Originally Posted By LuLu Hi all! My sis and I are back on track planning our Summer 2006 trip to WDW. However she's thinking about pushing the dates back to July. My gut feeling is it's better to go with the original dates (6/20-6/27). The following week would have us there over 4th of July weekend. The next week would have us leaving LAX on the 4th. The week after doesn't work because of 7/17 and DL. And I just have a feeling that July gets muggier with better chance of rain or even hurricanes as it wears on. But this is conjecture on my part. Can you seasoned WDWers tell me if crowds and weather heat up as you get into July? Thanks!
Originally Posted By Chelledun I think stick with June if you can...we visited in July in 2004 and it was HOT HOT HOT! I would imagine the 4th weekend would be pretty crazy too. June will still be hot of course, but probably not as bad.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Always make one summer visit per year - and have done June and July numerous times. If can be just as hot in either - also just as rainy -- so little difference. The crowds are different though. Very early June the best -- busy but not insane. Also get Star Wars weekends adn this year Flower Power concerts to. Late June and July pretty much the same but I will echo the 4th of July warning. We have been there for the 4th and it was exciting -- also was wall to wall - closed MK entry around 6 PM due to crowd size ( not good for little kids) -
Originally Posted By LuLu Thanks Chelledun and vbdad for the input! We'll definitely avoid the weekend of the 4th. I hope to stick with June but not sure we can, so good to know crowds and weather other than the 4th may be similar. Thanks again!
Originally Posted By Minniemusician We were in WDW this year in May June July and August and have been there in the past for the July 4th week. The summer months are all hot and about the same crowds except for around the 4th when it is even more crowded. I teach and the only time I can go for a long period of time is in the summer. We just came back after staying 8 days over Thanksgiving. But we will be back again in June.
Originally Posted By disney pete lulu i would say dont go around the 4th we went one year and it was chaotic june and july have a lot of rainy days.
Originally Posted By LuLu Thanks for the input. It now looks like we're back to our original dates! I didn't expect that. Can you guys help with typical park hours for the summer? I've read about "extra magic hours" and am guessing this means you generally have at least one park open around 8am and one open til maybe midnight? I'm trying to plan flight times and basic schedule, working around jet lag issues and all that!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 This past June and July the hours got much better again ( later - longer) and two days a week the MK had 11 PM closings and with the EMH that made them 2 AM closings...
Originally Posted By LuLu Ooh, great! I'm thinking of trying to not mess up my "internal clock" too much by attempting to get up at, say, 3 or 4am LA time, for early openings. Late nights would work better for me.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I would agree regardless of time zone differences.... the last thing I want to do is set an alarm clock for the wee hours while I am on vacation, just so i can be there for a rope drop....or get an extra hour in.... Now once I am up and on vacation, the late hours don;t bother me at all. EMH at night is wonderful.....
Originally Posted By Indigo The later you go in July the larger chance you risk of having a Hurricane blow through your vacation... but rainy days do keep the crowds down if you don't mind the rain and the wind.
Originally Posted By LuLu Yeah, I'm not keen on hurricanes at all ;-) So between July 5 and 17, or late June... so far it looks like we may stick with our original dates!
