Orlando Florida/Disneyworld (Part 2) *CLOSED*

sikes

Hi

Im going to orlando for a week with a few friends. We are all under 25 and need to rent a car. Has anyone got any advice?

Should we sue the car rental compaines for being !!!!!! with regards to this issue?

Regards

*kingpin*

Any advice on 1 day and 2 day hoppers for disney?? Only in orlando for a week doing everything possible

Also is there a shorter flexticket than 14 days.

jackieblack

*kingpin* wrote: »

Any advice on 1 day and 2 day hoppers for disney?? Only in orlando for a week doing everything possible


You can buy 1 and 2 day passes at the gate. My advice would be not to try and do all four parks in two days, it takes quite a chunk of time out of your day moving from one park to another and each park has enough to fill a whole day. I would pick which two you really want to see the most and spend a day at each.

*kingpin*

Thanks Jackieblack,

We were going to try and do dhs and mk in one day and then have another day later in the week for whatever the kids wanted to go to again.

Is it better for me to get the tickets on the gate , or would I save money looking around for 1 and 2 day hoppers?>

beefster

Hi Peeps,
Bit short notice but i have managed to get a couple of weeks off and want to take the family to Florida from 29th March. Want to fly to Orlando do the parks for 3/4 days and then head to the gulf coast. If poss flying back from somewhere down south, Fort myers etc.

Anyone any tips on good agents to put something together for me?
Or should i go alone. I have spent hours on the net and not got that far to be honest.
Flights are not that cheap and i am struggling to get below £450 at the mo.
Accomodation is easier and varied. Car hir should not be a prob. uscarhire?
Any recommendations and tips welcome.

jackieblack

*kingpin* wrote: »

Thanks Jackieblack,

We were going to try and do dhs and mk in one day and then have another day later in the week for whatever the kids wanted to go to again.

Is it better for me to get the tickets on the gate , or would I save money looking around for 1 and 2 day hoppers?>

In order to 'do' both these I'd say you need a day in each. Even then, particularly in MK (which really needs 2 days by itself), you need to be focused about which attractions are a 'must do' and which you are happy to skip.

You can buy one and two day tickets (about $60 child and $75 adult per day, I don't think you save much on the two day ticket over 2 x one day) on the gate which are valid for one park per day. I believe that to add the 'hopper' (ie more than one park each day), there is an additional flat fee of about $50 per person.

I think if you've only got a week you need to decide what you're prepared to miss out, and concentrate on the things you REALLY want to see. We were there for a fortnight two years ago and are going back to do the things we didn't have time for the last time! Even then we know there's loads we still won't have seen!

If you are interested in a good guidebook, I'd recommend A Brits Guide so you can read up on the attractions and decide priorities.

Dear_Mr_Echo

jackieblack wrote: »

If you are interested in a good guidebook, I'd recommend A Brits Guide so you can read up on the attractions and decide priorities.

I'd second this recommendation. I just bought it from Amazon last week and it's a thorough and detailed guide and I'm sure it will become invaluable in the next few weeks before we go (and while we are there of course).

Available from Amazon for £8.94 (rrp £14.99)... should be in the grabbit forum

*kingpin*

Thanks for the advice guys

jackieblack

Dear_Mr_Echo wrote: »

I'd second this recommendation. I just bought it from Amazon last week and it's a thorough and detailed guide and I'm sure it will become invaluable in the next few weeks before we go (and while we are there of course).

Available from Amazon for £8.94 (rrp £14.99)... should be in the grabbit forum

Or Play.com, £8.99 with free delivery
http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/3392012/Brit-Guide-to-Orlando/Product.html

jackieblack

sikes wrote: »

Hi

Im going to orlando for a week with a few friends. We are all under 25 and need to rent a car. Has anyone got any advice?

Should we sue the car rental compaines for being !!!!!! with regards to this issue?

Regards

No, I think when you travel abroad you need to respect the fact that their laws/regulations/customs etc might be different to what you are used to!