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

steviesrightfoot

Hi Guys

Would you a buy a camcorder from here or get one over there?
The tip above about Walmart, the guarantee being valid at Asda surley makes it a good idea.

I believe the exchange rate today almost reach 2 dollars

Is electical stuff much of a saving?

gettingwise

hi All

were off to Orlando in March, staying at Best Western on Int.Drive. I was thinking since the exchange rate is so good at the moment to order a dell laptop . does anyone know of a company in orlando which will recieve and store parcels? I dont know what the rate will be like in March so if I order it now will they store it for 2 months?

JAJ_2

Please can anyone tell me do we need photo Driving Licence for Orlando?
We are off in March so need to get cracking if we do !!

Thanks

Murphy_The_Cat

JAJ wrote:

Please can anyone tell me do we need photo Driving Licence for Orlando?
We are off in March so need to get cracking if we do !!

Thanks

No, you're OK with an old style one.
But if you do have a new style licence, you will need to take both parts.

MTC

Bobsworlduk

JAJ wrote:

Please can anyone tell me do we need photo Driving Licence for Orlando?
We are off in March so need to get cracking if we do !!

Thanks

As Murphy said you don't need one. However if you are thinking about applying soon anyway you might as well do it before you go.
You can carry the driving licence around with you incase you ever need ID for anything (cashing TC, buying alchohol etc). It is better than carrying your passport everywhere.

Poppy9

steviesrightfoot wrote:

Hi Guys

Would you a buy a camcorder from here or get one over there?
The tip above about Walmart, the guarantee being valid at Asda surley makes it a good idea.

I believe the exchange rate today almost reach 2 dollars

Is electical stuff much of a saving?

if you are buying only buy from a very reputable shop in one of the large malls like Ritz or Walmart. Lots of places look reputable but are rip off merchants. You hear of people being intimidated into handing over their credit card, goods being subsituted under the counter etc.

Mike_J

gettingwise wrote:

hi All

were off to Orlando in March, staying at Best Western on Int.Drive. I was thinking since the exchange rate is so good at the moment to order a dell laptop . does anyone know of a company in orlando which will recieve and store parcels? I dont know what the rate will be like in March so if I order it now will they store it for 2 months?

Don't know about whether they would store it, but in December we took the kids to Circuit City for video games. Their website is https://www.circuitcity.com. The kids picked up a pile of video games cheap and they had a PC section. The store is located on Sand Lake road about 5 miles from I/Drive towards the airport. Actually its right across the road from the Florida Mall. Although we never went somebody also told us about a Best Buy store also in that area for electronics etc.

billysew

Hi, im new to this site and pritty useless going on all these websites i am wondering what the cheapest deal would be to go to orlando florida and book a villa with 2 adults and 2 children aged 13 and 14 the date we would want to go would be prefebly august. Also would the flight have tv'/s onit to keep the kids occupied?

Murphy_The_Cat

billysew wrote:

Hi, im new to this site and pritty useless going on all these websites i am wondering what the cheapest deal would be to go to orlando florida and book a villa with 2 adults and 2 children aged 13 and 14 the date we would want to go would be prefebly august. Also would the flight have tv'/s onit to keep the kids occupied?

Blimey o'Riley Billysew, you don't want much do you ?
In your case, I'd suggest visiting a travel agent, but if you can't / don't want to do, here are a few pointers for you.

It depends whereabouts in Orlando you want to stay and if you want a car, and if so, which car.
The villa costs depend on if you want something really nice or something really poxy.
The airfare price would depend on where you wre flying from, what dates you were going, what class ytou wanted to travel and whether you were charter or scheduled.
Whether your flight had tvs would depend on which airline you wwnt with.

Once you've visited a travel agent and reduced the options, come back and ask folks whta they think --- at the moment your just asking for way to much.

MTC

GIRLPOWER_2

Edinburghlass wrote:

I agree with Bokken in that we had the 14 day pass and often just popped back at night to Epcot or Magic Kingdom just to have an ice cream and watch the fireworks.

If you pay in the morning to park at say MK and then return in the evening do you have to pay again to park?