late August. I know most of the Florida kids are back in school by mid August.