What is 'Spring Break' like in Orlando?

Soprano

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I thought Sprink Break was mid-March, but it appears I am wrong. I booked my holiday for late Feb-early March avoiding the UK half term, but misjudged the US Spring Break.

How busy are the parks over this period. I would have thought the college folk would head off to the coast rather than the parks, being that bit older.



Anyone been late Feb-early March??
 
The last week of February is I think Mardi gras and the parks will be very busy.
Then the first two weeks in March are okay, but the last two are the main spring break weeks for Americans. I went this year at that time and it is extremely crowded, you could hardly move down main st in the afternoon and it took us half an hour just to walk from fronteirland to fantasyland castle.

But we still had a great time and you just need to use strategies to work around the crowds, we still did all the rides, TOT seven times in a row.
 
Spring Break is nasty im afraid. We went early March last year and were told that we had gotten away with it but it was horrid, took far too long to get on any rides and i have not patience im afraid. :rolleyes1 :rotfl:
 
Soprano said:
How busy are the parks over this period. I would have thought the college folk would head off to the coast rather than the parks, being that bit older.



Anyone been late Feb-early March??

BUSY!BUSY
 

We stayed this year when it was spring break.

VERY BUSY!

We stayed at ASM this was the place all the school trips stayed.

It was a nightmare no one had any control over them.

Parks very busy Peter Pan ride had an average 90 min ride.

Weather was the best ever.
 
Hmmm, well I will have to re-think this.

It could be a lot of trouble trying to change the dates, but if its quieter, I will.

What is mid-to late FEB like?


EDIT: Forget it, Virgin's Indian call centre informs me it will cost £600+ to move the holiday back two weeks.


EDIT 2: Here is the list of when colleges break up. I would have posted a link, but admin. states I need to post more first.

May not be that bad for me. Fingers crossed.


Won't stop me having a good time anyway.


February 28-March 4, 2005 (Mon-Fri)
College / University Enrollment

Bethune-Cookman College 2,800
Concordia University-Irvine 1,200
Laval University 35,000
Lebanon Valley College
1,550
Mary Baldwin College 1,000
Notre Dame de Namur University 1,700
Pepperdine University 8,000
Saint Francis University 1,950
Seton Hall University 10,000
St. John's University 19,800
University of Florida 46,500
University of Michigan 39,500
University of Michigan, Flint 6,400
University of Montreal 55,000
University of Ottawa 33,000
University of Redlands 3,100
University of Windsor 13,500
Western Carolina University 7,050

TOTAL 285,050



March 7-11, 2005 (Mon-Fri)
College / University Enrollment

Albion College 1,550
Aurora University 3,000
Ball State University 18,300
Barry University 3,050
Belmont University 3,300
Boston College 13,600
Boston University 30,000
Bryn Mawr College 1,750
Central Michigan University 19,000
Central Missouri State University 11,050
Clark University 1,850
Corcordia University 5,400
Emerson College 3,350
Fairfield University 3,500
Florida A & M University 13,000
Florida Atlantic University 25,400
Florida Memorial College 2,150
Florida State University 36,700
Georgetown University 12,700
Greensboro College 1,300
Harding University 5,350
IUPUFW 11,800
James Madison University 15,000
Kennesaw University 17,500
Lakeland College 4,000
Loyola University, Chicago 13,400
Lyon College 500
Michigan State University 35,900
North Carolina State University 28,000
Northern Kentucky University 12,150
Penn State 81,700
Rice University 5,000
Ringling School of Arts & Design 1,000
Saint Cloud State University 16,000
Saint Louis University 11,000
Silver Lake College 1,150
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 10,500
University of Connecticut 26,600
University of Memphis 20,000
University of North Carolina, Charlotte 18,250
University of Notre Dame 11,300
University of Pennsylvania 19,000
University of Pittsburgh 23,550
University of South Carolina 34,700
University of Tampa 4,700
University of Virginia 18,000
Vanderbilt University 11,100
Virginia Tech 25,500
Wake Forest University 6,400
Wingate University 1,400
Yale University 11,400

TOTAL 711,800



March 14-18, 2005 (Mon-Fri)
College / University Enrollment

Adams State College 2,500
Alcorn State University 3,100
Arizona State University 57,000
Baylor University 13,900
Beloit College 1,200
Bentley College 3,600
Bradley University 6,000
Butler University 3,900
California State University, Chico 14,200
Claremont Mckenna College 1,050
Coastal Carolina University 6,400
College of Wooster 1,700
Colorado State University 24,700
Columbia University 22,450
Connecticut College 1,800
Dominican University of California 1,750
Duke University 11,600
East Carolina University 21,800
Eastern Illinois University 11,650
Florida College 500
George Mason University 24,900
George Washington University 15,550
Harvey Mudd College 700
Hastings College of the Law 1,100
Hendrix College 1,100
Humboldt State University 7,600
Illinois State University 20,400
Indiana University 38,600
Iowa State University 27,400
IUPUI 29,900
John Hopkins University 1,150
Keene State College 5,100
Lafayette College 2,200
LeTourneau University 3,300
Medical College of Wisconsin 1,200
Minnesota State University 7,700
Mississippi State University 16,000
Mitchell College 700
Montana State University 4,000
Montana Tech 2,000
Mount Holyoke College 2,000
New York University 51,900
North Georgia University 4,500
Northern Illinois University 25,000
Northwestern University 13,600
Occidental College 1,900
Oglethorpe University 1,100
Oklahoma State University 26,000
Pitzer College 1,000
Pomona College 1,500
Princeton University 3,800
Purdue University 37,500
Radford University 9,250
Roosevelt University 7,000
Rutgers University 48,000
Schoolcraft College 32,500
Scripps College 850
Southern Arkansas University 3,000
Southern Illinois University 19,000
Syracuse University 18,600
Texas A&M 44,600
TCU 8,100
University of Arizona 34,500
University of Buffalo 27,000
University of Central Arkansas 10,050
University of Central Florida 41,100
University of Georgia 33,800
University of Houston 4,900
University of Iowa 29,700
University of Kentucky 24,800
University of Louisville 21,450
University of Miami 14,900
University of Minnesota 49,500
University of Mississippi 14,500
University of Nebraska 22,600
University of North Carolina 24,200
University of Oklahoma 24,600
University of South Alabama 11,700
University of South Florida 37,550
University of Southern California 31,000
University of Southern Mississippi 14,500
University of Tennessee 25,450
University of Texas, Austin 51,400
University of Utah 28,400
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh 11,000
University of Wisconsin, Stout 8,050
Utah State University 23,900
Virginia Commenwealth University 27,000
Washington State University 22,000
West Virginia University 23,500
Western Illinois University 13,450
Westmont College 1,300
Whitworth College 2,000
Yale University 11,400

TOTAL 1,503,300
 















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