holiday help

**yclarke** · 30-08-2005, 18:51

Hi

I am looking to book the Marriot fairfield inn at lake buena vista probably for november next year going for three weeks. As neither me nor my partner can drive will this be a good location for buses to get to the universal parks. Scheduled transport is included for the disney parks.

We do not mind using buses as this is what we are used to at home.

We are looking to purchase our tickets before we go, is it easy to get to the kennedy space centre, nascar, gatorland and maybe a day or two to a beach. Are there coaches that you can book to take you there and what sort of prices are they as we would like to purchase a go orlando 3 day pass for these so long as we will be able to get to these attractions ok using public transport.

We will also be purchasing the 14 day ultimate disney pass and the 5 park orlando flexi ticket.

Is November a good month to visit the parks? Are they busy or quiet at this time of the year? We are hoping to go from the 7th.

Are virgin good to travel with? We will be flying from manchester as I have not been able to find any flights from cardiff at this time of year. There will be me my partner and our son who will be 10 travelling.

Look forward to any help or suggestions anyone has.

Thank you
Yvonne

**eagleydo** · 30-08-2005, 19:19

November is a great time to go, weather in the 80's and hardly any rain. Virgin are great way to fly, unable to help you in regard to coaches.

**sundowner** · 30-08-2005, 19:26

Hello Yvonne, cannot offer any help about buses and transport I'm afraid. It is a great time to be going - weather is good and queues are short. Some of the water parks may be closed (sure someone will know).

Only answered 'cos I thought you wanted someone to HELP on your HOLIDAY i.e. carry cases (if I didn't have a bad back) cook for you (but you won't be needing that), chauffer (sorry I don't drive over there) so in a nutshell I wouldn't be much help on your hols after all, but will try answer any other questions you have.

**Newhomebuyer** · 30-08-2005, 20:06

I would agree with Mary, you have chosen a great time to go and yes Virgin are good to fly with. If you have booked a holiday through them, they will be offering organised trips to kennedy and gatorland through their reps.
During the week of Thanksgiving the parks will be busy but the rest of the time will be just great.
You may find that public transport makes your day too long and you will get very tired. Even energetic 10yr olds can find the parks quite tiring. I would say you will probably need to use taxis sometimes.
Have you thought about a villa or condo instead of the Fairfield?
Three weeks is a long time to be sharing a small space.
Whatever you choose you are going to have a great time. Towards the end of November, the disney resorts will be all decked out in thier chritmas finery and are well worth a visit.

**Fourdents** · 30-08-2005, 20:14

Virgin Atlantic were fine for us. You can check in on line the day before you leave, this was great as it saved time hanging around. We drove from S.W. to Manchester so as you don't drive I can't help on this. (I have some short cut directions if someone is taking you.)

I will send you a DM

Linda

**DisneyDreamer** · 30-08-2005, 20:40

Hi I can highly recommend November, we have been that time of year a couple of times, no real queues at the parks and pleasant weather. We have always travelled with Virgin and have never had cause for complaint.

You might want to look at the link on this site for your ticket purchases as I have not been able to find them cheaper elsewhere.

You will find tonnes of useful advice on this forum but I usually also get myself the latest copy of The Brits Guide to Orlando and Walt Disney World by Simon Veness as I find this invaluable, even after visiting a number of times.

Enjoy the planning, it's all part of the fun![msncool]

**yclarke** · 30-08-2005, 22:12

Due to being unable to drive we would rather stay in a hotel as at least then we can use the free scheduled transport to disney and hopefully be able to use the lynx and I-trolley to get to the universal parks.

The fairfield which we are thinking of booking also does a free continental breakfast each morning and gets some very good reviews. We do not intend to spend much time in the room so the three of us sharing one room isn't really a problem.

We will be travelling by train to Manchester from S.W and staying at my sisters overnight, she will take us to the airport for our flight.

Thank you to everyone for their advice so far

Regards
Yvonne

**Ray&Sarah** · 30-08-2005, 23:56

November is a great time to go, the weather is warm but not hot, the parks will be relatively quiet and you should have no problem with transport to the parks. Have a great time.[msnsmile2]