Vacation Planning

Planning Tips

Start planning your trip several months in advance.
If possible pick your trip in the value season (slow times of the year).
- Best time to go
  - January (except New Year's Day) until just prior to Presidents' Week in February
  - The week following Labor Day until the week prior to Thanksgiving
  - The week following Thanksgiving until mid-December
- Next best time to go
  - After Presidents' week in February through early March
  - Late April through early June (except Memorial Day weekend)
  - Columbus Day Weekend (October)
  - The first part of Thanksgiving week
- Worst time to go
  - Presidents' week in February
  - Mid March through Late April ("Spring Break")
  - Memorial Day weekend
  - Mid June through Labor Day
  - Thanksgiving Day and weekend
  - Christmas week through New Year's Day
Plan to visit for 4 days or more as there are 4 parks and it will take at least that long to see them
If you come during the summer months freeze bottles of water to carry into the park
To enjoy the sit down restuarants, make priority seatings to assure yourself a table. Most reservations can be made 180 days out.
Bring a comfortable pair of walking shoes, don't wear new shoes because you don't want blisters here
Be prepared for rain, in Florida afternoon showers are almost guaranteed, you can set your clock by them