first day shopping and breakfast

[dominican]

hi I need some help and information our first full day is a Saturday and i don't want to waste the day so planning to go shopping for villa supplies then go out for buffet breakfast then to Animal kingdom until we are tired (have 2 children and 2 grandparents with us)
does anyone know what time the supermarkets open and which is the nearest we are staying at Hampton lakes
also where is the best buffet breakfast and what time do they open
thanks:wave:

[Belindaclaret]

dont know answers to your questions,just wanted to say hi and wish you a great holiday:wavey: :cool2:

[dominican]

dont know answers to your questions,just wanted to say hi and wish you a great holiday:wavey: :cool2:
thanks cant wait:wave:

[Malcolm]

Hi....best way for you is out of estate turn right, go over top of 192 and you got a big Walmart on right, you can get all you need supply wise from there or as i say out of the estate turn right and go onto 192, first lights you come to there is a Publix on left, for breckies go past this Publix still on 192 for a couple of miles and you come to a Ponderosa on the right hand side, we often visit this one for a buffet breckies, cost about $5 for buffet but drinks are extra(if you have coffee its refillable if you have juice then you dont get free refills) also try Cracker Barrel just before Ponderosa for a breckies
Malcolm

[sunkisser]

The Walmart is HUGE and is open 24hrs. Carry on to the next lights on 27 and on the right there is a Winn Dixie supermarket (less daunting for a first time shop), a bank of America with no charge cash points - for connect cards at least - (including a drive thru one!), fuel station, a pizza take away, Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Long John Silver.

[first timer]

Hi, A bit further on from Ponderosa, towards disney on the same side as Ponderosa is Shoney's. We did not get there but were going to. The morning we went to Ponderosa, the food was not terribly hot and not over excited about the choices. Although Daughter enjoyed having chocolate cake for breakfast. We also found to be honest that dining in the villa was cheaper for 5 of us and easier. When we were there only a week ago, Walmart which I presume is the one that is described above, was open 24 hours. It is huge, they have everything from housewares to food and clothing, also photo processing or downloading your images onto cd's which was useful as we seem to have brought home about 1000 pictures. Hope you have a great time, the weather was quite mixed, so definitely take jackets and fleeces. Tracey

[dominican]

Hi, A bit further on from Ponderosa, towards disney on the same side as Ponderosa is Shoney's. We did not get there but were going to. The morning we went to Ponderosa, the food was not terribly hot and not over excited about the choices. Although Daughter enjoyed having chocolate cake for breakfast. We also found to be honest that dining in the villa was cheaper for 5 of us and easier. When we were there only a week ago, Walmart which I presume is the one that is described above, was open 24 hours. It is huge, they have everything from housewares to food and clothing, also photo processing or downloading your images onto cd's which was useful as we seem to have brought home about 1000 pictures. Hope you have a great time, the weather was quite mixed, so definitely take jackets and fleeces. Tracey
thanks I think the 24hr one would be good as i guess we will be up early would like to get the shopping done before breakfast then can take it easy the rest of the day

[sunkisser]

The Winn Dixie is 24hr too, if that's any help.:wavey:

[dominican]

thanks for the supermarket info
what time do the buffet breakfasts run from ? do they open before 9am?:thumbs-up

[sunkisser]

The earliest we've eaten is 7.30am. We wern't taken with Ponderosa for breakfast, although I know others who love it. I didn't think there was much choice for the kids. We tend to drive another 10 mins down 192 to Sizzler opposite Old Town. Kids under 6 eat from the buffet free.
The Golden Corral was great for buffet evening meals (not breakfast) as there was a good choice of veggies and salad.

I've just looked on Golden Corral website aand there doesn't seem to be one on W 192 anymore. Does anyone know if there is still one there?