Help Need Advice About When to Go Quick

[1hero2princesses]

Ok - my plans have been ruined by DH work. Only one person off at a time and manager made a mistake. Can't take the week we have reserved Sept 16. Sept 17th is DS 8th birthday. Choices are go the week before so that the last day of our vacation would be his birthday (kids miss 6 days of school) or go Labor day week and kids miss 4 days of school..I have heard labor day is really busy? But not sure about making the last day of our trip his birthday. Need to decide quick as it is all still available and DH must take the time off...

How bad is labor day? Thoughts?

 

[mjfisherdc]

Labor Day Week is not very busy at all. We went this past year. At DHS on Tuesday that week the only ride that you needed a FP for was TSM. RNR and ToT were walk-ons. It was a little busy on Sunday at MK, but tolerable. We did Epcot on Labor Day - able to ride Test Track 4 times (2 times walk on, 2 times with FP0).

The weather is very hot and humid, but so is the time you originally picked.

Most of the local kids go back to school that week, so it really is a very quiet week. In fact if all goes well, we will be there again that week this year.

 

[jsbrown471]

Totally agree, Labor Day week is not bad at all!! Didn't wait at all last year for the whole week!

 

[1hero2princesses]

Thanks guys. Right now I have moved it a week earlier so our last full day is his birthday. He really was excited about going for his birthday and I feel like since I had already told him that I should try to hold to it. We could go for labor day and they would miss 2 days less of school but then we would not be there for his birthday. I am going to be looking at flights tomorrow (southwest apparently opens up fall) so maybe that will help me decide. As it stands we would be arriving on the 9th so we would catch the end of labor day week...