Sweater in August?

[dres40]

To you ladies out there.... I'm leaving next week and was wondering if I should carry a light sweater with me to the parks for indoor rides and restaurants? Does anyone find themselves being chilly when going into AC after the extreme heat?

 

[angierae]

If you're anything like me, yes. Pretty much everywhere is too cold for me when the AC is on. Disney was no exception, even in April. I kept a zip up hoodie with me at all times.

 

[bc7ate9]

If you're anything like ME, nope. We go in late September and it's always very hot and humid. I've never needed long sleeves anywhere, inside or out.

 

[ciera321]

I always hit the parks with a lightweight hoodie rolled up in my DH's backpack. The air conditioning can be downright frigid!

 

[GillianP1301]

I'm almost always cold in A/C but I do not bring a sweater with me to the parks in August. The less I have to lug around, the better. It's so hot that the cold A/C really is a nice break. The only time it really bugs me is if I'm still wet from a downpour, but even then it doesn't bother me enough to take up valuable bag carrying space. I like as small a bag as possible.

 

[MataHari22]

When I go to WDW (or anywhere that has AC), I always bring a light sweater or a lightweight summer scarf, because my arms can get chilly. I especially like the scarf, because it works as an accessory to tie an outfit together, and if it gets too hot, where it's uncomfortable around my neck, I can just tie it on my purse. It weighs less than a sweater. It's just enough to keep the chill off my arms, and breeze off my neck, if I need it. I'm actually hot most of the time, but air conditioning can get to me.

 

[elgerber]

We got back on Tuesday, and we had sweatshirts with us from the plane ride. I can tell you, on several evenings we never even changed out of our tanktops. It was incredibly hot and humid. Only once were we ever chilly.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

My wife is tiny and has poor circulation, so I carry something light for her in my backpack but she rarely asks for it. But she is always glad that it is there, just in case - and she always uses it a few times, even in September.

 

[Kathryn777]

Yes, I bring a sweater for the a/c. Don't always need it but I hate feeling chilled

 

[nikkid0129]

I always take one but never need it lol

 

[mom2rtk]

It's so hot that time of year I can't even imagine carrying a sweater or hoodie around. And I'm one who brings one to restaurants in the summer at home.

 

[Jarmo]

If you are anything like my wife, you should bring a sweater and a parka unless vacationing in the middle of an active volcano.

 

[tsme]

Nope. In August, it's HOT, & the ac will feel good. I live in South Louisiana, we have similar weather here as in Disney. I never need a sweater at home in August nor at Disney.

 

[Cee]

I would. The busses are freezing and you just never know about other places.

 

[elgerber]

If you are anything like my wife, you should bring a sweater and a parka unless vacationing in the middle of an active volcano.

I thought we were doing just that, a couple of days last week

A lot of places we found the AC not nearly as cool as in past years.

 

[bluezy]

We usually go to Disney in June and I do find the a/c to be a little chilly some places but I don't carry a sweater with me (but I do at home). Actually, we don't really carry *anything* to the parks with us that doesn't fit in our pockets I'm willing to suffer and be a little chilly for a short amount of time rather than to sweat even more in the heat because I'm lugging a bag of stuff around the parks.

 

[dres40]

Thank you all so much for the replies! I think I might carry a light sweater the first day and see how it goes after that. I hate the feeling in the summer of going into A/C and feeling cold. The worst is the supermarket!

 

[sfbank]

If you ever get chilly in air conditioned places--yes! I have given up wearing short sleeves or tank tops in the summer or at Disney. We were just there in June and I wore long sleeves and sweatshirts daily--all day-- because I am always cold on the rides, in the restaurants, and in the resort. Yes the jokes got old but I was comfortable

 

[Disneylover99]

Never in August and I'm generally cold all the time.
I'm here now. It's HOT! Even in the middle of the night.

 

[lroger01]

If it's super hot - close to or over 100, you'll likely not need a sweater. The AC has a hard time cooling at those temps and it will unlikely get refrigerator cold anywhere.

If space is an issue and you're ok with the look, a pair of bicycling sleeves would do the trick. You can get them in white or black and they roll up real small. Sometimes just having a sleeve on bare arms is enough to be comfortable.