We're back -- with a whole new WDW philosophy!

[RadioNate]

I was there this month too. I agree that it was WAY crowded and the extra magic hour nights were a joke. We went to the second showing of Fantasmic waited more than an hour in line, we were right outside of TOTS and we still barely got a seat. It was miserable. We didn't even wait for Illuminations

I felt bad for the people we were traveling with as this was their big vacation. MK and the studios were both miserable. Epcot was ok with fast passes for Sorin and Test Track. Without people were looking at 2 hour waits. Why bother?

We live in south Texas and it was hotter at home than in Orlando so I didn't mind the heat too much. One day was bad but the rest were ok. We spent far more time at the hotel pool and water parks (which were too crowded, 30+min waits for slides) than we ever have because it was just to miserable to be in the parks.

 

[Big V]

We've only gone to WDW in late Jan. to early March and it feels so good to get away from the Wisconsin winters we live in.
It's suppose to get up to 99 degrees tomorrow here, and I have to work in that heat, and I would rather be in WDW anytime than to be working in it!!!!

 

[eclectics]

It's been early September (right after Labor Day) for us the last two times. Excellent time to go! Parks still open fairly late, still warm enough to enjoy the pools, and zero crowds. We didn't have to use Fast Pass once last trip! It's such a pleasure to only have to wait 10 minutes for even the most popular rides. I realize if you have kids this is not the optimum time to go but if you can, I highly recommend it. We won't go any other time anymore, although I have never seen WDW at Holiday time and would like to do that once.

 

[mickeyfan2]

The lines were too long -- even at midnight the line for Space Mountain was across Future World.

Wow that is some line!!!!!! Did the line follow the monorail track?