Disney! Month by Month Tips!

[SandraC]

Hello All ~ This Month by Month WDW Thread will help us all to see WDW "at a glance" on a monthly basis. I'll start....and you can add! Make your posts bullet format for easy reading! Here is April!

APRIL

* mid-late April
* weather 85ºF sunny all the time
* very little humidity
* crowds moderate to heavy
* Disney hours are good and sometimes Disney adds hours to schedule
* Regular season prices after Easter

 

[DepCor0311]

December:

-Low crowds, early in the month.
-Low humidity, but unpredictable temps (too hot, too cold).
-Great Holiday decorations.
-Cheaper prices (value season) (except Christmas).
-Parks close early (except EMH and Epcot).
-Easy to get ADRS.

 

[pennylynn]

November

low humidity, cooler temps.
Food and Wine Festival, first half of month
Christmas decorations up, middle to late Nov.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, middle to late Nov.
low crowds

 

[Harvest02]

June

*Starting to get VERY HOT
*Parks are open later
*Parks start to get crowded in middle part of June with kids letting out for the summer
*Flower and Garden Festival going on at Epcot in VERY EARLY June

 

[bbump]

March:

* Beautiful Trees in bloom!
* Parks open a little bit later due to spring breaks
* Crowds moderate to heavy
* Mild temperatures 70's and 80's
* Moderate temps in the evenings
* Bring a lightweight jacket or long sleeve shirt to prepare for cooler temps
* Follow the Least Crowded days chart to manage the parks
* Get to parks at opening to ride the popular attractions with little wait.
* Use Fastpass for popular attractions for the remainder of the day.
* Bring hand sanitizer and Vitamins, it is easy to catch germs.

 

[minniebeth]

January:
Our new favorite time to go!

*Crowds the lightest I've seen at any other time throughout the year
*A great pick me up from the letdown of the holidays
*A great time to take your kids out of school...an in-between time for many sports
*The weather is very nice...not too hot, not too cool. Great for people like me who don't do well in the extreme heat of mid-summer
*A little cool for swimming, so there is no battle between pool and park time
*Parks closed a little earlier, so you are in bed earlier, which makes an overall less exhausting trip
*Can do more in the parks in shorter time, leaving time to try new things like restaurants, attractions you wouldn't have otherwise taken the time for

 

[minniebeth]

Would love to see October...anyone?

 

[dixiedizfan]

First week of January:
Very crowded the first two to three days
Crowds start to dwindle by end of the week
Weather is a mixed bag, but usually warm, sunny days and cool evenings
Christmas decorations still up and Christmas music playing everywhere
ADRs definitely needed for first half of week

 

[laceemouse]

October:
low to moderate crowds
cool weather, but still warm enough to swim
hurricane season ending
MNSSHP!!!!!

 

[GoofyBaby]

Great thread! Can someone post for May?

 

[stina]

SEPTEMBER

* Early to Mid September
* Weather: Hot and humid, very humid, brief afternoon rainshowers
* Hurricane season
* Value season, cheaper on-property hotels
* Crowds: light, 0-15 min. waits on rides
* Great time for adults with no kids or school-schedule restrictions
* Easy to get ADRs or even walk up to dine
* Park hours tend to be reduced (but there's always EMH)
* Common time for rehabs, though that is not always the case

Hooray for September!

Good time to go on a Disney Cruise too!

But as we all know... every day is a good day for Disney!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

anyone for may?

 

[SandraC]

May

*Pleasant weather, but can get unexpected rain or hot
*Crowds not too bad ~ crowds on long weekend

 

[TinkerTracy]

August
*HOT HOT HOT
*Low crowds (usually now for free dining who knows?)
*Parks open pretty late
*Rains EVERY DAY!
*Great time to hit the water parks and BOTH are open!
*Easy ADRs (usually now for free dining Not so much)
*Did I mention HOTTTT
Any other questions?

 

[Honeymooners1021]

Febuary Please!!!!!