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Has anyone ever been to Walt Disney World over the February President's Week Break? I would love to know how crowded it gets.

Two years ago we took our kids out of school in September to go to Disney and we had the time of our lives. It was very inexpensive and there were no crowds. But now that my oldest child is in middle school, he doesn't want to miss any school for fear of missing too much work. I won't go there over Christmas or Easter break, so I am considering February. Since only the northeast schools have that week off I am hoping that the crowds wouldn't be too bad. What do you think?

I was actually just trying to find out busy times because we are also trying to plan a trip. The website I found said that President's week is listed under Highest Attendance. They have it broken down into 3 categories - lowest, moderate, highest. Hope this helps. Good luck. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/common/helpFAQ?id=HelpFAQOtherPage&bhcp=1

What about the end of August since most parts of the country head back to school before Labor Day? I wonder if a travel agent (or even the 800 Disney #) could let you know when the busy times would be.

My husband wants to go to Disney over Christmas. It's going to cost a ton! I am still working on talking him out of it, but it's his off season so that's why he wants to go then. Our kids actually want to stay home so...

We'll be at Disney Land during the February break for a day or two, shouldn't be to bad I was told. Not sure how that compares to Disney World though.

I was actually just trying to find out busy times because we are also trying to plan a trip. The website I found said that President's week is listed under Highest Attendance. They have it broken down into 3 categories - lowest, moderate, highest. Hope this helps. Good luck. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/common/helpFAQ?id=HelpFAQOtherPage&bhcp=1

I looked at a different site today that said it was only "moderate" except for the weekend, which is highest. So I am confused by what I see on the internet.

I would think the weekend during that time would be busy since it's President's Weekend and most people have the long weekend off from work and school.

We went south last summer after most of the country started school, I think it was the 3rd week in August, and the crowds were very light but it was blaaaaazing hot. We were in Georgia, about 3 - 4 hours from Orlando, but I'm thinking it would be about the same temp, if not hotter.

It was really hot in 09 when we went in September. It was in the 90's every day, but we put the pool to good use!

we took our grand daughter a few years ago over the feb break. it was nuts. i think every kid in the country was there.

We went over spring break a couple years ago, and it honestly wasn't too bad. There were lines at some of the attractions, but they went pretty fast. I also used a schedule I found in a book about Disney that I couldn't have lived without! The schedule was called something like "Disney do or die in a day" and was specifically geared towards little kids. It outlined what to hit at what time based on research they had done to avoid long wait times, and it worked! It also factored in nap time and meals.

Make sure you use the fast pass:)

Went during the Feb. break last year and it was fine. No crowds. The best part was that the weather was perfect so you weren't sweating bullets the whole time.

We went in Feb 2006 during presidents week and it was busier than I thought it would be but tolerable. The europeans have their "holiday" then so there were ALOT of europeans. It wasn't too hot either. we swam 2 of 7 days. It made standing in line so nice compared to the heat of April or god forbid summer. We were considering going Nov 2012 since my friend just got back and said it was not crowded at all the 2nd week in nov. Has anyone gone in November before? Would love to hear from anyone going at that time of year.

I went in November many years ago, before I had kids. It was a great time to go. No crowds and room prices were reduced for the first 2 weeks of the month.

We are also considering the 2nd week in December 2012. Any thoughts on that time of the year as opposed to beginning of Nov?

We went in the first week of December a couple years ago. It was fantastic. They have such an incredible Christmas display - well, it's the whole place really. I suggest watching some of the Disney Christmas specials, they are usually on HGTV or somthing like that. We loved going then, plus it is one of their slowest times of year.

this is a great discussion! Thank you! We are planning a trip Nov 2012 and you all have given me some great things to consider. thanks again!

Gail we are actually going over Feb break. My mom goes every year, and she said other than the weekends it's pretty dead. Most of the other states have their breaks over march and April. We are staying at a condo about 15 min from Disney, and are driving down since my Dr won't approve me flying after 24 weeks. We are all super excited since we haven't had a vacation in 2 years now. Are you going Gail?

No. The timing isn't going to work for us. I need some minor surgery and we are probably going to save my husband's time off for Easter break and go to Virginia with friends. Perhaps next year. We really want to go, but just can't decide when.

My oldest son went to Virginia and DC at Easter break last year- He just loved it. The weather was great then I guess. Have fun!

What about the end of August since most parts of the country head back to school before Labor Day?

This is exactly what we ended up doing. Most of the country is back to school and the end of August is the start of "Value Season" at Disney. We got a great room rate and free dining.

We ended up having to ditch our original Easter Break plans of going to Virginia. My husband couldn't get off from work AND my surgery got moved. (It's next week. I just got home from pre-op testing.) So, since we haven't gone away in the last year at all, we are taking advantage of Disney towards the end of August. We just booked all our dining reservations and had no trouble at all getting every single restaurant we wanted at the exact days and times we wanted. And I am talking about almost all character buffet meals (highly sought after) during their free dining promotion. In other words, these restaurants should be totally packed by now, yet we got every reservation we wanted. So I am figuring that it won't be too crowded at that time of year.

Just found this post... we are Disney freaks in our house and we are taking our 6th trip this July. Gail, you are right it won't be as crowded toward the end of August. You might want your panchos! It is hurricane season. My husband and I took our honeymoon one month later than you are going and it rained every day but the last day. Don't get me wrong, we got on every ride we wanted (no lines since no one wanted to be out) and it was warm (not like our cold rainy days). We will never go during the school year. It just seems to much work to get a trip ready and get packed, get out of the house, and then get back in time for school and what not during the school breaks. And.... since I am a teacher I am not a proponent of taking our son out of school for a vacation. I did get all of my reservations as well! Have fun! We love it there, it really is the "happiest place on the earth" for us!

The last time we went was in September and it rained only one day, but we were on Tom Sawyer Island and were forced to get on the rafts and return, weven though that forced us to get soaked. I'm not too worried about hurricane season because we got trip insurance... and good ponchos.