When is the best time to go?

[JodiR]

Which of these would be the best time to go (based on crowds)

Summer (either early June or middle of August)
Spring break (ours is week before Easter)
Easter week (easter Sunday and after)
Christmas week to New Years (might go Dec. 26-Dec. 30)

 

[WDSearcher]

Wow. Those are all high-crowd level choices. Your worst choice would be Christmas week to NYE. That's the most crowded week at the parks, bar none. The others are all probably equal from a crowd standpoint.

 

[SAWYERMAW1]

Of your choices, I would have to go with August for smaller crowds. I think the other choices would have massive crowds. The later in August the better for crowds but then you have the HEAT and possibly hurricanes to deal with.

 

[JodiR]

Thanks. I did go to WDW a couple of years ago in the middle of August. Our first day was the day Florida kids went back to school. There were hardly any crowds at Magic Kingdom on that Monday. But the heat was not to my liking so I was hoping for low crowds at another time of the year.

 

[WDSearcher]

There are low crowds at other times of the year, just not the times you have available!

 

[3xthecharm]

We did 6/4-6/8 this year. It was hot, about 90. We just missed major heat. It had been 96-95 the week before. The crowds were busy but not nuts. My sister and I took our 3 DDs. They were 3,3, and 5. We did most of what we wanted, including several character meals. Because of their ages we only did the parks in the morning. We stuck to MK and MGM since that is what inerested them. We did the character meals in the evening. It was a good trip.