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

Col_in_LB

Well £900 for my villa for starters!!

cheers ;-)
Col

Cardew

adchesney wrote:

I am planning a family holiday (two-weeks) in October 2006.

Could anyone give me "ball park" figures on what I need to budget for flights, villa, car hire, etc...

There will be six adults.

Any ideas an help would be appreciated.

ANDREW

Your flights would be the biggest variable - anything from £150 for a last minute charter to £500 for a direct scheduled flight.

Although a 7/8 seater would suffice you might like to get 2 smaller cars so you don't always have to do the same things at the same time.

The Villas are a real luxury and, between 6 of you, not expensive.

Park tickets are not cheap.

A ball-park figure of £1000 per person?

Poppy9

Ok countdown to my holiday in Feb now starting :j

I've bought Disney/Universal tickets before from Ticketmania are there better sites out there though?

Also I want ticket for Kennedy Space Centre and Discovery Cove. Where should I buy from?

Thanks

Dumyat

you can buy direct from kennedy space centre online...we did it to get a launch ticket....but you can just buy at the door..dont know how prices compare with ticket agents..


https://www.ksctickets.com

charlies_mum

Don't know if it has been mentioned before, but if you are going to the Parks, get your sandwiches from Subway before you go in. Once inside, the food is expensive and not particularly thrilling.

Also, if you have young children who want to see the parades, you need to get a position long before it starts.

Oh, and don't have your lunch before going on the Tower of Terror

adchesney

WOW

Flights for October are around £500, whereas 1st week of November they are £300 (on BA.com website).

Might have to change to November!

ANDREW

Poppy9

adchesney wrote:

WOW

Flights for October are around £500, whereas 1st week of November they are £300 (on BA.com website).

Might have to change to November!

ANDREW

have you tried www.airline-network.co.uk just had a Sale email from them. They are often cheaper than going to Virgin direct.

afinn

if you do buy a disney park hopper ticket and think you will have more days than you need for this holiday go to the Town Hall in Magic Kingdom and upgrade ticket to one that never expires so when you go again, which no doubt you will, you will already had disney tickets.
Another money saving tip: If you buy a 4 or 5 day flexi ticket to visit Seaworld, Univeral, Wet & Wild and Busch Gardens it expires 14 days after first use. If you are finished with it before the end of the 14 days go to one of the booths which sell discounted tickets and they will buy the unexpired days from you. We recently go $30 each for tickets which had 5 days each left on them. Nowhere near face value but better than throwing them in the bin. Not sure I would buy off these people but a bit of cash for something that is useless to you is worth having.

Zoetoes

What months are cheapest?

Bokken_2

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Orlando/Manchester

/http://www.travelcitydirect.com/AniteNextPage.asp?p=HOMEFLORIDA

Have a look at these pages and it will give you a some of the best prices going.
Travelcity direct is by jumbo to florida and very good and cheaper than Virgin by at least a £1000.They also have a good selection of Hotels.I would go for the Sheraton on International Drive near Seaworld it was excellent and they are very pleased to see us holiday makers .
Have a great time.