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How bad are the crowds in March? what is the weather like?
It looks like I will be able to go for Spring break this coming year. March 2011. I have never been at this time. How bad are the crowds? What can I expect for weather?
I am thinking this will be better than trying to go when school is out in June. What do you think?
I am also thinking of going in March for the first time so I'll be watching for opinions here. We have always gone off-season to avoid crowds, but now that we are veterans we feel able to plan our days accordingly to max our fun and avoid the worst of the crowds. (plus, having one son in High School means we can't pull him out anymore and I am not going to miss out on my WDW trip!)
I can say that June would be HOT so think about that. Probably the crowds are going to be similar to March, but we went in May this year and it was over 90 every day, so I would expect it to be steamy in the summer.
The week of easter is the busiest especially if it falls during spring break. A lot of schools are out for spring break and a lot of people are at Disney. Looks like Easter in 2011 is not until the end of April. Spring Break where I live is the first week in April. March will probably not be as busy as April but it may depend on when Spring Break is for a lot of folks.
I got married there over Spring Break in March (was on St. Patty's Day). The weather was VERY nice, but the crowds were horrendous. The first thing our whole party did after changing out of our wedding clothes was ride Tower of Terror. It was around 2 o'clock and all of the FPs were already gone for the day, and the wait was over two hours. The crowds really got annoying, because I almost always go in September and February--two of the lowest crowd times.
We've been in March and the weather was ok but a few cold days...enough for jackets and jeans. Definitely not going for warm weather if you go in March. I wouldn't count on being able to swim. If you're going for warm weather I'd go in June. But we love April/May weather. Crowds are non existent and weather is beautiful. I don't have a problem taking my kids out for a week of school. They don't miss much and they bring homework with them. It's what I did as a kid. And to me, its well worth it not having to go in the heat of summer or other busy times. Good luck and happy planning.
We were there March 10-17, 2009 and the weather was in my opinion - perfect. Beautiful and the crowds were not bad other than we did notice a large increase over the weekend.
Have fun planning, I think March is a nice time to go!
We've been to WDW the week of March 17th on two different occasions. We've also been there in June and I absolutely prefer visiting in March. Granted the crowds are much larger during spring break, but the cooler weather makes waiting in line more bearable. The heat and humidity in June was terrible. We've found that taking a break about 2:00 in the afternoon, (when the crowds are at their largest) is a good idea. We always go to EMH at night when so many people have left the parks.
I know that the spring break time for TX and CO where my family lives are all the second and third week of March. I think your best bet for lower crowds will be the first or last week. Easter week is a definite no-no though
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Unfortunately, I don't have control over when I can go in March. It has to be my spring break since I am a teacher. There is no way to go any earlier so we are going the 19-27th. Hopefully, it will be before Easter so maybe that will help out on the crowds.
I just think June would be so much worse with the crowds, heat etc.
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