Winter Break Trip - Am I crazy?

I am there 2/17 to 2/24. I believe 2/23 to 2/25 is the race weekend. Those races are very popular, so that explains the lack of availability.

Hi,
We go during many breaks. Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, Spring break, all of them. They're fine LOL. You'll be fine. This will become the norm for you. It is for us; taking kids out becomes less an option as they level up. Despite missing no school for it, we've got 40-some Disney days identified as possible for our upcoming AP - mostly on breaks. So you work within their vacation times and that's just the reality of it.

We've had so many great days during these times. Sometimes it seems strangely not crowded. Other times it seems moreso. I think it depends on what you're trying to do... like when you leave to take the kids to school 5 min late, is when you'll hit the most traffic. Maybe it is, maybe it just seems that way cuz you psyche yourself out.

But you're going to Disney! So what if there's a lot of ppl there. Here, I'll spoil it for you: There will be a lot of ppl there. Now time to build an amazing trip. Last minute trips are so much fun cuz they're spontaneous. Even the idea of doing something quick is exciting. The challenge of pulling the details together excites me, maybe it does you too. I like that part of it. Think of this as building a trip on hard mode cuz you're planning it late in the game, for a busier time, etc. Just a bigger challenge for you.

Hello! Thanks for the reply. Definitely old enough to go to Universal. We went last year for a day (non-Dis trip) and had a good time. Overall we found we definitely prefer Disney.

Will keep you posted!

So far no luck with 22 and 23 Feb but did have a couple almost possibilities. First was POFQ, which we love! We actually got that reservation, then two days later received an email that the pool will be closed. We all agreed we didn't like the idea of going to POR for the pool, so we cancelled that. Next up was a single night that I found at SSR for the 22nd. I was frantically working to get it booked, then wasn't able to borrow enough points. After a quick call to member services, I learned about the inability to borrow banked points, and naturally the night was gone. I went with the advice of the person I spoke with and unbanked my points so this doesn't happen again, and so if my waitlist came through the reservation could be made. He was certain in this scenario they would rebank the points. I don't know if this was the safest thing to do or not. The person I spoke with was certain it shouldn't be a problem. Fingers crossed! Currently looking at a room at Coronado Springs.

I would just say temper expectations. We are going the week before Easter this year because our school decided it was brilliant to move spring break two weeks (yet we're back to normal next year - so stupid) and I am not entirely sure what to expect. I know that Easter and Passover are different times this year which will make each break week a little different than usual. We're also used to going during Florida spring break, or at least like half Florida seems to be off that week, and that can get rather hectic. So we just go knowing that we may not do as much as we normally do and just enjoy it. So go and have fun, but expect people? I truly don't believe they're really down times anymore anyway.

No, you're not crazy. Our family goes during Spring Break every year for the same reasons. It's getting too hard to pull these kids out of school.

Manage your expectations as there will be crowds! We also talk about what rides are each person's priority the night before we head to a park. We then focus on those 4 rides and if that's as far as we get on a day, that's ok!