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Need some thoughts
Were looking at going next year to Orlando as our little daughter( will be 4) will love it, We have found a deal on Thomson holidays fro £2165 for 7 days http://www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/bookaccommod...
Out of interest how much would we be looking at adding to the final price so we can see everything? £1000?
Or do we pay £700 and go to Ste Maxine like every year as we have a family villa down there that we can use
Al
Were looking at going next year to Orlando as our little daughter( will be 4) will love it, We have found a deal on Thomson holidays fro £2165 for 7 days http://www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/bookaccommod...
Out of interest how much would we be looking at adding to the final price so we can see everything? £1000?
Or do we pay £700 and go to Ste Maxine like every year as we have a family villa down there that we can use
Al
Charlie1986 said:
Need some thoughts
Were looking at going next year to Orlando as our little daughter( will be 4) will love it, We have found a deal on Thomson holidays fro £2165 for 7 days http://www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/bookaccommod...
Out of interest how much would we be looking at adding to the final price so we can see everything? £1000?
Or do we pay £700 and go to Ste Maxine like every year as we have a family villa down there that we can use
Al
You need at least 2 weeks in Orlando to do the parks really. Were looking at going next year to Orlando as our little daughter( will be 4) will love it, We have found a deal on Thomson holidays fro £2165 for 7 days http://www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/bookaccommod...
Out of interest how much would we be looking at adding to the final price so we can see everything? £1000?
Or do we pay £700 and go to Ste Maxine like every year as we have a family villa down there that we can use
Al
Use Skyscanner to find the best priced flights, use trip advisor to find a hotel and book a hire car online too.
I saved a fortune that way last time I went and got 2 weeks out there for the price of a week package holiday.
Orlando Passport will give you 14days entry to all attractions for £500 each person.
Eating & everything else budget I would £100 a day to be safe.
Charlie1986 said:
Great thanks for the details. Will look at 14 days and think I will budget 5k for it and see if sorting everything my self is worth the hassle over just doing a package holiday and getting my own passes sorted.
As for age is 4 too young?
I think she will love it but won't remember a thing. I can only remember some things in my 5-6 year old stage.As for age is 4 too young?
I have a 6 year old and am planning to take him for the first time when he is 8 as I think he will get far more benefit from the experience as well as getting on a good chunk of the rides.
Composite Guru said:
I think she will love it but won't remember a thing. I can only remember some things in my 5-6 year old stage.
I have a 6 year old and am planning to take him for the first time when he is 8 as I think he will get far more benefit from the experience as well as getting on a good chunk of the rides.
Thanks this is our worry, Think we may put it off a year or 2 and maybe do Paris first. Or the grandparent's will live up to there wish off taking the gran kids and family there and getting a villa there. I have a 6 year old and am planning to take him for the first time when he is 8 as I think he will get far more benefit from the experience as well as getting on a good chunk of the rides.
Charlie1986 said:
Great thanks for the details. Will look at 14 days and think I will budget 5k for it and see if sorting everything my self is worth the hassle over just doing a package holiday and getting my own passes sorted.
As for age is 4 too young?
There are height limits on a lot of the rides which she'll miss out on. I guess it's a question of whether it's a 'once in a childhood' holiday or whether she'll get to do it again? If you're only planning on doing it once then I'd definitely consider waiting a few years. They range from 32" to 60", with most sitting around 40".As for age is 4 too young?
That said there are plenty of other things to see and do in each park with a 4 year old. To back up what one of the other guys said, we did Disney Land recently (California) and walked 9 miles in one day. Disney Land, in California, is smaller and Disney World, in Florida, is much larger.
Once you decide you are going, you need to sign up here:
http://www.thedibb.co.uk/
We used it to plan our second trip and got loads of great advice.
http://www.thedibb.co.uk/
We used it to plan our second trip and got loads of great advice.
pushthebutton said:
There are height limits on a lot of the rides which she'll miss out on. I guess it's a question of whether it's a 'once in a childhood' holiday or whether she'll get to do it again? If you're only planning on doing it once then I'd definitely consider waiting a few years. They range from 32" to 60", with most sitting around 40".
That said there are plenty of other things to see and do in each park with a 4 year old. To back up what one of the other guys said, we did Disney Land recently (California) and walked 9 miles in one day. Disney Land, in California, is smaller and Disney World, in Florida, is much larger.
She's currently 37'' in height very tall for her age. That said there are plenty of other things to see and do in each park with a 4 year old. To back up what one of the other guys said, we did Disney Land recently (California) and walked 9 miles in one day. Disney Land, in California, is smaller and Disney World, in Florida, is much larger.
This will be a once in a lifetime but really depends on my bonus if it turns bi-yearly
but also a break that we can enjoy. Im planning June-July as I have a large court case that will hopefully be finished of next year after 6 years so will be good to get away after that for some family time. Do you require Visa's
So naïve I didn't know there was 2 parks! Some research on the books now to get this planned and priced
Thanks
I'm not saying she won't enjoy it but our youngest was 4 when we first went to Orlando.
It meant that when it came to the bigger rides, she couldn't go on them due to height restrictions and either me or my wife had to wait with her to go on with our 7 yer old.
She was also knackered in pretty short order due to a combination of the heat and walking distances and I ended up carrying her on my shoulders most of the time.
As a plus, she doesn't remember any of it
We still had fun though.
It meant that when it came to the bigger rides, she couldn't go on them due to height restrictions and either me or my wife had to wait with her to go on with our 7 yer old.
She was also knackered in pretty short order due to a combination of the heat and walking distances and I ended up carrying her on my shoulders most of the time.
