Holiday In Walt Disney World

ray070 · 02-02-2008, 02:30 AM

Hi, I'm From Australia And Want To Holiday In Walt Disney World - Orlando. I Would Like To Know When School Holidays Are On , So We Don't Get Huge Lines.would Like To Go In May But Not Sure About Weather And Hurricane Season ??? If Anyone Could Help Would Be A Huge Help...thanks For Your Time. Thanks Ray

d360 · 02-04-2008, 04:34 PM

Walt Disney World off-peak times are shortly before Thanksgiving or in early winter. If you're like most of us you don't have much of a choice but to visit during spring break. I recommedn ealry May vs. late May if you have a choice.

You might consider a FastPass, which allow you to pick up ride tickets in advance, are a great innovation. For example, at 10 a.m. a person might be able to pick up four tickets to ride the Rock 'N Roll Roller Coaster in Disney-MGM Studios between 1 and 3 p.m. When you arrive at the ride after 1 p.m., you enter through a special FastPass line that typically takes just 5 to 10 minutes.

Generally notes:

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the least busy days.

Weekends can be twice as busy as weekdays.

Saturdays are busier than Sundays

Long Weekends can be 3 times as busy!

School holidays for USA can make it 3 times as Busy! (Note: school holiday timetables are scattered through the year)

I hope this helps.

longjohn · 02-20-2008, 01:34 PM

A Must see is Epcot Center, is a big Disney Themepark

BusyMom1974 · 02-26-2008, 09:49 AM

I LOVED animal kingdom - and so did the kids. BIG TIP** dont forget to use the FastPass system available on most major rides at the Disney parks. You get a ticket for a return time and get in a "fast track" queue so you get on quicker and dont stand in line for hours! This worked pretty well even on weekends.

Also consider a vacation rental - we liked the home we got from imaginevacationhomes.com as it had a private pool and was very spacious and affordable - cheaper than a hotel room in the parks and we had a huge kitchen so we could eat breakfast in every day and prepare snacks for the park outings.

MICKEYGIRL · 03-04-2008, 07:18 AM

Australia huh! I would love to go there one day! I've heard it's nicer than Paris there. Fast pass is a huge help in skipping lines and d360 is pretty much on point with the times it's busy. Keep in mind that it is Disney, and it's pretty much busy all year round, just avoid major holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving.

JEANYLASER · 07-04-2008, 07:02 AM

I love disney world in the Holidays. Like Christmas.I can see the cinderella castle in lights. And Epcot holiday Illumnations too and Fantasmic at Disney's Hollywood studios too!