Possible WDW trip next Thanksgiving

[2fortheShow]

I have been contemplating a trip to the World for Thanksgiving week 2014. We usually go during the 2nd week of August. Has anyone ever gone at this time? How are the crowds, lines, etc.? What are your thoughts? Would you recommend this a good time to go as opposed to August?

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

A few years ago we arrived the Friday before T-giving and left on Tuesday. The parks were not packed, but they were busy and they got busier as we got closer to T-giving. The weekend after T-giving is quite busy, then it drops off the next week.

The good thing about going then is that most of the Christmas decorations are up - you can see the Osborne Lights, Grand Floridian gingerbread house, most of the park Christmas trees (MK's doesn't go up until after the taping of the parade the first weekend of Dec) and great atmosphere. It's much cooler than August, which is a plus. You might find it too cool to swim, if that's important to you.

If you'd like to see how Disney does Christmas, it's a pretty good time to go, but it will be a little busier at the end of the week than you may be used to.

 

[timandjanl]

I absolutely recommend going at thanksgiving. I went in 2012 and had a blast. Weather was great during the day. Warm enough to swim. A little chilly at night though. We got there the day before thanksgiving and left Sunday after. We decided not to do MK actually on thanksgiving. We went to AK instead and it wasn't busy at all. We were able to do everything we wanted at all 4 parks during our stay. The caveat to that being we didn't ride the big thrill attractions because we had my 1.5 yr old with us. And PP is right - Christmas decorations are up and beautiful. You could also do the Christmas party if that interests you.