We are in a similar boat where we are considering canceling our August trip because of taxes. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet but after getting $8k back in 2018 we owed $6k this year. Ouch.
From our current booking the price would have been $212 more then a $250 GC. For $38 savings it's not worth the hassle to me because the package it already paid off and we already have GCs for spending.
We are going the last week in June and there are plenty of dining reservations. I have also had no trouble getting our FP's. Although I havent checked to see what FP's are available for the top rides here in the past couple of days.
Just checked FP's and there are no evening FOP or Slinky Dog left.
We were able to get FPs for 10 people for FoP and Slinky Dog without any issue, had our pick of times even. Blew my mind considering we’ve been trying for FoP for two years for two people without any luck.
Yes this could be. It's hot, more crowded and cost more in summer. Hopefully this summer will be lower on crowds.
We were those people who went in July and said never again... but then we had to plan a summer trip with our son and his cousins and settled on June. The summer storms were worse than the heat IMO. So many rides and the pool being shut down was a huge buzzkill.
. Honestly, if I'm at the hotel, the storms can be kind of fun. They clear the parks out for later visits, force me to have downtime, and some of my favorite memories are of sitting on the balcony of my hotel, drink in my hand, watching the bands of rain pass by.
We’re going the end of July this year. It’s been a few years since I’ve gone in the middle of summer (July/August). I know to expect the afternoon thunderstorms, but in recent years it seems that Orlando has had some rainy stretches. Curious what part of July you went and how bad the storms were- just so I can not be blindsided.
I'm going back in July
Now that I've said that, it is bound to rain every day of my upcoming trip...
Last year we were there 7/18-7/23. Rain was one thing but the lightening seemed to drag on for hours shutting down everything in its path. We were prepared with ponchos for rain but the storms had us stumped with what to do as all indoor rides filled up immediately as did shops and restaurants.
If it was just us adults I wouldn’t mind, but our five year old just doesn’t understand. Or this summer we are traveling there with 8 other people who’ve never been including four kids who won’t enjoy drinking on the balcony like we would!I'm going back in July
Now that I've said that, it is bound to rain every day of my upcoming trip...
Our springs are usually my favorite time of year, with sunny blue skies and occasional showers. Last year felt like a monsoon season and I think places up and down the Eastern Seaboard had similar weather, down to Florida. Just rain and more rain. It was an unusual year, thankfully, and this year does not seem to be setting up to be the same level of rainy (at least in the north), not sure about Florida.
