Disney - March or early April to be able to enjoy pools as well?

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Go in March. Avoid the crowds and forget the pools. My second pregnancy was much "larger" and more uncomfortable than the first. And, don't forget the car trip will require more stops.

[Anonymous]

We were there during spring break two years ago and honestly it wasn't that crowded. Temps in early April were in the 80s, plenty warm for the waterslide pool!

[Anonymous]

You definitely want to go when crowds are low now that they are removing all fast pass machines.

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Anonymous wrote:You definitely want to go when crowds are low now that they are removing all fast pass machines.

What? Why??

[Anonymous]

I agree with those people saying it can just depend on weather luck. We went in February of last year and were able to swim just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You definitely want to go when crowds are low now that they are removing all fast pass machines.

What? Why??

Yeah. They will be gone by the end of January. Sometime last year, Disney started implementing the FastPass+ system. Guests who stay onsite get a bracelet that basically replaces the Key to the World. Then, guests who get the band in the mail can pre-book 3 attractions per person per day at one park only. Guest who don't receive bands early then pick they past pass windows at the park after they arrive. The problem with that is that they you can't necessarily book what you want. At Epcot, for example, you have to choose between Soarin' and TestTrack. If you want both, you'll be doing one as standby. I'm not sure how this is going to make anything better. We used FastPasses a lot b/c we we don't like to go on vacation to spend the whole day waiting in lines. I'm not sure (exactly) when the old Fast Pass machines will be gone from the parks, but they already took out the ones at Animal Kingdom.

[Anonymous]

So for people who stay off-site, can we take advantage of fast pass?

OP, if I were you, I would go in March and try to avoid Spring break in April. I usually go to Orlando in December-January, and have always been able to use the pools. I stay off-site at JW Marriott or Wyndham Bonnet Creek (inside Disney gates), and their pools are heated. A bit chilly when you get out of the pool though, but still beats having to deal with crowds and increasing temperatures of late April in the parks.

[Anonymous]

I am in a rental home this week in a neighborhood called Windsor hills with a private heated pool. I think March would be just fine.

[Anonymous]

Southern states have their spring breaks early. I know some schools in the south usually have the first and second week of March off for spring break. So, IMO I will avoid the months of March and April because the spring break crowds usually runs from the beginning of March through the end of April.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, so your baby is due in June?

If I were you, I would wait until after the baby is born and go in late September/Early October.

Crowds will be low, the weather will still be warm enough for swimming, and they will even have the special evening Halloween party.

I have brought an infant to Disney World before and it was actually easier than going while pregnant!

+1

The low crowds in the fall are the best times to visit Disney. Orlando is still hot in September and October too.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, so your baby is due in June?

If I were you, I would wait until after the baby is born and go in late September/Early October.

Crowds will be low, the weather will still be warm enough for swimming, and they will even have the special evening Halloween party.

I have brought an infant to Disney World before and it was actually easier than going while pregnant!

It is very hot in September/ early October. I live here and wouldn't want to be in the park all day with an infant because they get overheated.

[Anonymous]

Just remember, you can't go on many rides at MK and your kid needs to be 42 inches to ride some things. Not being a Debbie downer because I loved Disney while pregnant, especially Epcot and the boardwalk area.

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Anonymous wrote:You definitely want to go when crowds are low now that they are removing all fast pass machines.

Gone from MK and AK as of today.

Non resort guests can book FP + day of. So far only 3 pp.

Should be interesting....


To OP- I vote oct. And do a Halloween party.

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Hi OP, I'm wondering, what advice did your Ob/Gyn give, if any, about driving far being pregnant at those later weeks? I'd like to consider a driving trip (to visit family, distance is probably similar), but I'm hesitant to go that far being at those later weeks; one thing, the doctor said is to take a break every hour to at least stretch the legs. Did you get any such advice/warnings?

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Anonymous wrote:FFX spring break is April 14-19, but that does not appear to be a busy week based on the dubious link above. How can that not be a busy week?

Spring Break here in St Johns Florida is March 17-21. A lot of North and Central Florida schools (as well as many school systems in the southeast) have early Spring Breaks. It can be crazy crowded those weeks. Mid to late April is better.

As for pool weather- you just never know. We've been able to swim comfortably in late February/early March some years. Last year it was still really, really cold even towards the end of March. Florida weather is impossible to predict.