How bad is August?

[Nicnicnic.nic]

No annual pass. We did a split stay to get 2 free water park days

What's super weird to me is I offered my kids to go to WDW for 5 days this summer cuz of the ticket deal and they said no they'd rather only go to the parks 2 days so there is more pool/water park time....my husband and I were like ok.... (The last trip was kinda last minute and budget friendly and planned by me)

 

[ML_LovesDisney]

What is your experience traveling to Florida in August? I am hoping to make a mother/daughter trip work sometime next year and I'm currently looking at August. Everything in my is screaming that will be way too hot! However, that may be the best time for us to go. I might can arrange for another time over the summer but would any summer trip really matter? What about crowds, would mid August possibly have lighter crowds?

It will be way too hot, but you will still have fun. Crowds seem a lot lower. We just do early morning parks and break in the afternoons when it's at peak heat. I wouldn't do it every year, but if it's the only time you can go, you'll still enjoy yourselves with lots of ice cream breaks

 

[mi*vida*loca]

What's super weird to me is I offered my kids to go to WDW for 5 days this summer cuz of the ticket deal and they said no they'd rather only go to the parks 2 days so there is more pool/water park time....my husband and I were like ok.... (The last trip was kinda last minute and budget friendly and planned by me)

My kids would beg for the pool when they were younger. They would’ve picked the pool over the parks everyday. I remember once my son was upset on arrival day since we went to magic kingdom instead of the pool. Kids!

 

[Mle8308]

We were September people until my DD was in high school then we swapped to August as she didn't want to miss school. The daytime weather is very similar but I feel you don't get the same break in the evening/night heat in Aug that Sept sometimes offers. Aug just seems hot 24 hours a day where Sept seemed to offer a tiny bit of relief.

Very good description of the difference between August and September!

 

[ExpeditionEmily]

We've been in August before and Liquid IV was the biggest lifesaver. We took it slower than usual and made extra stops to grab waters and refill on electrolytes. We also skipped sit-down meals and opted to just snack / eat lighter.