Chick Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Have a fabulous time Waylander & family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks all Will order just the one butter beer then.....got to be done if only to scandalise my son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzbitt Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Im sat here reading all this and am sat in Envy! My daughter is 5 now and we ideally want to be in a position to go next year but looking at the costs maybe the year after! Really hope you guys have a blast and enjoy it as im sure you will inshallah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 See you there, Waylander. We hit the road in about 3 hours time and will be there until Saturday next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hope you have arrived safely James. Hope you brought some good weather with you too. TSN Orlando meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Bumping this thread. I've decided to take the wife and kids to Florida next Easter. I'm a total novice when it comes to the States, apart from NY, so could do with some guidance. My boys will be nearly 6 and 9 next April. Any thoughts on accommodation and what to do would be very grateful. I fancy a week in the parks and a week on a nice beach doing f all. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I went twice a couple of years running & stayed in a privately rented house which was massive & much cheaper than any hotel. Â All done on t'interweb including flights etc, stayed 15 min drive from central Orlando. Â Food outlets are a 'dime a dozen' everywhere in the area, so we never ate in apart from breakfast & snacks/late supper. Â My advice would be to get on t'web & find somwhere that suits you & your family and have fun..... You will. Â The Universal parks we found MUCH better value for money, & with far more to do and less shops/outlets to rides ratio, either way again have a look online & search the ticket re-sellers web sites for the best deals & BUY BEFORE GOING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Thanks mate. Some good tips. Will do a bit of research this weekend. I'm waiting for a detailed report from Mr Waylander... SK... Dave. .. Edited May 1, 2014 by Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Luke - get a Villa and one that is close to the parks. They are superbly spec'd with their own pools and games rooms. Â If you want a lazy day or a 1/2 day you can come back to the villa and still head to the fireworks etc Do you REALLY need a week at the beach? You can enjoy multiple days of F-ALL at the many waterparks: we actually went back to Aquatica on a rest day and basically I slept on the Lazy River all day Get the tickets ordered from here as you get 2 weeks for the price of 1 and ALL waterparks thrown in. It is BLOODY hectic as you saw from my itinerary but it would be a fun 2 weeks. Â My son has already demended we go back as his treat if he does well in his 11+/Grammar school exams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Oh and save up. it's bloody expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Did you follow your plan pretty much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Where is the best place to find these villas for rent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Did you follow your plan pretty much? yes  Where is the best place to find these villas for rent?There are a couple websites I know of.The Dibb is a great resource. i ended up renting from FloridaVillas (something like that - I will double check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Got my tickets to hell on earth aka Disney. Have to read through your thread again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Funnily enough a couple work mates are also taking their families this summer so I will have to dust off that part of my memory - fire away and I will help as much as I can of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Let me know if you need anything, I have a little knowledge of the area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Let me know if you need anything, I have a little knowledge of the area. Yes like an elephant is a "little" bigger than a mouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thank you - you're too kind. I've not been since August I'm missing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Interesting to see this come up again as we are considering going back in March this year. Having stayed on site last time, we are thinking about either the non-resort hotel or villa option this time round. When people have driven in previously, what were the queues like? We will, by necessity, be going at one of the busiest times of the year and I don't really want to spend an hour every morning sitting in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 James if you get a Villa around Indian Creek (nice area) there is a backroad the locals know aboout of the I92 which we used and we were straight in at Animal Kingdom et al. No queues on the road at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks Waylander. What about queues to park and walk from parking lots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 No where near as bad as I feared - but then we did aim to get to the parks as near to opening time as feasible. The time zones worked in our favour for the first few days and we were up at crack of dawn.  The villa was near enough that one a couple of days at noon we decided to head back for lunch/kip/dip in pool and then we saw how far back the parking lots had filled but since they have the trolleys on continuous circulation that was irrelevant too really as you never have to walk from your car to the entrance only to the nearest pick-up point which usually means know which end of the parked-cars line to walk to  Waiting for the trolley back at closing time can be somewwhat busy if you stay right until then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Great. Thanks. It is unlikely we will be staying right until the end of the day much, if at all - historically we have found ourselves flagging by about 5pm! Edited January 12, 2015 by JamesB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 At the busiest times of year they have a priority system for Guest Entry.  Top priority is Disney Guests. Bottom is residents and Day visitors if I remember right.  Christmas is Mental and parks generally always get closed at some point to prevent people going in utilising the priority closure system.  Easter is ok, once Spring break has passed, bit busy otherwise, but I never queued more than 1 hour for parking / transfer to park entry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Yeah, that spring break thing. Kind of tricky to avoid when your children have it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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