Slowest week

[BWV Dreamin]

Stop it miss Deb... How on earth are those 17, 14, and 9 year olds going to catch a wave on the gulf side....

We do love the gulf coast too. Particularly Sanibel. We love the wildlife that is visible way out into the water, and the perfectly pure white and corn starch soft sand.

But frankly, the kids are going to be amused for about 2 hours. Yes there is a drop off at VB, and yes the sand is course and gets damn hot in the summer. Still, the water is blue and the waves are fun. VB is the perfect family destination. Oh.. and don't forget the ocean sunrises.

The gulf coast is romantic and wonderful for a couple to enjoy, but after one full day the kids will be asking "so what do we do now?"

Ed... pay no attention to this romantic crazy lady... keep the kids happy and your vacation will be happy. Then take your DW to Sanibel someday to enjoy the serene and romantic shores of the Gulf Coast. And a Gulf sunset.

I have grown up going to the atlantic ocean! I did visit Sarasota, Fla., and the beach there. To me, it was like a huge waiding pool. You could walk out very far, and it only be up to your knees! Perfect I guess for little kids, but I truely missed the wave action! I guess its all in what your used to. Gulf coast is very beautiful, but IMHO, very boring. Try VB........as Rob says!

 

[Deb & Bill]

Rob, I should have known that you would right there to defend VB. We did have a nice stay when we went though. The Ocean View Inn Room was very nice.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Rob, I should have known that you would right there to defend VB. We did have a nice stay when we went though. The Ocean View Inn Room was very nice.

 

[Tinker74]

In '07 there were some holiday decorations up before Thanksgiving, and we're trying the week before Thanksgiving for a family vacation next year. DDiL can't take time off between Thanksgiving and New Years. We're hoping for good conditions. We actually were down that week in '01, but the holiday decorations weren't happening, and that was a bad year to judge by.

Bobbi

Sorry a bit OT but just interested...where there no decs at all in 2001 ?

 

[jeffs72]

I've been there in the week before Christmas (before it gets nuts) and the middle of January.

The December trip had nice weather and nothing was that crowded; we had a lot of fun.

The January trip had worse weather (we had to wear light coats on some days) but the trip was great. At the parks during the week, the longest lines were for Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan. Everything else had very short waits (many popular rides were less than 5 minutes). You could meet the characters without waiting in line an hour. You could see the parades without it being totally packet. If I could still pull my kids out of school (my son is getting too old to miss a week), I would definitely go again in January.

Jeff

 

[Muushka]

Sorry a bit OT but just interested...where there no decs at all in 2001 ?

Yes, there were Christmas decorations in 2001. Not many people , but lots of decorations.

 

[bears163]

we were there this past sept & it was busy. as was the year before. we may try Jan next year but not sure yet