Originally Posted By ekl417 So my husband and I are planning on coming down at the end of August. It is in celebration of my 30th birthday!! We have been to Disney twice in the past two years. First on our honeymoon at the Grand Floridian (ahhhh!!) and again that same August at Port Orleans. The time that we went in August was great, not to crowded and great weather. However, there was a hurricane the week BEFORE and the week AFTER we were there! Do you think we are crazy taking our chances in August again? I am a teacher so the summer is our only option. We are thinking the end of august because they are offering the dinnig plan.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Disney is offering some great rates for August and September. Why not take advantage of them. Great planning!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Don't try to plan around hurricanes because it's just impossible. I would just take your chances.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 I agree with everyone here. I would take advantage of the great rates. Have fun and enjoy!!
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m We were there in August 2004 when Hurricane Charley hit. Luckily for us, it didn't spoil our trip. The parks closed at 1 PM on Friday the 13th, and most of them reopened Saturday. I think AK was the only park that didn't reopen.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney The weather is miserable in August, but it can be dealt with. I'm a local, so I hardly ever go to the parks that time of year. Usually I'm chilling in the mountains. But if you do mornings in parks, afternoons (when it's not lightning) at the pools, and nights (especially EMH's) in the parks, you'll be fine. And hurricanes just aren't predictable. Central Florida usually doesn't get affected by them, but the last two years have been very heavy. I'd go and have a great time. Disney is putting out the great offers for August and September because they've always been a slow period and are likely dealing with many people afraid to book after all the storms of 2004-05.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun We've been there in July and Aug. (School vacations are our only option, too). Just be prepared for the rain, take a poncho or raincoat and keep having fun!!
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 << Just be prepared for the rain, take a poncho or raincoat and keep having fun!!>> Unlike other parts of the country, the rain in central florida comes in short intervals.. It may rain for 20 minutes like all get out and the sun comes back out... You said you were there before during the summer so you know pretty much what to expect... Have fun..!!
Originally Posted By fkurucz If you afraid of the weather, go to DLR. Its not the same, but it won't be anywhere nearly as hot or humid. And zero chance of hurricanes,
Originally Posted By Boardwalkbum My thoughts on WDW in august can be summed up in two words. Steam room. Dont get me wrong...I like steam rooms..only not big open air ones with thousands of people.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Be prepared to spend money on water. If you bring your own in, it gets warm way too fast. As long as it's not an unexpected expense, it's not so bad. You just have to plan for it.
Originally Posted By Labuda "If you bring your own in, it gets warm way too fast" When I used to bring my own water in, I'd try to ensure I'd managed to freeze it almost entirely before heading into the parks for the day. That way, I had a little bit of water to sip at first, then once the ice melted, still had some cool water until I finished that bottle and bought one of Disney's.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Great idea. Don't know why I didn't think of freezing it ahead of time!! Anything to save on a couple $2.00 bottles.
Originally Posted By pixiedust1 That will work if you have a fridge in your room that can handle bottles of water.. Most have a very small freezer area.. Plus you will be paying $5 a day, so that pretty much covers two bottles of water a day in the parks.. I guess it works rather well if you are a local.. I know that the CM warn you not to use their ice, it's not safe to drink.. I'm not sure that's true or not, it could be canal water LOL... or they just don't want guests taking all their ice on hot days, I sort of lean towards the second.. Are their any CM's out there that know if the ice is safe to chew on?? I would love to know...
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys Who cares about the price of water? My theory: If I'm spending 3-5K to come to WDW for 7 days, what's an extra $10 a day for water? Drink up !!!
Originally Posted By Labuda Who wants to waste time first thing in the morning buying a bottle of water when you could be experiencing an attraction instead?
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^^^ Shush, Labuda. The more people in line for water, the shorter the attraction lines will be!!
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer The ice in the coolers that they sell the sodas/water from is not safe to drink because people put their hands in it all day long and it's dirty. The ice in the machines at the hotels is perfectly safe to drink. Also, there is no charge for refrigerators in the mod's or delux hotels.
