February break trip vs Easter break? Pros and Cons of each...

[mrs705]

Hello all. Currently have a ten day trip booked for first week of April and debating if I should change it to Feb 12-21st ? I have been many times in April and May but only 1x in February about 30 years ago. What would you do and why?

 

[DebLovesPooh]

I would pick Feb for a few reasons. I’ve read that Easter week crowds can be worse than Presidents Day week. April can be a little warm for us and I love going in Feb and having that break in our winter to go somewhere warmer. Festival of the Arts is my favorite festival. That said, it has been sometimes chilly for the pool in Feb, but we don’t worry about humidity and rain.

 

[nkereina]

There's no telling what crowds will be like next year, so I wouldn't consider that as a factor. They're both busy weeks, with Feb being maybe slightly less since Presidents Week isn't a week off school for all areas of the country. But, if capacity is still limited to 25% of the maximum, its entirely possible both weeks will reach the current limited capacity making no for no difference in crowd levels.

IMO, the later you go, the higher probability more things will be open and things will have inched closer to "normal" by then. February is soon enough where it could still see the effects of any resurgence that's being anticipated in the near future.

As far as weather, as PP mentions, it can be cold in February which makes pool time questionable at times. We just returned and enjoyed more pool time than ever on our trip because of the shortened park hours. But in February, it may be too cool for that and the sun will set earlier than it would in April. However, April can often be hot and as we experienced last week, many of the ride queues have been extended into makeshift queues that are outdoors in the elements. They are doing this to add social distancing and make for minimal waits indoors to be safer. As such, this meant most of our ride waits were outside waiting in the sun in a lot of cases. And with Spring Break crowds, that could make for some long waits.

Obviously I could go either way on which timeframe would be better. For us, we'd lean towards February because we agreed it would be nice go in the current environment where the weather was more comfortable and it was easier to tolerate the waits outside.

 

[lanejudy]

Mardi Gras bumps into Presidents Day this year. I would say it’s a toss-up for crowds. February should be cooler weather but as PP mentions there may be more open by April.

 

[cpep42]

Alot is going to depend on what's happening by then but in any case, it's usually much more crowded at Easter break. However, alot of the colleges and schools are limiting their Easter breaks because of Covid. If you want it "warm to hot" pick April. If you want it possibly cooler to warm (and sometimes it gets really warm) i'd pick February.

 

[Shellyred8]

If you go in Feb, you can get in on Epcot's Festival of the Arts. We always enjoy that, though I'm sure it will look and feel a little different this coming year.