Orlando/Disneyworld Thread (Part 3)

maemaesmummy

I can't remember how much space was in the back seats we have 2 kiddies in booster seats and they fitted in fine. Not sure about 3 in the back but if you email Peter or Melissa they will advise you.

Plenty of room in the boot for a buggy or 2 and some shopping etc though.

Also of note COTD cars all come with Sun Pass fitted so you can just zip right through the tolls without stopping/worrying about having change and then Peter just lets you know on the return trip what you owe.

We take our own car seats but I believe Peters are in fab condition.

Any other questions feel free to ask...love love love the service COTD provide!

KarenG

youngatheart wrote: »

Thanks Karen. Yes we do have a dongle so link would be much appreciated.

Here you go:

http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/WiFi-Internet-Access-at-WDW-p-467.html?hl=wifi

I highly recommend the website it's on - the Dibb. Fantastic for Florida trip planning :T

r.mac_2

I have found a 6 day WDW with hopper option plus 1 free day for approx £185 per adult. (for an actual ticket from a company with good reviews on thedibb)

The next nearest option I can find is a 7 day premium ticket at approx £224 per adult. So this looks like a good deal. Should I buy now even though we aren't going until October?

NB I can't see a difference between the tickets, though it's not clear of water parks are included in the first option. However we aren't interested in the water parks ourselves as DD is too young so that's not an issue for us.

Edit: yes, first option is a MYW ticket and the second is a premium. So slightly different but helped me know what suits us best ;-)

maemaesmummy

cjmumto2 wrote: »

Are they as great as they say they are? It looks brilliant being whisked to your villa door etc. We have booked for Dec, yippee

Yes they are in fact better lol.. we are using them in August for the 4th time and we too have them booked for 3 weeks also in December!

jayu619

Hi,

I was wondering how much would we need to budget per person for food on average in Orlando? We will be staying for 2 weeks, and there will be 3/4 of us.

Your help is much appreciated! Thanks,

Jay

KarenG

jayu619 wrote: »

Hi,

I was wondering how much would we need to budget per person for food on average in Orlando? We will be staying for 2 weeks, and there will be 3/4 of us.

Your help is much appreciated! Thanks,

Jay

Adults or children?

Are you staying onsite at Disney without the Dining Plan and no car? (Which makes your options more limited and expensive)?

As a rough guide I budget $100 per day for my family (2 adults and 2 teens). This does two meals a day plus a snack. For example, breakfast in room of cereal bars and fruit ($10), then a lunch of pizza / burger and fries / chicken strips & mash at a quick stop type cafe in the parks ($30), and then a nicer sit down meal in the evening -eg Olive Garden / Red Lobster / Chillis / ($60).

Alternatively a massive breakfast before going in the parks at somewhere like IHOP/Perkins/Dennys ($30) then snacks in the park in lieu of lunch ($20) - which if you ate enough breakfast you won't want! Then dinner $50.

It's certainly possible to do it cheaper than that too, with a bit of effort. If you're happy to do KFC type meals more often even more so.

$100/day would be my starter for ten though

KarenG

r.mac wrote: »

I have found a 6 day WDW with hopper option plus 1 free day for approx £185 per adult. (for an actual ticket from a company with good reviews on thedibb)

The next nearest option I can find is a 7 day premium ticket at approx £224 per adult. So this looks like a good deal. Should I buy now even though we aren't going until October?

NB I can't see a difference between the tickets, though it's not clear of water parks are included in the first option. However we aren't interested in the water parks ourselves as DD is too young so that's not an issue for us.

Edit: yes, first option is a MYW ticket and the second is a premium. So slightly different but helped me know what suits us best ;-)

I'm not going to help here

But how old is DD? My DD's favourite thing at 2 was the water parks (really). Not the scary rides obviously. Don't rule them out

jayu619

KarenG wrote: »

Adults or children?

Are you staying onsite at Disney without the Dining Plan and no car? (Which makes your options more limited and expensive)?

As a rough guide I budget $100 per day for my family (2 adults and 2 teens). This does two meals a day plus a snack. For example, breakfast in room of cereal bars and fruit ($10), then a lunch of pizza / burger and fries / chicken strips & mash at a quick stop type cafe in the parks ($30), and then a nicer sit down meal in the evening -eg Olive Garden / Red Lobster / Chillis / ($60).

Alternatively a massive breakfast before going in the parks at somewhere like IHOP/Perkins/Dennys ($30) then snacks in the park in lieu of lunch ($20) - which if you ate enough breakfast you won't want! Then dinner $50.

It's certainly possible to do it cheaper than that too, with a bit of effort. If you're happy to do KFC type meals more often even more so.

$100/day would be my starter for ten though

Hi KarenG,

Thanks for getting back to me.

We are adults, in the age ranges of 20-22. And we will be staying at the International Drive and I believe it will be the EconoLodge Inn & Suites.

What would the budget be per person on that basis?

Thanks you once again

lisalasvegas

maemaesmummy wrote: »

I can't remember how much space was in the back seats we have 2 kiddies in booster seats and they fitted in fine. Not sure about 3 in the back but if you email Peter or Melissa they will advise you.

Plenty of room in the boot for a buggy or 2 and some shopping etc though.

Also of note COTD cars all come with Sun Pass fitted so you can just zip right through the tolls without stopping/worrying about having change and then Peter just lets you know on the return trip what you owe.

We take our own car seats but I believe Peters are in fab condition.

Any other questions feel free to ask...love love love the service COTD provide!

Hi thanks I have emailed them and Melissa reckons a suv is what we need, it seems quite a big car, afterall I have a citroen C3 and we all fit in that so think the group1 would be ok, will be taking our car seats. We are trying to keep costs down so think the bigger car is expense we could do without and also fuel will be more in the bigger vehicle, but don't want to get there and find it a struggle to fit the kids in the back so will take the larger car if need be. Has anyone hired a group 1 with 3 kids? obviously we dont need boot space for luggage etc.

r.mac_2

KarenG wrote: »

I'm not going to help here

But how old is DD? My DD's favourite thing at 2 was the water parks (really). Not the scary rides obviously. Don't rule them out

Thanks that's an interesting point. She's only 2 and enjoys a dip in the pool. One other reason would be the fact we are spending week 2 by the beach further south so will have plenty water then

I'll see what DH thinks......