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As you may have already found out on the Disney site, there are various "park hopper" tickets that let you go to more than one park on the same day.
We spent an entire week at Disney World in 2009 and didn't see everything. That was staying at a Disney hotel close to Epcot, with early admission and late exit to/from the parks (only available to ...
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We went to Disney this March (beginning of the month) and it was almost empty (5 minute lines for almost every attraction). This was before the school break.
I followed this link that gave me the dates to avoid (see the site for reasons):
February: Presidents Week
Mid-March to Mid-April: Spring Break
May: Memorial Day Weekend
Mid-June through Mid-August
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In short, the weather is great, especially towards the end of that period. The hurricane season is over (it lasts until mid November or so), and it's not extremely hot & humid like it can be in the summer.
In Havana, average max temperatures are between 26 and 28 °C (79-82 °F), while average min temperatures are 19-20 °C (66-68 °F). See e.g. this chart ...
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The best time, generally, is when kids are still in school. This won't guarantee a less crowded park, but it helps. This means late Jan/early Feb, as long as you dont go around Presidents Day, late April/early May, late Sept through early November (though this is also Epcot Wine and Food festival time leading to larger crowds in EPCOT), and early December.
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I guess it depends where you are from. For Cubans, February is considered the coldest month of the year, and you will not see many Cubans in a beach during this period. However if you are coming from a country with a "real winter", it will probably be a paradise for you. If you plan visiting a beach in the north shore near Havana City, or doing some scuba ...
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Florida is a big state— the distance from Jacksonville to Homestead is comparable to that between San Francisco and Los Angeles, or Washington to Myrtle Beach— and so weather and water conditions will vary a good bit north to south as well as on the Gulf of Mexico side as opposed to the Atlantic Ocean side. In fact, Henry Flagler had built hotels in Palm ...
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I was in Orlando and the area in November 2010 (hoping to see Discovery launch; sadly there was a technical problem).
We did a few things, including an airboat tour in the swamps. Note that the everglades themselves are in the national park, and therefore no airboats are actually in the everglades. There are a ton of companies if you search, but the one ...
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Shingle Creek State Park is billed as the northernmost part of the Everglades. When I worked in Orlando 1, I used to like to unwind here, as its pretty empty. Facilities aren't great, but you get a wonderful sense of the cypress trees and what the flora and fauna are like. I can't say I ever saw a lot of wildlife, but the trees themselves are fabulous. I ...
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This is actually easily checked.
National Data Bouy Center provides data in various places.
Weather Underground
And from personal account of Swimming in the Atlantic in Miami one New Years Day a few years ago. But for me 68°F is fine but I know others that won't go in until it reaches 80°F.
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I found that Disney has a page listing rooms suitable for larger groups.
All of these have a suite layout with one or more bedrooms separate from a lounge area that generally includes a sofa bed in some form.
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I've stayed at 3 of the WDW deluxe villa resorts and used both the 1 and 2 bedroom units... they are very nice and come with great amenities.
Out of Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge, and Beach Club Villas, BCV is my favorite if only for the awesome pool and location (walk into Epcot).
For other recommendations, I'd check out the Marriott Vacation ...
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