drp4video
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2003
I went the second week in May last year and it was a great time to go. I assume the third week will be good as well as most northern US schools are still in session. Colleges are out but it was not a factor during my trip. Mostly saw younger kids, not school aged, very few school age kids or college kids.
I just took my 28th trip last May in a 16 year span, and I am not a planner at all, I was faced with FP+ for the first time that trip and in the past, I never even decided what park to go till I got out of bed that day! This past trip, I still didn't decide which park to go to each day until I got up, sometimes weather is a factor, (if raining I don't want to go to Animal Kingdom but would rather do Epcot) and I got my tickets and FP+ the day I went to each park. I pretty much got on everything I wanted and got a lot of the rides with FP+ that I wanted. I wasn't interested in meeting the Frozen characters so those FP+ reservations did not matter to me.
In the past I always had to go during school breaks or summer as my daughter was in school. No more, and now I can go in early September and May. I have found those times to be awesome. No more July or August, Easter or Christmas for me. May is an awesome time to go. Even if you don't make FP+ till you get there, You will be fine. I would just watch ticket prices because knowing you are going for sure, that would matter to me, getting them now to save a few bucks. Since this is just the end of February, I a sure the deposit will clear soon and maybe you can appeal to your fiancé financially letting her know you will have more $ to spend if you get the tickets now, or when the deposit clears. But again, as far as FP+, I wouldn't worry about that aspect. Have a great time.
I just took my 28th trip last May in a 16 year span, and I am not a planner at all, I was faced with FP+ for the first time that trip and in the past, I never even decided what park to go till I got out of bed that day! This past trip, I still didn't decide which park to go to each day until I got up, sometimes weather is a factor, (if raining I don't want to go to Animal Kingdom but would rather do Epcot) and I got my tickets and FP+ the day I went to each park. I pretty much got on everything I wanted and got a lot of the rides with FP+ that I wanted. I wasn't interested in meeting the Frozen characters so those FP+ reservations did not matter to me.
In the past I always had to go during school breaks or summer as my daughter was in school. No more, and now I can go in early September and May. I have found those times to be awesome. No more July or August, Easter or Christmas for me. May is an awesome time to go. Even if you don't make FP+ till you get there, You will be fine. I would just watch ticket prices because knowing you are going for sure, that would matter to me, getting them now to save a few bucks. Since this is just the end of February, I a sure the deposit will clear soon and maybe you can appeal to your fiancé financially letting her know you will have more $ to spend if you get the tickets now, or when the deposit clears. But again, as far as FP+, I wouldn't worry about that aspect. Have a great time.