Beginning or end of August?

[Melcatfish]

Just a quick question, if you were going for three weeks in August would you choose beginning or end - does it make a difference for weather, queues opening hours etc?

Cheers
Mel
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[Goofyish]

I have read that the local Florida schools go back around the second week in August and this has an impact on crowds in the parks - I will see if this is true when I'm there this August

I think the weather is much the same throughout July and August - hot and humid with daily thunder storms around mid afternoon.

 

[Melcatfish]

We are provisionally booked for 9th - 30th of August next year but as flights have not been released apart from advanced registration we could change it. I had also heard crowds go down by end of August but of course the down side is that DH and I miss at least 3 games of opening football season

Nevermind, it is worth it to visit the mouse, even if DH is a little peeved at the prospect.

Cheers
Mel
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[Red-Snapper]

We now tend to go end of August - you still get the hot weather but the rowds die down around mid-August. Usually though park opening hours are also cut then

There are several places you can see live premiership games - Fridays have a sports bar on I Drive for instance that has shown the weekly Sky game in the past - if he is really desparate to watch.

 

[pigby]

Personally, I would choose the last three weeks - fewer crowds. Room rates also go down afterabout the 24th? Downside is that the hours generally get shorter - they should be out now.

 

[BONZO]

.......another one who's going mid to late August - should be less crowded and some of the rates move into low season.

It'll still be hot and humid though.

 

[Melcatfish]

To keep everyone happy we are now going 2nd - 23rd August 2004 instead, so partly in busy and partly in less busy times.

Mel
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[codge90]

From the third week in August, the crowds disappear rapidly until the parks are almost empty by the end of September.

October has larger crowds than September though.