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

wen

tonyfaestoney wrote:

I too have booked this hotel and would be interested what people think. For the price it had the best reviews in that range by far, don't think it will be anything spectacular but won't be in hotel much anyway.

Some reviews from Tripadvisor here

we are staying here to - when are you guys going we go in just under 7 weeks!

mrs_T

We are looking for a 2 week holiday from 8th of July for 2 adults and 3 kids(8,12,14). I know our kids would love to go to Florida theme parks but it has never appealed to hubby and I. My questions are 1 have we left it too late for this year? 2 If we want to book a two centre holiday and do a week of parks and a week in a resort (preferably somewhere where we can do air boat rides, see some wildlife etc.) who is best to book with? 3 We need to travel from/to Aberdeen, is this best done via London?

One of the reasons Florida has never appealed is that we don't want to drive over there. Is it possible to do this kind of holiday without driving?

tonyfaestoney

wen wrote:

we are staying here to - when are you guys going we go in just under 7 weeks!

Hi Wen,
Am not going til September so would really appreciate it if you could provide some feedback when you come home. Hope you have a nice trip :j

george2

honey28 wrote:

Sorry for what may be a silly question but...
How do you know if they are "real tickets" or "vouchers"? I have some which are credit card sized - are these tickets or vouchers I bought them at park-tickets.com

if you bought your tickets from http://www.park-tickets.com/ then they are genuine tickets, I bought all mine from them when i went last year.
all you need to do is validate them using the e-mail you are sent,if you have any problems this is the most helpful site i know.

lynn44

mrs T
we are off to orlando in just under 2 weeks this is our second visit without driving, we dont go to disney,just universal ,sea world, busch gardens and this time discovery cove .(also doing 3 days in Tampa this time ) all by bus,we were offered free car but dont want to drive. We stay on International drive and catch "free I Drive" ( free bus go's up down I Drive and if i remember rightly free to sea world. But you get free pick ups with most theme parks anyway. We paid £800 for 3 of us thats flights and motel.With mytravel or try direct holidays and Thomsons had good offer's on too, but always "click" late deal search and flight only...

tonyfaestoney

mrs_T wrote:

We are looking for a 2 week holiday from 8th of July for 2 adults and 3 kids(8,12,14). I know our kids would love to go to Florida theme parks but it has never appealed to hubby and I. My questions are 1 have we left it too late for this year? 2 If we want to book a two centre holiday and do a week of parks and a week in a resort (preferably somewhere where we can do air boat rides, see some wildlife etc.) who is best to book with? 3 We need to travel from/to Aberdeen, is this best done via London?

One of the reasons Florida has never appealed is that we don't want to drive over there. Is it possible to do this kind of holiday without driving?

Why don't you try flyglobespan link here they fly from Glasgow direct and are very reasonably priced. On home page choose Florida holidays and then carry on from there. I checked availability for dates you gave and there is availability. I checked flights and accommodation staying on international drive and quite a lot for about £615 per person. You get to choose which area you want to stay in so there may be cheaper options.

Worth a look as they are excellent on price and direct as I said.

lynn44

mrs T
just had quick look for you on thomsons and mytravel 2 weeks in orlando £3,500 :eek: staying on I drive...just looked at flight only with mytravel £3,200 :eek: :eek:
had look on travelrepublic no frills airline ( wouldnt fancy going such long distance ??? ) £2,382 or NORMAL :rolleyes: flight £2,477 ALL from glasgow

honey28

tonyfaestoney wrote:

Hi Wen,
Am not going til September so would really appreciate it if you could provide some feedback when you come home. Hope you have a nice trip :j

We are going in the morning!!!! Will feedback when we are home!!

lynn44

honey28
have great time.... be my time soon :j

Col_in_LB

Was sure the I-Drive trolley was pay as you go - is it really free?

cheers
Col