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There are other changes as well.
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It's time to move on and move forward.
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HI! I was wondering if anyone would offer some advice as to helping us plan our next 7-day WDW trip. It will be me, my husband, my four-year-old, and an infant (I will deliver in September 2005), as well as both my parents, my sister and brother-in-law, and their 3 kids. We are working around a couple of issues, such as the fact that I will be having a c-section, and I want to be able to enjoy the rides, along with the fact that we don't want the kids to miss too much school, as well as when the "best" time to go is (considering prices and crowds). We're debating between three dates: January 2, 2006; Feb. 15, 2006; or May 27, 2006 (the day after the last day of school). WOW! Why does this have to be so hard??
If anyone could offer some advice it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thanks!!
I've been there in Late January and Early Feb., both times the weather was nice but not really swimming weather. (some days were a bit cool) It was Value season, the lowest price for rooms.
I think that 2/15 would be a more crowded time, the room rates are Peak.
Jan. 2nd (which I think is one of the slowest times) is Value season.
May 27th will be very warm, it's regular season for the rooms.
If you are more concerned with the kids not missing school, then I would choose May. You know that you will be well on your way from recovering from your C-section and your new baby will probably have a nice schedule by then. I'm not really sure about the crowd level at that time.
Personally, I would choose Jan. 2nd. Low Crowds, cool weather. But, your kids would be missing school.
I hope I've been some help. Enjoy the planning, I find it just as much fun as the trip itself. These boards and the people on them are wonderful!
I would choose January too, low crowds, the weather is nice (I was there with DH the last weekend in January this year and it was wonderful). But I never worry about taking the kids out of school to go to Disney World I have done it every time we have gone and the kids have never had a problem. It is a much nicer trip IMO to go when the crowds are at a minimum. The only drawback would be that your baby will only be 4 months old but I have known people who have taken infants that young and it was not a problem. Another reason to go in January is that the weather then would probably be better for the gbaby than the heat of May and the crowds of the week you are thinking about in February may make it tough on the baby too. Good luck with whatever you decide.
We usually try to do a trip in late January or early February due to all of the good reasons listed above. We have a Disney cruise scheduled in late January and plan to spend several days afterwards at Disney. We will have an infant with us also (delivery date in October)!
We considered May 27 to start a four-day trip this year. I'd heard that Florida kids don't get out of school until May 30, so until then, crowds aren't that bad. But once they are out, crowds increase dramatically. Sometimes, the seasons don't dictate the crowd level. We went in value season Thanksgiving week, and it was pretty crowded. I think if you left right when school was out (maybe they could even miss the last day?) Then you'll be ok in the May week. Something to consider: If you go in January, you'll be able to take advantage of the Christmas decorations and maybe even attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. But I totally understand about school. We are taking ours out for two days for a four-day trip in September. But my oldest is in Kindergarten, and this is the last year tht I'll prob. be willing to pull her out of school for Disney. When we go again, it will probably be that day right after school ends or even in June. Good luck!
I would try to go in January - it may be kind of chilly but not freezing. You may still be able to swim! January is one of the lowest attendanceperiods so you'd be able to enjoy a lot of the parks without having to deal with crowds. Good luck deciding, and congratulations on the baby!
I would definitely choose the first part of January. We were there over MLK holiday last year....crowds were not bad at all. The weather was cool but not bad. We definitely enjoyed the whole experience.
Another vote for January, especially early. You may see a few of the holiday decorations, but you would not get to see MVMCP as it ends about a week before Christmas. The weather is often very comfortable, but it can get quite cold, so be aware of that.
I've been in January twice - once over MLK - great weather, low crowds, value season, the second time we went right after New Years 2002 - that year because of where New Years fell in the week, the kids had extra days off school in January. But it was very cold that year - we froze, it was still crowded at the beginning (although I'm sure not as bad as the week before - 2006 shouldn't have this problem as New Years is on Sunday), it was value season. The next trip we took in March - spring break, we wanted to increase the odds for good weather. But it was more expensive and we did run into some crowds, particularly toward the end of the trip. While I don't want to go in the summer due the humidity, I suspect that you can have a great trip anytime if you plan well.
WOW. See that's why I'm torn. I don't want the kids to miss out on swimming and such...I want them to be "warm" enough to enjoy themselves, yet...the prices are so much better!....but I guess I'd pay a little more for them to have a good time. Boy, my head is spinning! LOL I guess that's why I'm torn. Ya'll are really giving me some good tips and ideas!!!
Thanks again!
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