brewhome
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2010
Hi there, Friends!
My hubby just shocked the you-know-what out of me by telling me that he wants to take our sons to Disney next January! We haven't been there together since 2013, and our sons are going to be 18/freshman in college and 16/junior in high school then. We need to be home by my 18 year old's second semester start date on 1/22.
We previously went later in January/early February and had very manageable crowds. Now that we need to go earlier in the month, I'd like your advice on when to go for the lowest crowds. I know they are never really "low" anymore, and I'm pretty good with scheduling FastPasses and meals to avoid waiting in line the busiest times of the day... but the marathon being the second weekend in January instead of the first is throwing me off this year.
What are your thoughts on these time frames? We're planning four nights right now... I am ok pulling the 16 year old out for three days of school, but probably not four.
Thu-1/3 through Mon-1/7: how bad will the post-Christmas crowds be? Our schools are back in session on 1/2, but I don't know if that's the case for everyone.
Thu-1/10 through Mon 1/14: I know this is Marathon weekend. This is the weekend I would have chosen if the marathon was the first weekend like last year. How much do the marathon crowds impact the parks?
Wed-1/16 through Mon-1/21: If we go with this one, I'd add an extra night since Monday is a school holiday. How are the crowds over MLK weekend?
Thanks for the advice! I'm so excited I get to add an extra trip next year... I'm already planning a girls only adult trip the first week in May for my sis-in-laws 50th birthday!
My hubby just shocked the you-know-what out of me by telling me that he wants to take our sons to Disney next January! We haven't been there together since 2013, and our sons are going to be 18/freshman in college and 16/junior in high school then. We need to be home by my 18 year old's second semester start date on 1/22.
We previously went later in January/early February and had very manageable crowds. Now that we need to go earlier in the month, I'd like your advice on when to go for the lowest crowds. I know they are never really "low" anymore, and I'm pretty good with scheduling FastPasses and meals to avoid waiting in line the busiest times of the day... but the marathon being the second weekend in January instead of the first is throwing me off this year.
What are your thoughts on these time frames? We're planning four nights right now... I am ok pulling the 16 year old out for three days of school, but probably not four.
Thu-1/3 through Mon-1/7: how bad will the post-Christmas crowds be? Our schools are back in session on 1/2, but I don't know if that's the case for everyone.
Thu-1/10 through Mon 1/14: I know this is Marathon weekend. This is the weekend I would have chosen if the marathon was the first weekend like last year. How much do the marathon crowds impact the parks?
Wed-1/16 through Mon-1/21: If we go with this one, I'd add an extra night since Monday is a school holiday. How are the crowds over MLK weekend?
Thanks for the advice! I'm so excited I get to add an extra trip next year... I'm already planning a girls only adult trip the first week in May for my sis-in-laws 50th birthday!