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    Thanks for all the replys guys, might need to book another 2 weeks to cram it all in!
    Noticed soarin in another thread a few weeks ago, cannot wait to have a go!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony G View Post
    Both of the Premium malls have serious parking issues - in the Vineland Ave mall, I go straight to the covered parking. I've given up on finding an outdoor spot.
    yes, we did also.
    You can always get parked in the multi storey.


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    Biggest changes...

    Parking is a problem at the outlets, the last few trips down this year we just bite the cost and do valet parking for $10 a lot less stress
    Downtown Disney 2 weeks ago was a total nightmare, parking lots are all closed off and fenced no idea what's going on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by randyj View Post
    Parking is a problem at the outlets, the last few trips down this year we just bite the cost and do valet parking for $10 a lot less stress
    Downtown Disney 2 weeks ago was a total nightmare, parking lots are all closed off and fenced no idea what's going on.
    There was a 30 minute wait for the $10 valet parking at the international drive premium outlet when we went so we just continued to drive around until someone who was leaving guided us to their car.


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    Quote Originally Posted by randyj View Post
    Parking is a problem at the outlets, the last few trips down this year we just bite the cost and do valet parking for $10 a lot less stress
    Downtown Disney 2 weeks ago was a total nightmare, parking lots are all closed off and fenced no idea what's going on.
    Downtown Disney is changing ... a lot, including, reportedly, two parking garages.

    http://www.clickorlando.com/news/loc...z/-/index.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by DisneyFunVilla View Post
    Downtown Disney is changing ... a lot, including, reportedly, two parking garages.

    http://www.clickorlando.com/news/loc...z/-/index.html
    That's the difference between Disney and Simon Malls, I guess - when Disney has a parking problem, they have the ability to do something about it (mainly because they own most of Osceola!).


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    Quote Originally Posted by DisneyFunVilla View Post
    Downtown Disney is changing ... a lot, including, reportedly, two parking garages.

    http://www.clickorlando.com/news/loc...z/-/index.html
    They are underway but that caused massive problems with parking over the New Year week as one of the front car parks was shut we had to park in the Employee parking across the road and the employees were having to park at Typhoon Lagoon.

    At the Premium outlets at the top we found it easier to park in Outdoor world as we always got there anyway and walk across the road.

    Mall of Millenia is another good one (mainly for browsing and eating) but we have got some good bargains in Bloomingdals and Macys.

    Fantasyland extension is complete and open. Tip for Fastpasses, neither Dumbo or Goffys Barnstormer fastpasses are linked to the computer so you can get fast passes from there and a 3rd one as your ticket won't register that you have one in progress. We actually had 4 Fastpasses as one go as my daughter had read this online so got fastpasses for those and then went to get them for Winnie the Pooh ride which she did and it also gave a bonus fastpass for Mickeys Philharmagic show.

    Animal Kingdom is allowing non Disney hotel stayers to use the Fastpass plus so you can go into the park and find a person with an ipad (there are places marked) and you can choose up to 3 fastpasses for the day, so you can plan your day round your must see rides.

    Kennedy Space centre has some extra tours now , at the moment you can tour the Vehicle assembly building. Because the Shuttle programme has finished until they are using it for the replacement you can see more behind the scenes.
    Babblin Boo


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    There was a 30 minute wait for the $10 valet parking at the international drive premium outlet when we went so we just continued to drive around until someone who was leaving guided us to their car.
    might be of help but when we went there I did notice that there was a lot of empty spaces in a car park on the right hand side just before the reebok store, I think that because this store is away from the main mall most people ( like me) tried to get closer and end up driving up and down lanes praying for someone to drive out. In future when we visit i will certainly look to this area of parking first.

    Also reading a previous post reminded me that there is a Bonefish Grill on the 192 just before you get to the new Rolling Oaks development, firsy time we have visited one last month and really like the food, although still filling didnt come out as uncomfoartable as when youvr had steak with fully loaded mashed pototo lol.


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    I was at the Vineland premium outlets earlier this week and there were lots of parking spaces in the multi storey, it's no further away really than if you end up at the back of the car park! There were lots of spaces over at the extension bit too (Dolly's old place)


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    10 years on….think the biggest change will be everything is more expensive but still value for money. We were there last month and you can still buy a £92 pair of Levis for under £30 (I bought 2) Parks still have something for everyone and the new rides I must say are awesome especially the new Transformers, so good we had to ride it twice.

    Val


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