Is Orlando unbearable in August?

[Anonymous]

Need to be in Florida in late August, and thinking of possibly combining with a trip to Disney but will it be just too unbearably hot to enjoy?

[Anonymous]

I think it would be totally unbearable.

[Anonymous]

DC is unbearable in August. I would rather not go than go to Disney in August. JMO.

[Anonymous]

It is pretty unbearable. The only part of Florida I find bearable at that time is the west coast with clear beaches, but actually being on a beach vacation, and lazying on the beach.

[Anonymous]

You could go to one of the Disney waterparks, or that really expensive place Aquatica.

[Anonymous]

Yep. I would turn down a free trip to ANYWHERE in Florida between May and September.

[Anonymous]

We went to WDW in early August one year. It was HOT. Daily thunderstorms. I don't know how old OP's kids are (if OP has kids), how patient OP and spouse are with other people, etc. But I saw many families having various meltdowns with each other (including my own DH with 5-year-old DC) and I'm sure the heat/humidity was a contributor to the patience level.

[Anonymous]

It's unbearable in June, July, AND August.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's unbearable in June, July, AND August.

This. I did go one year in early Sept and it was not crowded at all. But it was still really hot.

[Anonymous]

Go in October.

[Anonymous]

Being from FL, I'm there a lot. Yeah, August is brutal. But--you can make a theme park tolerable by going when it opens. Stay until 1-2pm, go back to your hotel and nap/go to pool, then return to park like 5pm. You'll avoid the heat and the bulk of the crowds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go in October.

that was the original plan, but we need to be in FL for a couple of days in August anyway - so wondering if we should do the parks while we're there - or if it would be too miserable to even try it.

[Anonymous]

Orlando is generally unbearable in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

We did it last year for a week. It was hot but we still had a lot of fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being from FL, I'm there a lot. Yeah, August is brutal. But--you can make a theme park tolerable by going when it opens. Stay until 1-2pm, go back to your hotel and nap/go to pool, then return to park like 5pm. You'll avoid the heat and the bulk of the crowds.

We did universal in July with this advice and it was fine.