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[quote=Anonymous]My parents have lived in Orlando for 30 years now and I've been to the Disney parks many, many times, pretty much every time of year.  Do not do a summer holiday weekend (Memorial, Independence or Labor Days).  In addition to the heat and humidity of central Florida, you have unbearable crowds.  You will often be stuck in crowds or lines out in the summer baking sun.  Every place has lines.  You will get to experience less than half of what you would any other time and what you do experience will be less enjoyable.  For example, if you go someplace without fixed seating (like EPCOT's China pavillion or the Tiki Room) they will crowd more and more people into the room so that it is hot as the body heat overwhelms the A/C and packed with people.  You should plan to wait at least an hour for virtually every attraction and at least 30 minutes to order counter-service food.  Plan for 2 hours at any non-counter venue that you do not have a reservation for.  In a number of places the indoor waiting is not long enough for the crowds, so bring at least SPF 50 for the hours that you'll be outside in the very hot Florida sun.  Many, many people have gotten their vacations cut short by sunstroke in the summer crowds or gone home at night with a severe case of sunburn.  Even the gift shops will be grossly overwhelmed with wall-to-wall people, so you only want to go in for an item you want, not to browse.  It will take you forever to browse as you navigate the crowds.  Under normal conditions, it is slow and difficult to navigate anywhere near the parade from about 30 minutes pre-parade to about 30 minutes post-parade.  On summer days, you should just plan to avoid anywhere within about 100 yards of the parade route as those areas will be completely packed and unpassable.  So, you should plan carefully what you plan to do during this time.  This is about the least bang for the buck that you can get from Disney and frankly, from my perspective a waste of $100/day plus food.[/quote]

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