Orlando/Disneyworld Thread (Part 3)

KevMaw

disney_cjd wrote: »

Some of the car or not car considerations......

- Do you have kids? - CAR
- No kids and just having fun as DINKs - NO CAR NEEDED
- Staying on Disney and only wanting Disney - NO CAR
- Staying at a Villa - CAR
- Staying on I DRIVE - EITHER OR REALLY
- Wanting to see more of Florida than a theme park - CAR

HTH.

There are lots of ways to get around without a car lile I RIDE TROLLY or Mears Shuttles etc ALso if you get off the plane and do not wont to drive then car hire companies like https://www.caronthedrive.com are great or a town car service like https://www.quicksilver-tours.com and https://www.tffanytowncars.com are a good option.

Cheers
Craig

Nervous Driver? No Car

jjp666

Hi, does this quote seem ok, the price looks good but not sure if all the insurances are covered.
Would appreciate some input,
Thanks,
Jon

included:
Unlimited mileage, Extended loss damage waiver (including theft insurance) (Insurance Excess: US$ 0.00), Loss damage waiver (Insurance Excess: US$ 300.00), Supplemental Liability Insurance, Rental surcharge, Concession Recovery Fee, Energy surcharge, Vehicle license fee

• Personal accident insurance
  per day
  £ 2.64
• Your total price: Rental period: 12 days £ 152.03

Penny-Pincher!!

Remember with the Dining Plan, its still customary and you're expected to tip 15-20% of what the cost would have cost you.

daisy1981

Hi, we are hoping to go to Florida next year...we have had a couple of quotes for flights and accomodation we have been quoted between 7-8k. Would it be cheaper to stay in a Villa with car hire etc? I have been before but it was 8 years ago so it has changed so much and so has the price any advice would be greatly appreciated many thanks

3 adults 3 children 11,6,3

kimberley88_2

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Remember with the Dining Plan, its still customary and you're expected to tip 15-20% of what the cost would have cost you.

it is 18 - 22 now. but you don't have to tip and to be honest out of the 5 times i have been atleast 90 per cent didn't deserve a tip because of being rude. only tip if you think they did a good job and tip what ever you like. if the ask for a tip don't give them one.

some of the seat down meals in the parks get booked up fast so you need to book before you go, you can book up to 6 months in advance.

i just want to point out that if you stay in i drive make sure you check your sheets because they don't always change the sheets. alot of people only stop for a few days and alot of the hotels have a bad habit of only changing the sheets weekly instead of changing after a person has left.

kimberley88_2

daisy1981 wrote: »

Hi, we are hoping to go to Florida next year...we have had a couple of quotes for flights and accomodation we have been quoted between 7-8k. Would it be cheaper to stay in a Villa with car hire etc? I have been before but it was 8 years ago so it has changed so much and so has the price any advice would be greatly appreciated many thanks

3 adults 3 children 11,6,3

did you try booking direct with disney ?, if you book direct you get 12 day park tickets for the price of 7 and a free dinning plan , also i think the is free kids places aswell.
you only get the dinning plan if hotel, plane and park tickets are booked at the same time. most travel agents won't book the park tickets at the same time they normaly book with somone else (they get commission from buying it some where else) so you don't get the dinning plan.

i would give you the link but i am not allowed


the worst company to book with is thompsons they are not very helpful. we went from birmingham to fl and couldn't go direct we had to stop at Newark we asked the woman where it was and she didn't know. if we had of been told it was new york we would have stayed there a few days.

ssmi

maemaesmummy wrote: »

ha ha I get around lol xx:p

Sorry if this sounds nosey, but as you appear to have been so many times, what did you think of the villas/location you chose and where did you go to book them?

TIA

icklejulez

Can anyone tell me (newbie to Florida) is £7200 reasonable for;

21 nights Port Orleans Riverside
Virgin Flights
Disney 21 day tickets
$200 spends
Disney Dining Plan
25th Aug 2013-15th September
2 Adults 3 Children (9,7 and 2)

Or anyone able to beat the quote?

daisy1981

Hi icklejulez,

I have been searching most of today to find a good price but I am still struggling for 3 weeks that price sounds amazing. Do you mind me asking if you are booking direct with Virgin?

icklejulez

PMd you Daisy! Hopefully they can help, your like me limited by the amount of people you need to fit into a room!

Its a lot of money to pay and the deposit is £750 so I want to be confident before I put down the money!