Moving fall trip to spring - date suggestions?

[Brandis]

We have a trip booked to Walt Disney World and Florida from Sept. 23 to Oct. 11.

Our flights keep getting rebooked all the time as the previously booked ones get taken off the flight plans.

We are staying at the Treehouse Villas and have 14 Day Hopper tickets including water parks, so with the current opening hours, using them would be a waste. The second part of the trip we spend in a beach condo on Treasure Island.

Finally, visitors from Schengen countries are currently not allowed to enter the US and it doesn't look like this ban would be lifted very soon.

So I was thinking on moving the entire trip a couple of months. However, in the past, I went to WDW mostly in fall, so I'm not very familiar with the weather at other times of the year.

What would be a good time in spring when the parks aren't too busy and the weather is nice and warm but not too hot and humid?

Thanks for your help.

 

[AliceIn]

Some dates in spring will have much larger crowds. The most popular weeks for K-12 school districts occur during the end of March, beginning of April. College students are typically just before that. This year the spring break time will be roughly from March 19 through April 11. Choosing dates before or after these dates will be much less crowded and flights and rental cars will be less expensive.

Schools begin Summer break starting the 3rd week in May. That week is usually when it starts getting summer crowds again.

Hope this helps.

 

[Brandis]

So late Feb. and two first weeks of march and then Mid-April to Mid-May should be fine? Weatherwise, the latter dates are better I guess?

 

[AliceIn]

So late Feb. and two first weeks of march and then Mid-April to Mid-May should be fine? Weatherwise, the latter dates are better I guess?

The end of February/beginning of March the temps are a bit cooler, but there is somewhat less rain. It gets warmer as you go towards May. The rainy season doesn't officially start until June.

 

[Wild4Walt]

I did a 10 day trip that started on 10 May. It was wonderful! Crowds were on an average of a 5 ( out of 10 ) with the exception of Magic Kingdom on the weekend. I don't know if that was a fluke or if that is normal. The weather was warm ( around mid-80s ) and humid-ish. We loved going this time of year.

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

I usually take a trip in mid March. Since I live in Maryland we don't usually have an issue with flights being cancelled because of bad weather. It's warm enough to swim but the evening can be cool enough for a light sweatshirt. It's best if the Easter break is last March or April so all you have to worry about is private school spring break.

 

[Brandis]

Last week of April and first of May would have been great, but the Treehouses are like 100 points more than what we pay now and my account is pretty drained. I now checked Mo. Jan. 18 - Fr. Jan. 29, 2021, there, the points are comparable and the treehouses are still available for the entire visit.

 

[starry_solo]

I would try to go as close to the end of February / beginning of March as possible, as one doesn't know how long visitors from Europe will be barred from entering the US.

Early May is okay, but the past two times I've been mid-to-late May and the humidity is high.

 

[Brandis]

I looked at this crowd calendar for guidance: https://www.dadsguidetowdw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/full-cal-2021.png and tried to hit as many blue or even green days as possible. Do you think this calendar is more or less accurate? Probably hard to tell with all the current changes. But even early march looks pretty bad as far as crowds go.