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Post by disneyteach on Mar 10, 2023 16:28:38 GMT -5
We go often in late July, early August. It's just the best time that works in our calendar. It sounds like you have a great plan, and we do very similar. My kids are 13 & 8 and we all take naps midday, either before or after the pool. It helps us to maintain the early mornings and late nights. Have a great trip!
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Post by TexasChick on Mar 11, 2023 9:06:00 GMT -5
All of these posts are making me less apprehensive. Thank you everyone!!!
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Post by johnb on Mar 11, 2023 10:04:33 GMT -5
We go often in late July, early August. It's just the best time that works in our calendar. It sounds like you have a great plan, and we do very similar. My kids are 13 & 8 and we all take naps midday, either before or after the pool. It helps us to maintain the early mornings and late nights. Have a great trip! Naps and extra showers really help. |
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Post by taz818 on Mar 11, 2023 12:58:04 GMT -5
We also go every August and have for a quite a few years now. We met some great people that all vacation at the same time, so we all plan our trips around the same time, so we can spend time together, and we usually either drink around the world or drink around the Springs one afternoon and evening. But I also agree with everyone, you have to take breaks in the afternoon. It's so hot. We also use the cooling towels, but I have found that neck fans also work great. You can put it around your neck and aim a little fan on each side of your face wherever you need it. Definitely makes you feel cooler. They're not too heavy either.
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Post by tomandrobin on Mar 14, 2023 21:14:57 GMT -5
Since it’ll be so hot, the plan is to go early, leave when it starts to get hot around lunchtime. Have pool time, lunch, and/or relaxing time indoors until maybe 5-6pm or so when we will go to dinner. Then get back to the parks around maybe 7pm or later. Definitely a bigger day break for us, but I think it’s too hot in the afternoons to stay then. It seems that the heat does keep the crowds a bit more manageable. Here’s to hoping on that! Any tips or tricks from those of you who’ve gone in these hot months would be appreciated.  Yes, you are nuts! lol......kidding of course.
I avoid WDW Memorial Day thru Labor Day every year. Occasionally, I will go for an adult trip over July 4th weekend. I have gone twice in August since 2000.....both trips were miserable in the heat. The last was two years ago. We spent a whole lot of time at the pool every day. Actually, the trip was good, but going to the parks was brutal.
Stay cool, stay hydrated, use sunscreen and plan on lots of pool time.
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Post by allanadale on Mar 15, 2023 4:12:40 GMT -5
We were there last August and while yes, of course, it was hot and humid, it actually wasn't as bad as we expected. As others have said, extra clothes and showers are a must. We stayed at VGF and that proximity was nice too. Plus, I think we got lucky with cloud cover - still hot and humid but better when the sun was hiding.
One note: "Pool by 2" is a fabulous idea in theory but we found that Disney is very, very cautious about closing the pools due to lightning in the vicinity. Totally understandable of course, but it was more of a problem on this trip than in trips past. Our pool time turned into device-and-nap time twice in a four night stay, though the kids made up for it with night swimming!
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Post by mcd on Apr 16, 2023 12:20:55 GMT -5
We went in Sept of 2020 when it opened back up. We survived the heat while wearing masks. I vowed never to visit in the summer months but now plan to go in late July before school starts back up here. I checked several different sites that measure crown size, and it seems like late July isn't as bad as earlier in the summer, and August is even better (not like Sept. or mid to late Jan. but not terrible).
We just got back from a trip at the end of March/beginning of April, and the temps were above 90 every day. It was also really busy. I feel like late July and August temps won't be much worse than that, and the crowds will hopefully be a little lighter. Good Luck & Have Fun!!
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Apr 16, 2023 14:17:59 GMT -5
We went the second-half of last September in hopes to see those mythical "light crowds"...it was way hotter than we thought, the hurricane came, and crowds were not light at all. My wife was miserable in the heat, I managed but it wasn't my favorite. She said we'd never go again at that time.
Just the other day, though, we were talking about points and I brought up that September is the cheapest time of year currently, at least at our resort. I think we both muttered, "well maybe it wasn't that bad..."
hee hee!
Time makes you forget pain!
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Post by Eeyorelover22 on Apr 17, 2023 5:34:19 GMT -5
It is Disney after all!!
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Post by raspus on Apr 17, 2023 9:03:48 GMT -5
We will be there in August to celebrate my birthday in spite of the heat. Hope you have a great trip.