As a plus, she doesn't remember any of it
We still had fun though.
OP. Just done a survey with my Daughter - we went in 2009 when she was 4.
She does remember it fondly....
She's sat on my shoulder telling me she remembers Epcot, Aquatica, the hotel and hotel pool, Seaworld and Busch Gardens... I remember her especially enjoying Aquatica. Epcot was great for grown-ups and we skipped most of the other parks that holiday. Busch Gardens was surprisingly good - we've been back since, and there's a good value 3 park ticket for Aquatica, Sea World and Busch Gardens.
I'd say go now and later myself because I love Florida....
That 2 week holiday was a real bargain - £1,800 for 3 of us in a 4* hotel. PS on accommodations... If you have a good waterpark ticket I'd say go self catering villa. The hotels are great, but really push up the cost over there. We'd typically go to a park and waterpark on alternate days, squeezing in trips to the West Coast beaches here and there depending on the weather.
She does remember it fondly....
She's sat on my shoulder telling me she remembers Epcot, Aquatica, the hotel and hotel pool, Seaworld and Busch Gardens... I remember her especially enjoying Aquatica. Epcot was great for grown-ups and we skipped most of the other parks that holiday. Busch Gardens was surprisingly good - we've been back since, and there's a good value 3 park ticket for Aquatica, Sea World and Busch Gardens.
I'd say go now and later myself because I love Florida....
That 2 week holiday was a real bargain - £1,800 for 3 of us in a 4* hotel. PS on accommodations... If you have a good waterpark ticket I'd say go self catering villa. The hotels are great, but really push up the cost over there. We'd typically go to a park and waterpark on alternate days, squeezing in trips to the West Coast beaches here and there depending on the weather.
Edited by surveyor on Tuesday 22 September 19:58
You don't need a Visa. The UK is part of the Visa waiver programme for the USA. You will need as ESTA which is an online vetting/approval system:
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/
The cost was £14pp the last time I checked and all children need one regardless of age. Also, don't forget to fill in the APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) via whichever airline you choose to travel with.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/
The cost was £14pp the last time I checked and all children need one regardless of age. Also, don't forget to fill in the APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) via whichever airline you choose to travel with.
We went to Orlando in June with our 4.5 year old girl. For height limits, most of the rides that she wanted to go on were 40" / 102cm. You might be a bit limited if she is not that height. She loved every minute of it and even though we have booked non-Orlando holidays, she is asking when the next 'real' holiday will be i.e back to Orlando.
I searched for ages to find the best deal and we ended up getting everything separately - flights (Thomas Cook), hotel (The Point Orlando - recommended), park tickets.
Flights - £1,370 - check around for mid week flights but ideally go outside of school holidays for obvious reasons!
Hotel - £1,122 - we used The Point Orlando which was only a 25min walk to Universal and an IHOP nearby for massive breakfasts. Its more of an Apartment Hotel but big rooms, they gave us 7 days of free breakfast vouchers, iTrolley stops nearby to take you all the way up and down iDrive, free coach transfers to Disney, seaworls, acquatica, Universal each day, walking distance to lots of restaurants on iDrive. We ended up not hiring a car as the transfers, walking, and occasional taxi covered us - unusual but worked well for us for walking miles to keep our holiday weight down after eating loads there!
Park Tickets - £1,385 - look around but the cheapest we could get was through magical tickets for 14 days unlimited for universal/seaworld/acquatica and 6 days in Disney. It suited us and got us into all 4 Disney parks.
Hope this helps!
Good website is TheDIBB
I searched for ages to find the best deal and we ended up getting everything separately - flights (Thomas Cook), hotel (The Point Orlando - recommended), park tickets.
Flights - £1,370 - check around for mid week flights but ideally go outside of school holidays for obvious reasons!
Hotel - £1,122 - we used The Point Orlando which was only a 25min walk to Universal and an IHOP nearby for massive breakfasts. Its more of an Apartment Hotel but big rooms, they gave us 7 days of free breakfast vouchers, iTrolley stops nearby to take you all the way up and down iDrive, free coach transfers to Disney, seaworls, acquatica, Universal each day, walking distance to lots of restaurants on iDrive. We ended up not hiring a car as the transfers, walking, and occasional taxi covered us - unusual but worked well for us for walking miles to keep our holiday weight down after eating loads there!
Park Tickets - £1,385 - look around but the cheapest we could get was through magical tickets for 14 days unlimited for universal/seaworld/acquatica and 6 days in Disney. It suited us and got us into all 4 Disney parks.
Hope this helps!
Good website is TheDIBB
Echo the comments about the Dibb - loads of good stuff on there.
Been a few times and always had our own villa - driving is a doddle and means you can see more stuff.
As mentioned earlier downtime is a must as the parks are full on and a day jumping in and out of your own pool is great. Though eating isn't expensive it's also nice to grab a pizza/chicken and a few beers and crash out playing pool/air hockey/watching US tele.
Been a few times and always had our own villa - driving is a doddle and means you can see more stuff.
As mentioned earlier downtime is a must as the parks are full on and a day jumping in and out of your own pool is great. Though eating isn't expensive it's also nice to grab a pizza/chicken and a few beers and crash out playing pool/air hockey/watching US tele.
We stayed on site at the Art of Annimation Resort in May. It really added to the experience for us to be "in" Disney, magic band could pay for everything and anything you buy in the parks sent back to the resort so you don't have to carry it round. We went for 2 weeks and did 8 days in the Disney parks and still didn't see it all.
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