Florida in August

[Pat M]

hi nigel we went in august last year and found it quite hot but if you have been quite a few times now you may not do the parks quite as much as in earlier visits so staying at the villa with a pool and the AC in the house you tend not to feel the heat quite so much, we flew from glasgow and flights from there with globespan were around £400 so not too bad, my grandaughter does her GCSE exams this year and usually they are finished by the end of may/ june so you could always go then, i know grandaughters school would tell us the exam schedule if we asked them maybe your sons school would do the same pat

[ShirleyD]

You may find that if you take your holiday as late as you can in August that it will be slightly cheaper...as well as being quieter in the parks....There seems to be a mad exodus when the schools break up, then the flights quieten down.

[mizzy]

if not august then wouldn't easter be a viable option, most schools have a two week break at easter time or how about christmas?

Mizzy

[Eden]

Hi,

We have also travelled for the last couple of years in the children's summer holidays and haven't found it a problem. We've had wonderful weather during the day and one or two exciting storms in an evening

My son has just got really excited reading about the batting cages that Ceri mentioned.

Could anyone give me more details of where abouts they are, do they provide the equipment, how much etc.

Also not sure what wake boarding is?

Thanks[msnsmile2]

[mfairhurst]

You have to keep putting the dates in most days and at all times of the day for flights maybe some companys are doing not as well as others and they reduce to take booking .
As they say on one of the last messages not only for the young ones i know it is hard to go first time but i bet they want to go with at a later years.[msnsmile2]
Been there.
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx

[christhear]

We thought that August would be a bad time to travel but decided to give it a go. Really enjoyed ourselves, it is quite hot but its easy to cool down - if you are at the parks jsut head for a water ride. If you're at the villa go for a dip or if your out and about go do some shopping at an air cinditioned Mall.
With regards to the flights you just have to shop around a lot. BA seemed to be doing a good deal one week, got flights for the 3 of us (2 adults and 1 child) for under £1100.

[becbecs]

We didn't think that our August 2005 trip was much busier than when we went in May/June 2003, (but could be wrong) The busiest we have ever known a park though was Xmas Day 2006 at Magic Kingdom, WOW think the hole of Florida turned up that day. It rained most of the day too but nothing was going to stop anybodies enjoyment. [clap]

[dodgey memory]

Thanks Nigel for asking this as we are in the same situation and the replies have really put my mind at rest. Having only been to Florida at Easter and Christmas it sounds like it may actually be quieter in the summer! Teresa

[JoRo]

We went to Florida for years in August when our kids were at school and loved it. Ok it will be warmer than the spring but its just about organising your day! Go for it!
Joyce

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
if not august then wouldn't easter be a viable option, most schools have a two week break at easter time or how about christmas?

Mizzy
[/quote]

The trouble with Easter Mizzy is if you have children doing GCSE/AS/A Level that's prime time for revision as its just before the exams start, its another reason why we have postponed this years Easter trip as my daughter has her A Levels and her Theatre Studies Practical is on the day we were due to fly out[msnsad][msnwink]

I agree with earlier comments about late August, we have been in August about 10 times whilst our older children have been in Secondary school and it is much quieter[msnwink]

Easter is also busier than August I believe[msnwink]