I agree. Next time we visit Orlando it'll be either Busch Gardens or Universal Islands of Adventure. Thanks!
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I agree. Next time we visit Orlando it'll be either Busch Gardens or Universal Islands of Adventure. Thanks!
I am glad you liked Highlands Reserve Ruthie. We share the same name and the same excellent taste in the sort of community we like:D:D
Sorry some parts of the holiday didn't live up to your expectations Ruthie.
We as a family don't rate Epcot or Animal Kingdom very highly, my girls feel Magic Kingdom is now ok for 1 visit but that's it, but they do still enjoy MGM. However, they really love Universal / IOA so we now buy an annual season ticket and they can go whenever they want while we are over.
I do think the hot weather might have had alot to do with it, last year we just found it too much and lazed our time by the pool, did the water parks, and went to Universal / IOA in the evenings. But the first few times we went to Disney (before we bought our villa) we went in the summer - have to because that's when we have long enough school holidays - and did theme parks non-stop for 2 weeks and then had a week R&R on the coast.
Food - well I don't go to Florida for the food! If we have a good meal it's a pleasant surprise, we now prefer to eat out less often and have better meals. However, if you think the food is bad at the theme parks in Florida (which I think is reasonably good!) you want to try Euro Disney. Appalling, inedible pizzas, sandwiches etc.
And I hesitate to say it, but in the many, many times we have visited Florida the only time we have been inside a museum is on the Gulf Coast! I have been promised a visit to the Dali museum at St Pete's and the Tiffany one at (I think) Winter Haven when we go this Christmas. We regularly take our girls up to the big museums in London and the Art Galleries here, so for hols is hols and it's chill out time. And your own private pool, wonderful facilities on tap, glorious sunshine take an awful lot of beating!!
I love Universal it really is the best park.....I like Epcot....mostly because they have a few places I love to eat there.....like in Mexico I love the flans........:D
Anything with water rides....not that anyone likes coming on with me....:(
Ruthie are you American or British? - I only ask because I think Americans have higher expectations than we do over here. When you pay $70 to fill your tank with gas and arrive at the station to find the train cancelled because "there are leaves on the track" you tend to become more accepting of lifes little foibles.
I didn't rate Epcot much, and I think MK is great if you have young kids as it is worth the admission just to see the look on their faces:D
Your point about putting up a list of which characters are appearing is a good one - why not tell them!
We were anoyed after queing for 20 minutes to get Tweedledee & Tweedledums autographs, and their "minder" said right they have to go for a break now. I suggested to the minder that she could have predicted their time was running out and stopped anyone else from joing the queue. That didn't get me very far, but one of their managers came over and sorted the problem. They genuinely seem very receptive to any ideas which would improve the Disney Experience.
I want a job as a "minder".....:DQuote:
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Ruthie are you American or British? - I only ask because I think Americans have higher expectations than we do over here. When you pay $70 to fill your tank with gas and arrive at the station to find the train cancelled because "there are leaves on the track" you tend to become more accepting of lifes little foibles.
I didn't rate Epcot much, and I think MK is great if you have young kids as it is worth the admission just to see the look on their faces:D
Your point about putting up a list of which characters are appearing is a good one - why not tell them!
We were anoyed after queing for 20 minutes to get Tweedledee & Tweedledums autographs, and their "minder" said right they have to go for a break now. I suggested to the minder that she could have predicted their time was running out and stopped anyone else from joing the queue. That didn't get me very far, but one of their managers came over and sorted the problem. They genuinely seem very receptive to any ideas which would improve the Disney Experience.
We didn't go a bundle of Disney, the best of the bunch was MGM and we'll use our 1 day left on the ticket from 2001 to go and visit again, we especially want to see Phantasm again. MK was a major disappointment to us, but as someone previously said, MK is a theme park not an ammusement park. Hugh crowds for really tacky rides. Vastly vastly overpriced. T shirts being sold for $25 with made in China labels (50p each?) There again, you're paying for the label!
Now Universal and Seaworld :D Going to get another flexi ticket and indulge myself like mad! I could spend the whole fortnight in either of these parks. The kids loved the wet areas, there were no complaints from them when I took them to Woodies in Universal Studios and left all the bigger kids to do terminator (I can't do simulators, get major motion sickness[:I] We sat in 'the wet zone' at Seaworld, My sister sat up at the top and took a picture - there was just a wall of water where we were sitting [:o)] I was soaked all the way through to my knickers :D
Loved Typhoon lagoon and will get some day tickets for that. BB was ok, W&W was ok - abit concretey. Would be nice to see a non Disney typhoon lagoon outside the disney empire.
Has anyone eaten at City Walk? any recommendations?
Jimmy Buffets is very good, cheeseburger is excellent, and as you would expect, great margaritas!
I have to say that Epcot + AK are our least favorite parks my boys are older and Don`t want to be seen enjoying MK although I think secretly they do and they kind of know that Epcot is supposed to be educational therefore want to avoid it like the plague ! Also if you had the choice of our "Fun" parks almost everything is a good day out
Having sampled nearly all the parks i reckon in order of preference,
Universal studios ,IOA,Epcot,MGM.
I think the 1st time visiter has to check out Magic kingdom just to see what all the fuss is about and get a cool piccy of Mickey Mouse.
My 1st time was at xmas so its was amped up towards xmas with all the trimmings etc and i am glad i went but unless i have children in the future i wouldnt return to that park it seems a bit worn out and in need of a full refit where as when 1st entering Uni studios it was the WOW factor straight away and everything looks so new and in pristine condition.
Just my perspective mind
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