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BTMRR closed August - November 12 I think? Isn't August quite a busy time?
Do they stick to this schedule? Our first park day will be on the 13th and was hoping that both children will be able to ride this for the first time. We are there until the 22nd....something else to keep my fingers crossed for.
I hate looking at the ride closures
Maybe they will be done sooner?
Hello, I have just today decided that I am going to take DS13 and DD9 to the World in November.
I had NO plans whatsoever to go to WDW this year, but we just got back a couple weeks ago from the Disney Magic and 3 days at Universal, and being at US made me realize how much I missed WDW. I was originally thinking we'd go back to WDW in 2017, but after looking at the crowd calendars for our Feb. and April school vacations for 2017 and seeing that they both are forecast to be '10s', I scratched that idea. We have gone several years for April vacation and it's been great, but in 2017 Easter is late and falls during that week, so it will be a nightmare I'm sure. I am not touching that week. And February looks horrendous too, I think because it's Mardis Gras/Presidents Day/School vacation all in one week. SO, as I was looking at the school calendar for that 2016-2017 year and lamenting the fact that I wouldn't be able to go.... I noticed there is a week in November where they have a Tuesday and Friday off (teacher training days) and thats when the wheels started spinning.....we could go that week Tues-Sunday and they would only miss 2 days of school!
So I literally just decided this like an hour ago, I have absolutely no plans in mind, lol. NOrmally I spend at least a year planning our trips, so I feel kind of freaked out that I only have 9 months to plan this one.
I always find choosing the resort one of the more fun aspects of a trip!
Hello, I have just today decided that I am going to take DS13 and DD9 to the World in November.
I had NO plans whatsoever to go to WDW this year, but we just got back a couple weeks ago from the Disney Magic and 3 days at Universal, and being at US made me realize how much I missed WDW. I was originally thinking we'd go back to WDW in 2017, but after looking at the crowd calendars for our Feb. and April school vacations for 2017 and seeing that they both are forecast to be '10s', I scratched that idea. We have gone several years for April vacation and it's been great, but in 2017 Easter is late and falls during that week, so it will be a nightmare I'm sure. I am not touching that week. And February looks horrendous too, I think because it's Mardis Gras/Presidents Day/School vacation all in one week. SO, as I was looking at the school calendar for that 2016-2017 year and lamenting the fact that I wouldn't be able to go.... I noticed there is a week in November where they have a Tuesday and Friday off (teacher training days) and thats when the wheels started spinning.....we could go that week Tues-Sunday and they would only miss 2 days of school!
So I literally just decided this like an hour ago, I have absolutely no plans in mind, lol. NOrmally I spend at least a year planning our trips, so I feel kind of freaked out that I only have 9 months to plan this one.
How exci down and less time to wait till vacation! So the big question is now, where are you gonna stay?!!
Oh nooo, this is NOT what I wanted to seeSadly it appears they have pushed back the refurb a little. Right now I'm seeing it will be down till Nov 18 and reopening Nov 19th.
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Its the week of 11/8.
The only thing with the kids getting older, it gets harder for them to miss school. In elementary school i dont mind pulling them for a week, but now DS is in middle school and 2 days is probably the max i'd pull him. So from here on out we're stuck doing school vacations for the most part which stinks b/c the crowds are unbearable to me.
Maybe we will have to start doing several short trips per year vs. One long one.
We're going down for Thanksgiving for this very reason. I pulled my boys out for a week at a time every year while older DS was in elementary school. Then when he started middle school we tried an Aug. trip which really wasn't bad, but I didn't want to do Spring Break and no way were we trying Christmas. So last year we tried Thanksgiving; the boys get off the Wed. before Thanksgiving so they both only missed 2 days and it wasn't a big deal for older DS. We plan to do the same thing this year. He'll be in 9th grade and I'm a bit concerned about the difference 2 days will make in HS vs. Jr. High, but still better than Christmas, Spring Break, or the heat of summer!
We're going down for Thanksgiving for this very reason. I pulled my boys out for a week at a time every year while older DS was in elementary school. Then when he started middle school we tried an Aug. trip which really wasn't bad, but I didn't want to do Spring Break and no way were we trying Christmas. So last year we tried Thanksgiving; the boys get off the Wed. before Thanksgiving so they both only missed 2 days and it wasn't a big deal for older DS. We plan to do the same thing this year. He'll be in 9th grade and I'm a bit concerned about the difference 2 days will make in HS vs. Jr. High, but still better than Christmas, Spring Break, or the heat of summer!
And life's too short to miss out on vacations for 2 days of school
Oh nooo, this is NOT what I wanted to see
Fingers crossed they don't push it back even more
That's one of the biggest things I'm looking forward too --- the weather. It may allow us to not have to take a mid day break (we probably still will, but at least for those that want to stay in the parks, can, without feeling like their going to melt)... Did you guys need sweatshirts at night?We were pleasantly surprised last year as far as the Thanksgiving crowds! We arrived the Friday before T-day and stayed until the Sat. after. The only park that felt crowded before Thanksgiving was MK (not surprisingly) and only after about noon. Then Epcot on Black Friday. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't slow by any means but nowhere near what we expected. It was the busiest time of year we'd ever gone so we were expecting it to be unbearable and JAM-PACKED. What we found were ridiculously long QS lines if you tried to eat between say 11:30 and 1:30, long lines for headliners by late morning/early afternoon which isn't limited to Thanksgiving and no good FP's available after using our initial 3. I know that doesn't sound good lol but by going early in the morning and using FP's later we got a lot done. We also did mini-golf which was great, toured all the Epcot area resorts to see their decorations and did some late nights which worked out.
And the weather was great! It hit the low '80's a couple days, high '70's more often and was in the low '70's-low '60's at night which totally beats August. I hear you on the heat. I despise the heat and have said here on the Boards before that I don't go outside at home once it hits 80 unless a loved one is out there bleeding.......but I did better than I thought I would. Still, I'll take the higher but definitely manageable Thanksgiving crowds over the lower crowds but disgustingly humid weather of August if I can
I've heard good things about POP! Right now we're booked at CSR but may try to rent points again for AKV. Impatiently waiting for JetBlue to release their November flights so we can get them booked!
We did need sweatshirts most nights and a couple times DH and I needed jeans but the boys were mostly fine staying in shorts. We'd either bring a backpack and keep it in a locker or just go back to the room late afternoon, which was easy if we were at or going to Epcot/HS since we were staying at BWV. I know earlier in Nov. last year it was HOT and people in my Nov. 2015 FB group were very surprised (and not real happy lol) so it can be a crapshoot. When we went the week after Thanksgiving in 2012 the nights got into the 40's!
We loved Nov! We've had 4 November trips so far. That's been our favorite time weather-wise although I think if we hit a good week in Feb/March we'd like that, too. Our one Feb. trip had nights in the 30's and our March trip the same which was way too cold to enjoy walking around late at night! Those months can vary so much though. When DH and I did our adults only trip this past January it was also a bit too chilly than we would have liked but we still had a great time, although it got annoying wearing gloves and a hat every night in Florida! And we're from NY so no strangers to the cold but 40 in Fla. just seems colder than 40 in NYTemp-wise, my favorite trips ever were in Feb. Cool in the mornings/evening (meaning need a sweatshirt or light jacket) and warm enough for shorts/no jacket during the day. I'm hoping Nov. Will be similar. April has been a little warmer than I like.....I think I have a pretty small window of acceptable temps for me, lol. Probably Feb-March, and Oct-Nov. I think Dec-Jan. Is a bit TOO cool.
