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General => General discussion => Topic started by: VR6_Wherry on 27 April 2012, 10:27
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Hi Guys,
Going to Disney Florida in 3 weeks for 18 days. I've been to America before, but not Florida and i'v been to Disney Paris so have a little idea of what it's like! Only little!
Has anyone else been? What would your tips be?
We are staying on International drive, what would your travel tips be? (Not hiring a car) I was thinking of maybe taking the free shuttle to Sea World and then getting on the Local bus to right to the Ticket and Transportation are.
Any help would be great!
Cheers
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Best holiday you will ever have (age depending). All of the theme parks are intense. Universal studios is an awesome place. Busch gardens has to be the best theme park in the world.
Go to an Ihop if you didn't go before! :smiley:
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Best holiday you will ever have (age depending). All of the theme parks are intense. Universal studios is an awesome place. Busch gardens has to be the best theme park in the world.
Go to an Ihop if you didn't go before! :smiley:
Cheers for that Ihop certainly looks like a nice place to go! :shocked: :grin:
Busch Gardens is somewhere we are thinking about going, have free travel there and back so i think it may be on the cards! Would love to see the white tigers too.
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its all about Busch Gardens :smiley:
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Best holiday you will ever have (age depending). All of the theme parks are intense. Universal studios is an awesome place. Busch gardens has to be the best theme park in the world.
Go to an Ihop if you didn't go before! :smiley:
Cheers for that Ihop certainly looks like a nice place to go! :shocked: :grin:
Busch Gardens is somewhere we are thinking about going, have free travel there and back so i think it may be on the cards! Would love to see the white tigers too.
I'm not normally a fan of mixing sweet and savoury...but at the Ihop I had bacon and raspberry's on this pile of pancakes taller than my face covered in maple syrup. I thought I was going to slip into a comma. It was too good :evil:
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I'm getting married tomorrow! and we're going to Orlando Florida for our honeymoon on sunday. Cant wait, we've got access to all the Theme Parks as part of our package. Been watching alot of Man vs Food... so looking forward to a bit of grub.
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used to go out to the west coast area all the time, just below Sarasota
if you can get yourself out there for a day or two... its quality downtime from the busy, touristy and (imo) patronising parks...
the beaches are glorious and there is plenty to see and do in the reserves and the like
gave up going to the parks and actually discovered Florida... remarkable place
(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/117/285772070_3baa2924a5_z.jpg?zz=1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/285772070/)
florida - lake myakka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/285772070/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
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That does look awesome and we were going to do that. Though we are going to hit Australia for 6 months and then spend some time in America too! Hopefully see all that and what America really has to offer, not just fat people and takeaways! :grin:
So many places to see, so little time!
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Best holiday you will ever have (age depending). All of the theme parks are intense. Universal studios is an awesome place. Busch gardens has to be the best theme park in the world.
Go to an Ihop if you didn't go before! :smiley:
Cheers for that Ihop certainly looks like a nice place to go! :shocked: :grin:
Busch Gardens is somewhere we are thinking about going, have free travel there and back so i think it may be on the cards! Would love to see the white tigers too.
I'm not normally a fan of mixing sweet and savoury...but at the Ihop I had bacon and raspberry's on this pile of pancakes taller than my face covered in maple syrup. I thought I was going to slip into a comma. It was too good :evil:
Turns out there is one right outside our Hotel! :cool: :grin:
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I drove a hire car from Orlando to Busch Gardens, but I ended up getting lost around some real slum area of Tampa.
Was not the most fun hour of my life!
Although Busch Gardens is immense. I love it. Went there twice in the time we went. If your going there, is worth going to clearwater beach too.
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We went to Disney a few years ago and it was the best holiday yet..... :smiley:
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Depending on where you are on international drive you have several options.
They have a bus service where you can get a weekly pass or a book of tickets which works out cheaper and more frequent than some of the shuttle services.
Universal studio's is usually walking distance on international drive, for me about 20-25min walk, found it sometimes quicker than the bus plus the additional walk from the station.
Problem with disney is, they use to do fireworks every night but no longer, when they have the late shows for the fireworks you won't be able to use the public transport due to the hours they finish, in this case hiring a cab or a car is more suitable. Disney itself is a bit off the main stretch so using a cab or dedicated shuttle service is better.
