Hi
We visitied Orlando February this year. This was our third trip, previous trips being in JUly 2000 and Ocotber 1996.
We decided to go in February because it is a quiet time of year, and the weather cool.
We travelled 1st - 14th, with Presidents Day the Monday after we left, so I thought we would have missed most of the holiday crowds that weekend.
Our first park day was Sunday 3rd at MGM and I have to admit it was very quiet. Very pleasant indeed. Weather was high 70's I think, maybe even more, but that was hotter than normal for that time of year. Our next park day was IOA a day or 2 later. It was relatively quiet also, with very little wait for rides.
When we got to MK however everything changed.......it was busy....very busy....Having been in July and October I could tell the difference between quiet and busy. Hour long waits for non fast pass rides....aaaggh
And so as the holiday progressed, the parks got busier. Not as busy as July, but busier than I had imagined.
I was told that the reason the parks were so busy was due to 3 things.
1. Cheerleader Competition....
2. Some kind of rally (excuse my ignorance here) at Daytona
3. Presidents weekend...people taking extra days before the actual holiday.
The weather on some days got quiet cool, and some days very pleasant......like a (good.....) British summer - low 70's. The cool days were cool enough to have to put long trousers on the kids and myself, and pretty nippy at night. Sweaters essential here. There was not as much rain though as the summer months
Some of the rides were closed for rehab - Splash Mountain on one trip to MK, Space Mountain on the next.
CoP was only open on Saturdays I think.
The other down side was the park hours. They are not open late at night, MK colsed at 7, AK closed at 5 I think.
Sorry to drag on a bit. Hope I've answered some q's.