Originally Posted By dshyates I don't even stay "on-prop" anymore. But I still recommend it for first timers. But I lived in Otown, I know my way around, and have done the "live the magic" thing numerous times. I think its fantastic for what it is, but central FL has too much to offer to repeatedly not leave the property.
Originally Posted By jonvn I always stay on property, it's simply easier, I don't have to deal with anything else, and I don't really care about central florida. I'm going for WDW.
Originally Posted By dshyates But, while I am a bonified Disney fan, there is a lot to see in FL. I actually pity the Disney fanatics that can't/won't/refuse to enjoy anything but Disney. I never want to like anything so much that it ruins everything else. And while Disney is great, it blows me away, that people are so blinded by it that they simply can't enjoy a great park like IOA simply because its not Disney.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Dabob2 I do believe this is the very thing TWWoHP will bring to the table. Particularly during the Holidays. The Universal resort is solid, but lacks charm.> I agree. And hopefully HP will be charming. But they'll still have the problem (to me) of everything being fantastical with no "grounding." Oh well.
Originally Posted By DISDANCEMOM This is a great I will also be going to WDW for the 1st time this year.I do DL and DCA about 2 times a month and have been a little worried about the money my daugher is spending to take me but after read this I'm really looking forword to going.
Originally Posted By dshyates "I don't really care about central florida." I know a lot of Californians that say that. Yet most haven't really seen it to even know they don't care for it. Or they go to the strip at Daytona and proclaim "florida's beaches suck".
Originally Posted By Mr X There definitely is a lot more to Florida than people give it credit, that's for sure dsh. It really astounds me the amount of people that go, sometimes yearly, and yet never see ANYTHING but DisneyWorld (or, at best, DisneyWorld and a couple other amusement parks).
Originally Posted By DISDANCEMOM Check the airfare with priceline.com. We saved a lot we got roundtrip out of Ca. ontrio to orlando for $256.00 each we also got a car in the price we did add the insurance to the tickets ($20 each) + tax for for a total of $733.00 for the both of us. We will have the car for 7 days. This is at a high season price spring brake .
Originally Posted By jonvn "it blows me away, that people are so blinded by it that they simply can't enjoy a great park like IOA simply because its not Disney." It's not that so much, as I just don't care. I'm going for WDW. I'm not interested in seeing the other things. "I know a lot of Californians that say that. " Maybe because they don't. I'm sure it's nice. Lots of places are nice, but I really just don't have any interest.
Originally Posted By dshyates Those are some good prices. with a car. WOW. DISDANCEMOM, when will you be traveling? Springish I am assuming.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Maybe because they don't. I'm sure it's nice. Lots of places are nice, but I really just don't have any interest." Fair enough. Different strokes. I want to see "it all". Denali, the keys, Yosemite, The Lake of the Ozarks, etc. I think that comes from growing up in an amazingly uninteresting place.
Originally Posted By jonvn I've give tours in Yosemite. I've been to the Lake of the Ozarks. The Lake is great if you enjoy miniature golf. I've never seen so many miniature golf places in one place in my life.
Originally Posted By ploeb909 Ahhm... Ok, I have no idea what OP or any of the other "letters" you are talking about mean. Well since it will be our first time to WDW, I think we will forgo all the other parks Orlando has to offer and stick to the WDW-maybe another time. At any rate...back to the Airline question..does anyone have any idea on getting airfare 1 year in advance? That was my question.
Originally Posted By ploeb909 DanceMom, I apologize, I got so sick of the bantering I actually skipped forward, hoping to bypass the rest of the Universal and Ozarks comments. I am from Southern California, and ok..maybe I am a "Disney Geek", whatever. But,I will logg on to PriceLine and check out those prices, I need to fly six of us to Florida, so wherever I can pinch a few pennies...and I personally have been to Florida many times, my husband had spring training there for 8 years. I was able to see alot of the Sunshine State, but never made it to WDW, so this will be a great experience.
Originally Posted By jonvn Do you have frequent flier miles on an airline? We use those, and go places for free.
Originally Posted By ploeb909 O.M.G!!! I just checked PriceLine and the price for this year in June is $1850.00 Thats Great! What a Bargain!! Lets hope those are similar prices next year! Thanks for the suggestion DanceMom!
Originally Posted By Zwitek <<<< "That leaves three days for relaxation, perhaps a stop at the Universal resort, and time to go back and casually repeat things in the other parks." There are 2 things about this statement WDWers don't really get. "Relaxation" and "casually repeat things". That must be a DLR thing. As Dabob2 so succinctly put it, WDW is "a week's worth of theme park a-go-go". >>>> Well, allow me to clarify. I've been to DLR several times annually for much of my 40 year old life. I no longer desire to do everything at DLR each visit. There are must do's every trip for me and the lady, but we don't fret if we miss out on a favorite from time to time (side note, we've been 4 times in the last eight months and we both just realized that we haven't done Indy in that time frame). We're very casual park goers, and while we do hit lots of attractions (sometimes our competitive nature gets the best of us, Astroblasters gets multiple rides for instance) we no longer attempt to get in every single ride each visit. Chalk that up to a benefit of having an annual pass. We always know that there will be a "next time" within the next 4 months. As for relaxation, we're the type of couple that can go to Las Vegas for two weeks straight and never see the sunlight. We don't mind burning the candle at both ends from time to time, with the understanding that if we're "tired" we can go back to the hotel for a nap, and then return to the park later. We often leave time for being "casual" as in, "it's Tuesday, what would you like to do today?" and then going to do it. Even if that means getting a hot link with sauerkraut and watching some TV in the hotel before going on a ToT binge two hours before the park closes. I'm interested in some of the Universal offerings, but they aren't "must do's" on the first trip there. As for the beaches, I lived in Ft. Lauderdale for a year, and the beaches there simply cannot compare (in my opinion) to Southern California's although the water is often warmer.