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Post by Wiltony on Apr 17, 2023 15:19:41 GMT -5
We went in Sept of 2020 when it opened back up. We survived the heat while wearing masks. I vowed never to visit in the summer months but now plan to go in late July before school starts back up here. I checked several different sites that measure crown size, and it seems like late July isn't as bad as earlier in the summer, and August is even better (not like Sept. or mid to late Jan. but not terrible). We just got back from a trip at the end of March/beginning of April, and the temps were above 90 every day. It was also really busy. I feel like late July and August temps won't be much worse than that, and the crowds will hopefully be a little lighter. Good Luck & Have Fun!! Yes I was surprised at how little the heat affected the mask for me. I thought it would be absolutely miserable, but the mask wearing was still bearable even in the sweltering heat. My biggest complaint with the masks was that it made my sunglasses fog up! |
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Post by maxsdad on Apr 17, 2023 16:46:00 GMT -5
As a longtime summer traveler, here are my pluses to a summer trip: - Longer park hours (though I wish they would keep DAK open into the evening to enjoy Pandora and Tree of Life Awakenings at night)
- Time for midday breaks for napping/swimming
- Fewer attractions down for refurbishment
- Moderate crowds
- Afternoon storms can clear out the parks
- Disney transportation air conditioning
- Heat lowers appetite, so you don't spend as much on food
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Post by csstingray on Apr 17, 2023 19:39:04 GMT -5
We’ve made trips in July and August, and though I’m generally a rope dropper, one of my favorite ways to structure our day for these trips was
Sleep in
Do something at the resort (check out the community halls for games and activities),
Hit the pool around lunchtime,
Get showers
Head to the parks right around the time the afternoon thunderstorms roll in. It clears out the crowds and drops the temperature. We’d be getting there just as huge crowds were leaving. Then we’d stay until closing.
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Post by captjacksfamily on Apr 18, 2023 4:53:32 GMT -5
Our daughter was a competitive swimmer and about the only time we could get away was August and Christmas so those were the times we came to WDW, now living here we are well practiced at hiding from the weather.
Remember sun screen and a good hat. I recommend Tilley wide brim hats they are not cheap but they will last forever, they also have a dark underside to the brim that helps with the sun reflecting off the ground or water. If you are like me and hate to get all gooed up with sun screen then wear light SPF long sleeve shirts. I have found that a good part of my closet has become Columbia shirts with the vents in the back. They work really well and the Columbia store in the Springs often has great sales. Same for pants, I typically wear shorts but Columbia makes some light wait travel pants (only sold on line) that are a little stretchy and supper comfortable plus very light. They are the only thing I will fly in these days and they really aren't much (if at all) warmer than shorts.
Everyone talks about naps and pool time, I completely agree with the naps but once your done swimming I would not recommend hanging by the pool, you're still in the heat and it can take a toll.
Be sure to carry an insulated water bottle, I fill mine about 2/3 full and then freeze it the night before and let the ice melt during the day. I am also sure to refill the ice when I am getting food. When it is hot most aid stations have ice that they will give you, or at least they use to I haven't tried this in a long time. Personally I can't do the high sugar sports drinks but I do use the low sugar electrolyte replacement packets for my water.
As others have said be sure to take full advantage of buildings with AC. There are many places inside of Disney where you can get from point a to point b by going through a store. It is still something we laugh about but we would always dive into the little store right by the international exit in Epcot and walk slowly through there to cut the corner while soaking up the AC. We have probably been through that store a million times but I don't think we have ever bought anything there.
If you are buying food in the park make sure the tables to eat at are inside, the shaded tables outside don't really give you a break. We would typically have dinner at a sig restaurant and would get an earlier reservation to hope a thunderstorm would blow through and cool off the day to set up the evening fun.
I moved from the dry heat of SoCal to the high humidity of Florida, in both place I walk and ride bikes all year and both can be bad. California was more of a searing heat where you get roasted, in Florida it is more if a braising cook. You can get heat stroke in either type of heat but one thing I have found in the high humidity is that it hits you like a brick wall where in the dry heat it feel it coming. This is probably because you sweet so much that with a little breeze you actually don't feel that hot but you really are and you dehydrate so fast. Know the signs of heat stroke or exhaustion and if anyone in your group is showing any signs at all get them inside and take a break, this is nothing to screw with.
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Post by Brian5581 on Apr 18, 2023 13:59:45 GMT -5
As others have said be sure to take full advantage of buildings with AC. There are many places inside of Disney where you can get from point a to point b by going through a store. It is still something we laugh about but we would always dive into the little store right by the international exit in Epcot and walk slowly through there to cut the corner while soaking up the AC. We have probably been through that store a million times but I don't think we have ever bought anything there. As yes, I do this all the time! Damn the new(ish) Creations shop with its lack of adequate air conditioning. At least the quick service next door still has decent air. |
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