Spring break 2019 estimated timeframe?

[lisa cameron]

Planning on Disney world trip March 29-April 1st as worked for my schedule and the WDW Prep School website showed “light crowds” because most districts do not have spring break at that time this year. However, pretty much every other crowed calendar shows heavy crowds. In Texas, Spring break for us March 11-15th. I have read WDW Prep School tends to be fairly reliable? Big difference amongst the predictions for this time frame. I assumed we were choosing dates between the spring break flux and Easter so keeping fingers crossed that WDW Prep School website is correct.
Any insight?

 

[StarSeven7]

Here's a thread on a Spring Break poll for 2019 that was going around a while ago:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/spring-break-poll-for-2019.3680025/page-5#post-59866014

I know most of Michigan gets that first week in April off for Spring Break and my friend in Minnesota always gets the last week in March off for hers.

 

[lisa cameron]

Looks like really spread out over almost a 6 week period, end of Feb through beginning of April. Maybe that is a good thing. Cannot be worse that the Presidents’ Day weekend crowd of this year but was really hoping for a bit less.

 

[lisa cameron]

Wide selection for prime ADRs still available for those dates so maybe that is a good sign?

 

[bigeyedfish]

We are in MN - I work in a public school district and my kids go to another. We only have a weeklong spring break every other year, but it is always in March. Of course the weeks are different! Last year my break was the first week in March and my kids had off the third week!

 

[kiramay]

That’s our spring break. March 25-29, 2019.

 

[Brandilla]

We will be there then and crowds are predicted to be around an 8 by touring plans. I would plan for crowds.

 

[senadler]

That is a very popular time for Spring Break. Our kids are on break at that time every year. With a late Easter it will not be as busy as it would be with an earlier Easter, but it will not be light crowds.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Whomever called that time “light crowds” must not understand that not all school districts tie their Spring Break to Easter. Your dates are the end of our Spring Break, and that has been Spring Break for our area since I was a kid. Expect a lot of Chicago area peeps at a minimum.

 

[lisa cameron]

https://publicholidays.us/school-holidays/

This site is helpful. 10 districts in FL have spring break during the dates we are coming, less than 20%. Granted, I know some of those districts may have more schools than others (i.e. Miami is out) but the weekend of the 29th is end of the break so I would suspect the crowds would start to travel back home. Looks like none of Texas is on break during that time. I looked at a few other larger districts close to Florida (Atlanta, DC, Baltimore, Nashville not on break), looks like less than 20% for most areas. I see Charleston will be on spring break.

But the middle of March looks much worse. So I agree, maybe not “light crowds” the end of March but less than the middle of March. Not Christmas crowds, whew!

 

[SaintsManiac]

There will not be "light crowds" at any time of year. I love Shannon, but her info is off quite often.

 

[PSUGuy]

My university and 2 others nearby are all off March 2 - 11.

Bill From PA

 

[ejdmomma]

That's our spring break (Indiana) and a lot of the schools in our area have the same week. We will be there the 24th - 29th. I'm expected it to be busy but not insane. Seems like spring break is pretty spread out from mid March to mid April.

 

[lisa cameron]

I emailed WDW Prep, they responded and just updated their forecast to moderate crowds the 4th week of March

 

[brownhaired_girl]

I’m thinking around the week of March 23-30 for our schools in northern MN

 

[mamapenguin]

That’s our spring break. March 25-29, 2019.

Ours too and we will be there

 

[danielocha30]

Check on the annual pass blockout dates. They will blockout the spring break week for Orlando area that’s a week you will want to avoid. But like others said the spring breaks are staged.

 

[holden]

There really is no slow time anymore in Disney. Expect crowds to be heavy, and if they aren’t you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

A good touring plan will be your best strategy to deal with any crowd issues.
That................and starting your day nice and early.

 

[lovin'fl]

My university and 2 others nearby are all off March 2 - 11.

Bill From PA

This is my college DDs' break (from college in PA) and we're going to WDW.