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Orlando & Florida - Questions & Answers (Part 1) *CLOSED*

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  • john2303
    john2303 Posts: 110 Forumite
    Hi folks,

    Going to Florida next June.

    We're spending 2 nights on I-Drive at the beginning and 3 at the end. We're not interested in Disney as we plan to come back in the future with some younger family but at the moment it's 6 adults.

    Looking mostly at Universal as we want to do some shopping :T

    What's the best ticket to buy?

    if you are not interested in disney, then you could get the 4 or 5 park orlando flex ticket. The 4 park ticket covers 2 weeks unlimited access to Universal Studio's & Islands of Adventure, Sea World & Wet n Wild. The 5 park ticket is the same as the 4 park one with the addition on Busch Gardens in Tampa.

    you should get them from orlandoticketdeals.com

    we are going for 3 weeks in October and have got 21 day disney tickets & 4 park flex tickets!!
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    JAJ wrote:
    Thanks Poppy 9 We have been to Euro Disney a few times do you think a couple of days in Disney would be enough in Florida ?

    Also has anyone done Busch Gdns? would that be okay for an 8 & 4 year old?

    I would say you will probably need a day for each park as the younger child will find it very tiring and the parks are huge and first time it will probably take you a full day to see 70% of one park.

    Busch Gardens is fab. Very relaxing, lovely animals, super ice-cream bit of a drive though.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • scottieh55
    scottieh55 Posts: 29 Forumite
    Hello

    I have been reading a few pages in this thread but there is just too much to take in.

    I looked for a Go Orlando Card as I think it looks good value and one of the best deals on the net is from http://www.onlineflorida.co.uk/ProductView.aspx?PIV=6 as it offers 2 nights free dinner shows instead of one and for the 3 day pass it is £79 instead of the average price of £88 found elsewhere.

    Has anyone else used these cards and are they as good value as they make out?
  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,215 Forumite
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    hey folks

    does anyone know the dates of when the american kids are off school? friend of mine is looking to book a fortnight in florida and wants to go when the parks are quieter because her kids hate queuing (who doesnt:rolleyes: :D )

    thankies :j
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  • koru
    koru Posts: 1,539 Forumite
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    I just spotted on the US costco website that their members (which includes UK members) get big discounts on car rental. That is, at least if you say you are US resident.

    http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=1137&eCat=BC|1133|1137&whse=&topnav=&hierPath=1133*1137*4944*

    The rates from Budget seem best. I followed the links on the costco website and got a quote of $334 for an intermediate car for 2 weeks in Feb 2007. That's £185. But if you tell it you are UK resident, it quotes £254, which is about the same as Airline Network.

    Does anyone know if there's a way to get the US resident rate without being US resident?
    koru
  • Murphy_The_Cat
    Murphy_The_Cat Posts: 20,968 Forumite
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    koru wrote:
    I just spotted on the US costco website that their members (which includes UK members) get big discounts on car rental. That is, at least if you say you are US resident.

    http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=1137&eCat=BC|1133|1137&whse=&topnav=&hierPath=1133*1137*4944*

    The rates from Budget seem best. I followed the links on the costco website and got a quote of $334 for an intermediate car for 2 weeks in Feb 2007. That's £185. But if you tell it you are UK resident, it quotes £254, which is about the same as Airline Network.

    Does anyone know if there's a way to get the US resident rate without being US resident?

    I think that I can put your mind at rest on this one. When an American hires a cra, their own car insurance covers the hire car, for us it has to be added on. If you do a serach on a few sites (herts, avis, national etc) and change the nationality from American to British, you will see what I mean.

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  • jnd
    jnd Posts: 453 Forumite
    If you google cdw insurance there are a few companies which provide it here so you can decline the insurance from the rental car company. http://www.insurance4carhire.com/ is one of them and the cover is £99 for hire car coverage in the US. Amex also cover you on their Annual Multi-trip Premier Plus Worldwide Cover.
  • MINMOUSE
    MINMOUSE Posts: 398 Forumite
    hey folks

    does anyone know the dates of when the american kids are off school? friend of mine is looking to book a fortnight in florida and wants to go when the parks are quieter because her kids hate queuing (who doesnt:rolleyes: :D )

    thankies :j

    We were told that the kids in the US are off from the end of May till end August each year,
  • koru
    koru Posts: 1,539 Forumite
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    I think that I can put your mind at rest on this one. When an American hires a cra, their own car insurance covers the hire car, for us it has to be added on.
    So you reckon the UK rate includes insurance? Maybe that's it, but it didn't say so. I wonder if the difference is US tax?
    koru
  • Col_in_LB
    Col_in_LB Posts: 98 Forumite
    MINMOUSE wrote:
    We were told that the kids in the US are off from the end of May till end August each year,

    Does anyone know when the US "Spring Break" is next year please?

    cheers ;)
    Col
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