Is everyone going in september?

[BrownEyedGrrl]

I am going back at a time nothing is being offered only because I have become so disappointed by the crowds when it was suppose to be a "Non-crowded" time of year. I can't believe how many kids come during these times when they are suppose to be in school. Do parents take their kids out of school this much just to come to Disney??? I love Disney but not at the cost of my kids education.

Can't speak for everyone else, but my kids are homeschooled. We love taking advantage of the fact that many other children are in traditional schools during the months of Sept-May. Their education doesn't suffer in the least.
When I was a child myself, I went to traditional schools, and my parents took us out for family vacations. If the teachers are doing their jobs correctly, and you as the parent are doing your bigger, more important, job correctly, then your child's education will not suffer from spending a week outside the walls of the school building.
Although, I can see how this would be annoying to adults who were hoping to get a child-free WDW experience.

[Strmchsr]

Alright, folks, we're a little . We don't need another "take kids out/don't take kids out" discussion. We've had 5 billion already. So, let's get back on topic of why September crowds, which is what the OP asked about. If you want to say "more kids are being taken out of school" that's fine. We just don't need a discussion on the merits of that (or lack thereof, depending on your position).

[azcavalier]

We went in October and it was pretty busy. I blamed free dining. We went in January and although it was FREEZING (for Florida anyway) the crowds were low- and that was during the buy 4/ get 3 deal.

When I think about what the people that come for Christmas and in the summer have to go through... I don't know if I'll ever have the patience to go through that!! I'm shaking my head at 20 minute wait times...

Except that free dining ends Oct. 2nd (and in the past has ended around that same date). Don't blame the October crowds on free dining.

[michellerose1579]

I'm taking my Mom for her first trip in Sept (21-29th) I planned it in February, so I had no idea about the free dining, but we got a 40% pincode and that saves us MUCH more. I planned this time of the year because I was hoping it would be less crowded and not as humid as the summer..

[Goofy Pluto]

I hope everyone is going in Sept. Hopefully that means smaller crowds for us in August!

[afowl1017]

We home school and I know that more and more families are turning to home schooling these days. We are going in September because we do year round school (3 months on 1 month off) and that is our break. I know in September WDW is having home school week the first week of September, just an FYI.

Wow we are going to miss the Home School Days by just a couple of days. I didn't even know they had that! It is now on my radar. (We are home schoolers too! )

[MikeyP]

We'll be there in September... 9/5 - 9/13.
I'm hoping that'll be a good time to go. The Touring Plans crowd calendar lists the 5th and the 6th (Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend) with crowd levels of 6 and 5 respectively, but the following days are listed as 2/2/4/1/1/3, so I'm hoping this is realistic.

Going to be hot that week, huh?

[Disney Doll]

We're going back for our second September trip. We don't do free dining, but it is still a good time of year. People seem reluctant to take kids out of school so early so it's not too bad crowd wise. The restaurants are crazy with free dining, but we stick to CS.

[BashfulMom]

Our DS's school is closed the last week in September every year for the county fair. Perfect time to head to WDW!!

[agravette]

We also homeschool and find that September is an awesome time to take the kids to DW. We even use all the neat exhibits at Future World and the wonderful events at World Showcase to enhance what we've been learning. My DD, who is 9, adores Animal Kingdom and all the kidcot stops there. My DS, who is 14, is very interested in all the behind-the-scenes action at Hollywood Studios. It is very possible to use DW as a learning tool instead of using it as just a vacation. It's all about how you plan and your ability to actually interact with and teach your children. I know a lot of parents of kids who attend public school who use DW as a teaching opportunity. Last February our two nephews along with their mom went to DW with us. We took pictures of all the activities they were involved in during the week, and they did a presentation when they returned to school. The principal liked it so much that their absences were coded as a field trip.

[DisneyorBust]

We had originally planned to return to WDW in December, but a variety of factors forced us to change to September. 'Free' dining will be a nice plus.

[RPHX2NC]

I just booked our 4th September trip, twice with free dining and new kids stay, we have 3. We love this time of year for crowds, discounts, and using the pools. We attend year round school that starts in July and has a 3 week break in September. Each time we have gone in September we run into others from our area. December is too cold, March too busy and June too crowded and expensive. September is a good fit.