Visiting Early May

[Goofy36]

We are planning our trip for next year for early May, first or second week. Was wondering if anyone can give me an idea of crowds and what the weather may be like or anything else that would help make our trip even more enjoyable. I'm hoping that there are no longer any school breaks at that time. Hopefully EE will be open by then!

Any information would be much appreciated!

Thanks

 

[mcbates23]

I go there every year at that time. I'll be there from the 8th to the 15th. The crowds are not too bad. During the week wait lines are no more then 30 - 40 mins in the afternoon. And that's normally found at the MK. Saturday and Sunday's are the busiest. MK is normally packed those day.

The weather I find is the best that time of year. It's usually warm but not that humid and rain isn't common...... Watch, now that I said that it will rain on my Trip!

Hope that helps! Enjoy your trip.

 

[psuchad]

I was there the second week of May 2003. The crowds were not that bad. Only at MK did you have to wait long. Oh and also Blizzard Beach. The waits were terrible. I can't believe people wait 2 hours for the ski lift.

The worst part of the trip was the heat. Coming from Pennsylvania in the beginning of May and dropping in Florida in 90-100 degree heat was a shock. But we soon got used to it.

I will be on my honeymoon the second week in May 06. So I guess it wasn't so bad that I wouldn't go back.

 

[Fran98765]

We've been there a few times in May, most recently this year. Early May is before schools get out of school, so there are not large crowds. The crowds are not light, however, so you won't be walking on to some of the more popular rides (*cough Soarin*) unless you get there early.


The weather in May is good too. Warm during the day, but not too hot. This year it was even a little chilly after we swam at night, but not bad.

 

[Tinkrbell]

Two of the four times we've been down to WDW, we've gone around May 10-15. We like going at that time because its not too busy like at Easter. Also, we like the weather then, not too hot & humid yet.

 

[hcswingfield]

We went the first week in May 2005 and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was not too hot, and the crowds weren't very bad. We never had a really long wait for anything.

 

[swimmom]

We went the first week in May of 2001 and the weather was awesome. It was about 80 & sunny almost every day and rained only two days while we were there. The crowds were light, however we did run into a lot of fieldtrip groups in Epcot.

 

[Tiggerish]

I've been going the first week of May for the last nine years (it's our wedding anniversary) and have found it to be just right, weather- and crowds-wise.

As everyone else has said, it's very warm but not rainy and not tooo crowded, either. I've also made trips in February, March, April, June, September, and November.

Feb/March was great weather, but startling to come back to NY in the winter after having spent only a few days in Florida. My one April trip was at the end of April, so it might as well have been May! I found it rainy in September (only one trip), November is usually nice--chilly at night--but I made up for that at the Epcot Food & Wine festval! I would never go back in June again, rainy and crowded. Having said that, I find myself amazed to be preparing to pack my suitcase for a trip to WDW in eight days. Could there be a worse time to go than the week leading into Labor Day? I'll find out, that's for sure! It's a good cause, though--I'm taking my Mom for her 70th birthday!

There you go--waaay more information than you asked for!

 

[MissM]

While early May is not July, don't let anyone fool you - it can be very hot. It just depends on how it is that particular day. We can have sweltering days in April here in Florida. The thing with the weather here is that it fluctuates a lot. One day it can be pushing 90, the next, it's only around 80.

By mid-to-end of May, it can be sweltering. Last year we were at MGM for Memorial Day weekend and it was awful. Feels-like well into the 100+ range.

It's always best to go earlier then later when it comes to the weather and early May will definiately have better weather then June - September but...still. Be prepared. It could be quite hot; it's always a possibility here.
-m

 

[lawyergirl77]

While early May is not July, don't let anyone fool you - it can be very hot. It just depends on how it is that particular day. We can have sweltering days in April here in Florida. The thing with the weather here is that it fluctuates a lot. One day it can be pushing 90, the next, it's only around 80.

By mid-to-end of May, it can be sweltering. Last year we were at MGM for Memorial Day weekend and it was awful. Feels-like well into the 100+ range.

It's always best to go earlier then later when it comes to the weather and early May will definiately have better weather then June - September but...still. Be prepared. It could be quite hot; it's always a possibility here.
-m

When I went to WDW from May 2nd - 11th 2004, I told myself that I would definitely try to get back there during that time, because that really was the PERFECT time of year for WDW. While it can get hot, it's not too humid, and the crowds are high enough that there is ambience and that the MK is open relatively late, but at the same time, the waits for rides rarely exceeded 30 mins.

Don't forget to go to the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot! Make sure to take lots of pictures of the vendors kiosks - they LOVE it when you do that! :lol:

 

[Sharon L]

I have been twice in May and while the crowds were not too bad, it was extremely hot both times (mid 90's every day). There seemed to be a lot of British people there at that time. It is a nice time of year to go, especially with the Epcot Flower and Garden Show. It really is gorgeous!!!

 

[wdwishes2005]

great time to go, crowds are minimal on weekdays and not terrible on weekends.

studios on a sat i did 15 times on tower and seven on RnRC, in about 4 hours, so it was NOT crowded at all.

 

[MommytoMJM]

No advice...just had to say that wehn I saw the title of the thread my first thought was:

"Why would you want to visist May, don't you want to visit WDW?"