I've Narrowed Down My 2008 Weeks!

[Maukey]

What does "nice weather" mean to you? If your kids want to swim January is too unpredictable. We were at WDW in February 2006 and it was way too cold for me to swim. One day we had very strong winds and highs only in the 50's.

If you are looking for low crowds March will not be the month for you, especially in 2008. Easter is early in 2008, March 23. I am guessing from President's Day on the crowds will steadily build and will reach their max from March 16-March 30. With spring breakers and the spill over from the Daytona 500 you will not catch me at a Disney from mid February until after March.

Soooooo.....as I did on your other poll, I voted for early May. We just returned from a trip from May 12-19. The grounds were beautiful with everything in bloom. Crowds were very managable, the lowest I have ever seen and I have been at WDW in February and November of recent years. And the weather was perfect. Mornings and evenings were beautiful, and mid-day was hot and just right for a swim.

Good luck deciding!

Ok, here's the deal:

The kids DEFINITELY want to swim, but the wife is concerned with it being too HOT. My wife and I went May 28 - June 4 in 2005, and the heat was too much for her. Not that we didn't have a good time, it's just that she doesn't want to go back to Disney when it's that hot. We were actually looking forward to the Rain that would blow through on a daily basis. I love what I'm hearing about Early May, but the wife is still concerned that it will be too HOT . I checked weather underground, and it looks like Early May is much better than Late May into June! My wife said she'll trust my judgement, but I want to make sure that it's not gonna be too hot for her if I choose early May!

So basically, we're trying to find a time to go when the crowds are low, it's warm enough to swim, but not hot to the point where we have to have those little fans that squirt water.

Looking at the weather underground website, Late March and Early April meet our weather needs perfectly, Lows in the low 60s and Highs in the Upper 70s, but the Crowds are insane. January meets our low crowds need perfectly, but the weather is too unpredictable to be able to assure the kids that they'll be able to swim. I'm fine with the lows being in the low 50s and highs being in the low 70s in January, but the problem is that January is the most unpredictable Weather month in Florida, and we definitely don't want it to be in the 30s when we're there. Also, the threat of Closures/Refurbishments in January scare me .

 

[tnkr_bell]

The problem is life's a gamble and you just never know what you're going to get. I'm still thinking that early May is going to be your best option for everything you want to accomplish. Maybe just plan to spend the middle of the day at the hotel in the pool if it gets too hot, but I would think mornings and evenings would be nice that time of year.

Good luck and enjoy your trip. Maybe we'll see you down there.

 

[mom22boys]

Ok, here's the deal:

The kids DEFINITELY want to swim, but the wife is concerned with it being too HOT. My wife and I went May 28 - June 4 in 2005, and the heat was too much for her. Not that we didn't have a good time, it's just that she doesn't want to go back to Disney when it's that hot. We were actually looking forward to the Rain that would blow through on a daily basis. I love what I'm hearing about Early May, but the wife is still concerned that it will be too HOT . I checked weather underground, and it looks like Early May is much better than Late May into June! My wife said she'll trust my judgement, but I want to make sure that it's not gonna be too hot for her if I choose early May!

So basically, we're trying to find a time to go when the crowds are low, it's warm enough to swim, but not hot to the point where we have to have those little fans that squirt water.

Looking at the weather underground website, Late March and Early April meet our weather needs perfectly, Lows in the low 60s and Highs in the Upper 70s, but the Crowds are insane. January meets our low crowds need perfectly, but the weather is too unpredictable to be able to assure the kids that they'll be able to swim. I'm fine with the lows being in the low 50s and highs being in the low 70s in January, but the problem is that January is the most unpredictable Weather month in Florida, and we definitely don't want it to be in the 30s when we're there. Also, the threat of Closures/Refurbishments in January scare me .

Why not consider one of the last two weeks of April? I am guessing that April will be a lot slower this year with Easter being so early. Many school districts and colleges have a spring break in March and many just have their spring break around the Easter holiday. I think March is going to be "double whammied" in 2008. I could be sooo wrong with my prediction, but I really do think late April would be an enjoyable time to visit WDW in 2008. Anyone with more experience than me care to comment?

 

[Maukey]

Why not consider one of the last two weeks of April? I am guessing that April will be a lot slower this year with Easter being so early. Many school districts and colleges have a spring break in March and many just have their spring break around the Easter holiday. I think March is going to be "double whammied" in 2008. I could be sooo wrong with my prediction, but I really do think late April would be an enjoyable time to visit WDW in 2008. Anyone with more experience than me care to comment?

You make a EXCELLENT point. I actually never really thought about this possibility. I'm getting ready to take a look at a couple of my crowd predicting websites to see what they're saying. I may even eventually create a poll for this! If this works out, I will be a VERY EXCITED person

 

[Maukey]

The problem is life's a gamble and you just never know what you're going to get. I'm still thinking that early May is going to be your best option for everything you want to accomplish. Maybe just plan to spend the middle of the day at the hotel in the pool if it gets too hot, but I would think mornings and evenings would be nice that time of year.

Good luck and enjoy your trip. Maybe we'll see you down there.

Good advice, and thank you! You're 100% right, no matter when you choose, there's always a chance things won't go as planned. Hopefully with whatever week I choose, the Disney Magic will make it special!

 

[heatherlynn444]

I vote January. i know this isn't your exact week but we went the 7th-14th this year and it was PERFECT! shorts during the day, light jacket at night, only had one really cold day. ppl were going to the water parks, too. and the crowds were non existent up until the last day, b/c of martin luther holiday w/e. we walked onto most things or had a very very short wait. it was wonderful!

 

[mousiemom]

Just by experience January is my favorite month to go! We've been the last 3years and we love the cold weather. I just got back May 30th and the and it was so crowded and a little hot! Of course, we do everything we can the 1st part of the morning and then go back to the resort but I've never had to wait in a line for 1hr/15min for Test Track! Love Jan.
Mousiemom