Orlando Florida/Disneyworld (Part 2) *CLOSED*

sweetmoneysaver

judygarland wrote: »

Do you have to be staying in a Disney hotel to take advantage of this?

Yes ...

Disney Dining Plan, Deluxe Dining, Disney Dining Plan plus Wine & Dine and Deluxe Dining plus Wine & Dine can be added to hotel and ticket packages for a minimum of 5 nights and a maximum of 21 nights at one of the following selected Resort Hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort:
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disney's Beach Club Villas, Disney's BoardWalk Inn, Disney's BoardWalk Villas, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort, Disney's Port Orleans Resort, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, Disney's Wilderness Lodge, Disney's Yacht Club Resort and The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge.

• The duration of the Disney Dining Plan must coincide with the number of nights of the room reservation.
• If Dining selected it must be for all guests in the party.
• Meals for guests ages 3-9 may not be used by persons ages 10 and up.
• Certain dining locations require the redemption of two Table Service meals per guest.
• Guests ages 3-9 must order from the children's menu where available.
• Applicable gratuities are not included.
• Due to the popularity of our Disney table service restaurants, dining availability may be limited or not available without advance reservations. Guests can call 407-WDW-DINE to make reservations up to six months prior to their visit.

† If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent or guardian's permission to dial this number.




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sweetmoneysaver

disney_cjd wrote: »

You cant be put off by rain. Florida is sub tropical really. The hurricanes can come from July to Sept, even last week the weather was so awful we had to bolt the garage door shut.

Last year Faye was in town and it rained for about 10 days non stop and we have to use all the other things we do in the rain up! There is lots to do when it rains so do not worry.

But the regular August weather you are talking about it as KarenG states, its an afternoon thunderstorm at anything from 3pm to 4:30 pm ish and lasts 30 misn or so. It clears the air lovely and the evening then is super.

so please do not worry too much about the rain, it does not ruin the holiday at all

Cheers

What are the last two weeks in July typically like for weather?

sweetmoneysaver

Has anybody stayed at the Solana Villa Resort? It looks really nice ... just wondering what is in the surrounding area. I believe the WDW parks are supposed to be about 15 mins drive away.

KarenG

sweetmoneysaver wrote: »

What are the last two weeks in July typically like for weather?

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Pretty much the same as August

KarenG

disney_cjd wrote: »

Summer Heat Tips

Hi All

I was wondering if you would not mind posting your best ideas for avoiding the heat or coping with it in the summer. Its for a project I am helping with - all will be revealled! I have a few tips but it woudl be great to hear yours

Thanks
disney_cjd
Craig

OK Craig, here is what we do:

• Arrive at opening time at the parks before it gets to the mega hotness of midday
• Spend lunch in an air conditioned restaurant (doesn't have to be an expensive one)
• Do attractions like Philarmagic when it is very hot, as the queueing area is inside and air conditioned
• Do keep hydrated
• Bail out of the parks when it gets too hot and spend the afternoon around a pool; return to the parks in the evening when the weather is LOVELY, still nice and warm and balmy
• Get some of the little water spritzer / fan thingys (parks sell them for approx $20 or way cheaper in WalMart

I'm sure there are more but those are what we tend to do in August when we mostly visit

disney_cjd

KarenG wrote: »

OK Craig, here is what we do:

• Arrive at opening time at the parks before it gets to the mega hotness of midday
• Spend lunch in an air conditioned restaurant (doesn't have to be an expensive one)
• Do attractions like Philarmagic when it is very hot, as the queueing area is inside and air conditioned
• Do keep hydrated
• Bail out of the parks when it gets too hot and spend the afternoon around a pool; return to the parks in the evening when the weather is LOVELY, still nice and warm and balmy
• Get some of the little water spritzer / fan thingys (parks sell them for approx $20 or way cheaper in WalMart

I'm sure there are more but those are what we tend to do in August when we mostly visit

Thanks Karen

I have a list of 18 tips now which is not bad. I will let you all know why and when you are going to see or maybe hear about these

disney_cjd

sweetmoneysaver wrote: »

What are the last two weeks in July typically like for weather?

About the same, maybe a little hotter

Blink_Eden

disney_cjd wrote: »

Thanks Karen

I have a list of 18 tips now which is not bad. I will let you all know why and when you are going to see or maybe hear about these

Afraid our only tip is not go in the summer - we have always gone in March/April.:rolleyes:

(If Mrs Blink can find a new job I wouldn't mind going in October 2010)

fizzyhelen

NoreenOMS wrote: »

Hiya, thanks again. I think what we are planning on doing is buying bus passes before we go- I have checked both websites and they both allow you to purchase before the holiday, and they send the passes to you. I wanted to try and get away with just using the one company, rather than buying two passes, or one pass and still needing change for the bus.. The Lynx sounds the most comprehensive. Is there a particular scenrio where we couldnt use the Lynx and would need to use the I-ride?

One of the reasons we chose the Holiday Inn was because of the free shuttle buses to the parks, but 3 months after booking the holiday we have received a letter saying the buses are no longer free....

Oh that's a shame about them not doing the free buses anymore:(
I think you could probably get away with just the Lynx, though if it was me I would def buy both passes as we used a mixture of both Lynx and I-ride.

Emzy

Hi

I could do with some help please, Me and my FIANCE!!! (sorry just got engaged! ha ha) are planning on having our honeymoon in Orlando next year. We are both big kids and it would be great but neither of us have been before so we would do with some tips and some info on how and where to get a good price, finding it extremely expensive at the moment, Im hoping that im just looking in the wrong places!

Are the disney hotels that much more special than a hotel on I Drive? They are so much more expensive I wondered if its really worth the extra or whether to stay on I Drive and have a bit of extra spending money, we'd really like to go for 3 weeks but if its too much more then just 2 weeks.

And if we do stay on I Drive which is the best hotel?
Sorry about all the questions but Im just really excited and want to get it right.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

Emma