Top and bottom of international drive you have outlets and also another mall near the top, I love fishing and going to sea bass pro in the mall!
With most parks you can buy a week or longer pass for them which I recommend, I was out for two weeks and got pass for two weeks for all the parks, not a bad price either, just don't buy knock off tickets get them either in the hotel or at the park as the tickets work in par with your fingerprint.
Parks are brilliant and plenty of things to do, I went down miami and kennedy, if you do a full day at kenedy space station get a cab to and from if you have no hire car, this is due to the shuttle gets in a bit late and leaves a bit earlier from when it closes, if you do the full package there you will require the full day, I did the full package, dined with the mr astronaught.
There's so much to do, bush gardens, miami, kenedy, universal, the two aqua parks (one by seaworld and wet&wild is on internaional drive and easily walkable), seaworld, etc....
There's a small little park with go karts at the top of international drive close to the outlets as well, okay for cheap fun and arcade, also on the way to universal if you walk up you will see a wind tunnel if you fancy floating around in that giant fan :grin:
There's just so much, its better if you go with someone who's been before, helps to break things down and navigate. My mrs has been there more times than hot dinners.
Eating there's plenty of places, I mainly went golden coral and pondarosa. There's bostons red lobster as well on international drive and the list goes on.
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if you dont go to Busch Gardens you fail at going to Florida :evil:
though I must say I've been to Florida many times when I was younger and Busch Gardens was always well above the other parks for the quality of the rides, but the last time I went (almost 8 years ago now :( ) the Universal Studios Island of Adventure park was just above Busch Gardens for me. This could however be because it was all new and I'd never done it before.
Also dont forget the Disney water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, both are awesome :cool:
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Don't forget a day on Daytona Beach. Driving up and down in a corvette!
Coco Beach on other coast is very nice too.
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Why wouldn't you hire a car? There is so much to see that public transport won't cater for.
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+1 get a car you will regret it if you dont
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I have been twice and now planning my third time now, it was the best holiday I have had so far. We stayed in villas (they where like cribs!!!) and hired a car both times. :grin:
Why wouldn't you hire a car? There is so much to see that public transport won't cater for.
Definatley hire a car, there is so much more to see than where they will take you!!
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Why wouldn't you hire a car? There is so much to see that public transport won't cater for.
I hired a car and got caught doing 65mph in a 45mph. A police car, went past me on the other side of the road, spun round and pulled me over. He was going mental at me. Not sure why, seeing as it was a massive 3 lane road, no cars on it and a nice sunny day!
I had to go to court though on my last day. Paid a fee of $60 dollars then had to wait for 3 hours with other minor offence people in a big courtroom, then stand in front of a judge who was also not happy..ending up fining me another $220!!
So moral of the story..don't speed over there
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Why wouldn't you hire a car? There is so much to see that public transport won't cater for.
I hired a car and got caught doing 65mph in a 45mph. A police car, went past me on the other side of the road, spun round and pulled me over. He was going mental at me. Not sure why, seeing as it was a massive 3 lane road, no cars on it and a nice sunny day!
I had to go to court though on my last day. Paid a fee of $60 dollars then had to wait for 3 hours with other minor offence people in a big courtroom, then stand in front of a judge who was also not happy..ending up fining me another $220!!
So moral of the story..don't speed over there
Indeed! and you can turn right on a red light which feels so wrong and yet so right! :grin:
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Whatever you do please try Maggianos Italian restaurant at Pointe Orlando on I-drive. It is AWESOME!!
http://www.maggianos.com/EN/Pointe-Orlando_Orlando_FL/Pages/LocationLanding.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Oh, and Aquatica is a great place for water slides :laugh:
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I've just come back from rome last week, I'm never gonna complain about driving anywhere else ever again :grin: forget turning on a red, you don't even have to stop for pedestrian crossings! people don't even look before walking out into the road and if a light turns green and your not already moving you get 10 cars behind start beeping like crazy people. its f**king mental!
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Have been to Florida many, many times.
Get a rental car and go skydiving! :)