January or September 2011

[adminjedi]

Both

BOTH!

 

[dizfan]

I voted for September.

Last December had some cold rainy days. I'd rather deal with snow than cold rainy days where it soaks in and chills to the bone.

In September, there's MNSSHP (our favorite special event at WDW).
I think F&W starts the 4th weekend after Labor Day (September 25-Oct 1), depending on the calendar. Next year, I think it will start Sept 30.

A downside to September is that free dining is usually going on, making the restaurants busier and I've read reports that some restaurants scale back their menus during that free dining period.

 

[SusieBea]

I don't know where to post this, so I'll just tack on to the bottom of this existing thread...

We usually go to Disney the last week of January, which is fairly quiet. Can someone tell me how the crowds compare between the last week of January and the week of Sept 11-18? Are they very similar? We are going again in September, and I'm wondering if I can expect the same crowd level, or will it be higher crowds?

Thank you!!!

We are going that same week. At this point, Touring Plans says that the crowd levels will be: 11th - 1; 12th - 3; 13th - 3; 14th - 1; 15th - 1; 16th - 4; 17th - 5; & 18th - 1.

 

[schewy]

I have visited in both Jan. and Sept. I prefer September to January.
Reasons: I like the heat much better than the cold. The parks are open longer. The crowds are about the same, just before the Food and Wine festival.
For some reason it seems to not feel like vacation when I visited in January. My wife has a limited amount of time off from work each year. If she uses it that early in the year it seems to her like she has to wait longer than a year for another vacation.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I'd choose January. Not hot and humid, and no threat of hurricanes. In fact, we've never acually had rain on a January trip to WDW, and we've done them more than 10 times. Sure, it can be a little chilly once in awhile, but we have also had 90 degree temps in January too. It's a mixed bag, and you just have to prepare for it all. We would much rather put on warmer clothes and enjoy the parks than slog around in rain and humidity.