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My husband and I are trying to persuade some friends to join us when we travel to Orlando in March 2004 and I'm looking for ammunition to sway them. We have visited in March once before and had marvellous weather in the low 70's and no-queue visits to all the theme parks. I want to be sure that this wasn't pure luck.
My question to the Experts is......
What's the best:D and the worst:( of visiting Orlando in March?
Many Thanks,
Sarah.
Hi Sarah,
We have been to Orlando twice in March (mid to end March) and both times the weather has been in the mid 80s and hardly any rain.
October is my favourite time, but March is a second best!
It has been Easter hols when we were there so the parks quite busy, but even so not as bad as we thought.
Hi, Diane.
So the weather is likely to be good, thanks. Did you find any problems with any of the water parks being closed?
Kind Regards
Sarah.
Hi Sarah
I was there this year from 1st March for 12 days and the weather was glorious, in the 70's every day. We only went to one park, Universal, on a Saturday, and we didn't queue for anything. Unless Easter happens to fall in March then it is usually a reasonably quiet month.
To be sure about the Water Parks you would have to check with Disney themselves, as they will have a maintenance schedule. However, if one is closed then the other will be fully operational.
Hi Sarah,
The children were very young the first time we went in March so we only did Water Mania, then the second time we did Wet n Wild, so don't know about the Disney Water Parks.
This year we were over at the end of February and the weather, though cooler first thing and in the evenings, still reached the mid 70s during the day and 80 degrees one of the days:)
Walt Disney World Resort Water Parks has changed the refurbishment schedules for 2003. In the late fall and winter months of every year, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Parks undergo refurbishment.
This year, Blizzard Beach will undergo refurbishment starting Nov. 1, 2003, with Typhoon Lagoon to follow beginning in late December 2003. There will be at least one Water Park open during these rehab times.
Reading this they should both be open
coombsyl
25-09-2003, 01:17
We went at the end of March this year and for some reason it seemed quite busy especially Magic Kingdom but it appears we hit on the local school holidays so if there is any way of you avoiding these it should be o.k. I am sure some of our friends here can help out with those dates.
Thanks for the info, guys.
We've got a little girl of 4 and a wee lad of 14 months in our party and their parents are worried that there won't be much for them to do. I think I've allayed their fears on that one!!!!:D.
However, the other thing that worried them was that ride restrictions would mean that they, as parents, wouldn't be able to enjoy the rides etc. If I remember rightly, don't they have Parent waiting areas in the queues(or whatever they are called)? One parent could wait in that area while their partner went on the ride and would be able to go on the ride immediately thereafter, without having to queue again. I was thinking we could split the group in these areas so that no-one has to go on a ride alone. Am I right[?]
Generally, how did y'all find having little ones in your group in the Theme Parks. Was it very restricting[?] I can't see that it would be, but I don't have kids so I need some good ammo, guys!![8D]
Thanks muchly
Sarah
It's called "Baby Swap" Sarah, and you can do this on all rides that are not suitable for little ones. Disney and the other parks are very accomodating towards families with little ones, so you needn't worry at all.
Some of the party ride while others look after the baby and as soon as the first ones come off the ride then the second group go straight on. Doing it this way means that the four year old could be in both groups and could get to ride twice, if she wishes to do so.
The only park that may have little or no interest for the children is probably Islands of Adventure, since with the exception of the Dr. Zeuss area, all of the rides are aimed at "thrill seekers". You could easily solve this problem by splitting up for part of the day, especially if you have an adult who isn't keen on thrill rides. Some go to IOA and the rest to Universal - you could even meet up for lunch in City Walk at the Nascar restaurant, or Hard Rock.
Thanks, Carla.
Any other thoughts on unsuitable parks for wee ones[?]
I was looking at the restrictions in the Disney water parks and they seem fairly extensive. Is there much there for little'uns[?]
We are all Water Babies and Lyssia (4) particulary enjoys our hot-tub and the local swimming baths with it's small flume. I'm worried that she'll be disappointed if she's not tall enough etc. Is there much there to distract her while we adults (and I use the term loosely!) take turns flinging ourselves down various shutes[?]
Cheers
Sarah.[8D]
The water parks have some rides with restrictions but also have family rides and an area specially designed for young children. We took ours as babies and both they and us had a great time:D