When to go??? May or October?

[Nbyromd]

Hi all,

My family is from Vancouver and we are planning a big 2- week Disney World trip for next year! We are regular Disneyland visitors and I have been to WDW about 6x, but always in Feb or July. We are DVC members and will need to book right at the 7 month mark to get our non-home resort. Soo...wanting to know some of your expert opinions. I have listened to the Dis podcast show about times of year to travel to WDW and have narrowed it down to 2 separate blocks: the 1st 2 weeks of May or the 1st 2 weeks of October. My husband really wants to do the water parks and my children are small (girls 5 & 7) so I would like to keep the crowd levels lower. I have been soaking up everything that I can and obsessing over Touring Plans.

So, now I come to all of you - if you could pick May or October for a family vacation what would it be? (Thinking mainly of weather and crowds). We are also going to do a 3-night Disney Dream cruise while we are down there.. just to keep in mind.

Thanks in advance for all the help! Got to looooove these boards!!

 

[lanejudy]

Personally, I would opt for an October trip. But I've never been in May; I just have the impression it's hotter. In my experience, October can be quite comfortable -- warm enough to swim but not excessively hot and humid. Cruise-wise, October is during hurricane season but DCL does their best to cruise around a storm, plus fares are usually much lower in the fall. But I've heard May is nice for cruising.

This is the Technical Support Forum -- intended for questions about how the website works. You'll probably get more responses if you post on one of the Trip Planning forums, or even on a DVC forum since you plan to stay DVC.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[joannjoe]

October by far

 

[Nbyromd]

Thank you for your help! I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was in a technical support forum. Will try to navigate my way over to the right place!
Thank you!