Orlando Florida/Disneyworld (Part 2) *CLOSED*

blue_monkey_2

You can buy the Disney Plan but it depends on where you want to eat. It is a good idea if you are getting it for free but if not then you will eat elsewhere. The food in Disney is pretty 'samey' and tends to be mainly junk. The best option we found was in Epcot where there is quite a selection to choose form, but to eat there every day for 2 weeks. You'll get bored. Plus you are going to be eating out when you go to other parks and the like.

I personally think that it would be cheaper for us not to do it. Next time we will stock up on Subs from Walmart and stash them in the Fridge, they are huge and cost around $3 and they would feed a family of 4 each. Drinks and Crisps I'll also get in there too, you can refill bottles at the water fountain, if you do not like water carry a small bottle of juice.

Always check out WalMart early on, you can get your photos done there - loads of stuff much cheaper (we got a Cars Tshirt for DS for $3 and it is decent quality, still going strong and we got it in early 2007. Make it your first port of call for essentials, sunscreen, water, etc...

blue_monkey_2

Also, WalMart do mega cheap digital camera print processing and putting them onto Disc, I think we paid around $20 for the pics onto disc disc and around 200 prints!!

lrr_2

lucygotit wrote: »

I am needing some help on bringing things back from Orlando.

I am wanting to bring back a large boxed toy item when I visit Orlando next June but was wondering the best way to do and the cheapest. It weighs including the box 77 lbs. I am flying with Virgin will they charge me extra to check it in? Are there any companies that will ship it to the UK for me whilst I am there to arrange it?
Any help in advance will be greatly received

disney do international shipping. i sent home a huge amount last year and think i only paid $100. be prepared to pay customs excise and vat though when its delivered as well though.

atro1

blue_monkey wrote: »

You can buy the Disney Plan but it depends on where you want to eat. It is a good idea if you are getting it for free but if not then you will eat elsewhere. The food in Disney is pretty 'samey' and tends to be mainly junk. The best option we found was in Epcot where there is quite a selection to choose form, but to eat there every day for 2 weeks. You'll get bored. Plus you are going to be eating out when you go to other parks and the like.

I personally think that it would be cheaper for us not to do it. Next time we will stock up on Subs from Walmart and stash them in the Fridge, they are huge and cost around $3 and they would feed a family of 4 each. Drinks and Crisps I'll also get in there too, you can refill bottles at the water fountain, if you do not like water carry a small bottle of juice.

Always check out WalMart early on, you can get your photos done there - loads of stuff much cheaper (we got a Cars Tshirt for DS for $3 and it is decent quality, still going strong and we got it in early 2007. Make it your first port of call for essentials, sunscreen, water, etc...

I dream about walmarts, and Asda is the same ---yeah Right. One tip try the outlying Walmarts so much more helpful than the 192 and I27.

jackieblack

atro1 wrote: »

try the outlying Walmarts so much more helpful than the 192 and I27.

We much preferred the Walmart on 535 to the others.

blue_monkey_2

We did not drive when there and stayed in the Celebration on the 192. We went to the huge and very new one the end of the 192 on the bus. I was stunned. More annoyingly was that we found Walmart in the last 2 days of the holiday so I would now say to everyone, make it your first port of call and if not driving then get a cab to carry said goodies!!

Something to be aware of, they have a checkout that sells ciggies - not like here in the UK where they have a counter, so don't get stuck in that like we did.

I ended up buying my souviner gifts from there, also Thomas Road and Rail is half the price over there, next time we go we will be stocking up, we paid around $9 plus tax (6%) for James where here in the UK he costs around £13-15. So that will be on our list for next time. We only ever take half of our allowance anyway (because the kids get the same allowance) so plenty of room for goodies on the way back.

wanye

blue_monkey wrote: »

We did not drive when there and stayed in the Celebration on the 192. We went to the huge and very new one the end of the 192 on the bus. I was stunned. More annoyingly was that we found Walmart in the last 2 days of the holiday so I would now say to everyone, make it your first port of call and if not driving then get a cab to carry said goodies!!

is it near this place?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=28.347943,-81.666028&ie=UTF8&ll=28.351166,-81.667728&spn=0.008196,0.019011&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.347044,-81.667767&panoid=Fa6W86XqiSrZM8JRnrS8Rg

if so, thats just up the road from where i'm staying (10 minute drive)

ace

markelock

Blink_Eden wrote: »

Are you able to get 2 or 3 day tickets for Disney in the UK? Everywhere seems to be doing the 7 - 14 day ones (We are a party of 8, the savings are pretty significant) - I know you can get them through the Disney site itself.

And can anyone recommend anywhere vegetarian, my other half is a very fussy eater.

Cheers

sweet tomatoes off international drive is one. healthy too. or was many years ago. I'll be heading there in february

marshmallow79

wanye wrote: »

is it near this place?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=28.347943,-81.666028&ie=UTF8&ll=28.351166,-81.667728&spn=0.008196,0.019011&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.347044,-81.667767&panoid=Fa6W86XqiSrZM8JRnrS8Rg

if so, thats just up the road from where i'm staying (10 minute drive)

ace

There's a really big one just slightly NW of the place you've pin pointed on that map. On the map if you look in the NW corner you can see a flattened, square mud patch well go a bit more north up the 27 and on woolsack way there is a huge Walmart.

blue_monkey_2

wanye wrote: »

is it near this place?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=28.347943,-81.666028&ie=UTF8&ll=28.351166,-81.667728&spn=0.008196,0.019011&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.347044,-81.667767&panoid=Fa6W86XqiSrZM8JRnrS8Rg

if so, thats just up the road from where i'm staying (10 minute drive)

ace

I think so, Hope this works.... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=28.347943,-81.666028&ie=UTF8&ll=28.351166,-81.667728&spn=0.008196,0.019011&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.347044,-81.667767&panoid=Fa6W86XqiSrZM8JRnrS8Rg

This is where we stayed, Radisson Celebration, we got the bus from outside the hotel along the 192 and it took us to walmart. I am sure that you are right on top of it where you are staying then. There is one the other end too, down the Oscela Parkway, but it looked much smaller.