In January I headed south to Walt Disney World for our family vacation. We took advantage of the Armed Forces Salute and stayed with family to help stretch the budget. We ended up spending under $1500 for our 10 day visit (not all the days were spent at the park). I think that is pretty good for a family of 8.
Since summer has arrived and many families begin the trek to the Mouse House I decided to post 30 days of Disney tips. You see, our trip this winter was not my first visit to Disney. It was probably my 200th visit. I loooooove Disney and since I lived in Orlando for about 25 years I have been many times. For several years my husband and I bought annual passes and sometimes went 2 to 3 times a week!
Over the years I have learned a lot of Disney and hope to share some of my tips with you over the next 30 days. If you have a Disney tip would like to write a guest post email me at thehappyhousewife (at) gmail (dot) com.
Disney Tip #1
Do not visit Disney World during the months of June, July, or August. Seriously, Orlando is the humidity capital of the world. The weather is miserable during the summer months, and the parks are very, very crowded. Just remember if your kids are on summer break, so are the rest of the children in the United States (and maybe the rest of the world).
According to Pixie-Dust Travel (and I agree having visited Disney throughout the year) below is a listing of the busiest and slowest times at Disney World.
Highest Attendance:
- Presidents’ week in February
- Mid-March through Late April (Spring Break)
- Memorial Day weekend
- Mid-June through Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and weekend
- Christmas week through New Year’s Day
Moderate Attendance:
- After Presidents’ week in February through early March
- Late April through early June (except Memorial Day weekend)
- The first part of Thanksgiving week
Lowest Attendance:
- January (except New Year’s Day) until just prior to Presidents’ week in February
- The week following Labor Day until just prior to Thanksgiving week
- The week following Thanksgiving until the week prior to Christmas
We visited this year from January 8th to the 15th. It was dead! Seriously, the longest line we waited in was the Jungle Cruise and that took about 20 minutes. It is really enjoyable to visit the parks when the weather is cool, the high was in the 60’s, and the lines were short.
Tomorrow’s tip… best days of the week to visit each park!
