jakvee
10 Jun 08, 10:09 PM
Ok, so I don’t go on holiday for another year, well actually it’s over a year, but whose counting (well, apart from me?), so I have decided to post my itinerary as I can’t stop thinking about what we are going to do when we are on holiday. My family is very laid back when it comes to decision making, so if no rough (ok, detailed) plans are made beforehand, then we’d spend at least an hour every morning saying ‘Well I don’t mind what we do today, what do you fancy doing?’ and it would go back and forth until we all fall out!!
Whose who?
The people who are going on the holiday are as follows;
Me, Vicki
Chief organiser; way too organised for my own good (so they tell me). This will be my 4th visit. I am looking forward to shopping, the rides, eating and drinking!!
Jamie
My boyfriend who has long suffered the torment of my organising way too in advanced! This is Jamie’s 3rd visit and is looking forward to shopping (I know a bloke who loves shopping – only in Orlando though, I can assure you his enthusiasm doesn’t span to the Trafford Centre!)
Mum (Mandy)
Going for her 50th Birthday (ok she’ll kill me for putting that, but she’ll probably not read this so I might have got away with it.) Also doesn’t like rollercoaster’s but I’m going to try using the ‘You’re 50 now, you have to try everything!’ card. This is her 2nd visit, although the 1st time she was there will be over 10 years ago.
Hayley
My younger sister; my aim is to get her on Sheikra, as she didn’t do it last year. 4th visit to Orlando and she’s looking forward to pretty much everything I think.
Totty
Hayley’s boyfriend and is pretty much up for anything. 2nd visit to Orlando.
Jamie and Me!
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740370.jpg
Me and my Mum!
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740371.jpg
Hayley and Totty
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740063.jpg
How did this come about?
It’s my mums 50th next year so to celebrate she wanted to go on a winter sun holiday. Don’t get me wrong I like a relaxing holiday on the beach, but when there’s a group of you, I think for the money you spend going somewhere in Europe you may as well get a villa in Orlando (am I right?) Anyhow, I asked Hayley and my Mum who both thought that it was a good idea so we started the search. We found a good deal for two weeks and now have it booked. Yippee. Now the saving and the dieting starts!
What to do when we’re out there?
I have already started doing my mums head in, calling her every morning at work with new ideas for what we can do. So I have an outline of stuff we want to do but haven’t put them into date order. We are arrive on a Sat night so I reckon the 1st thing we’ll do is navigate our way to the villa and then head out to the nearest Wal-Mart for essentials, that is, if we find the villa, none of us have ever driven out there before! I have bought the Orlando Map which shows where places to eat n that are and I am going to get the Brits Guide to Orlando too to help me on our way. If you have any useful tips, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Food
Dennys
Perkins
Any other places good for breakfast??
Johnny Rockets
Cheesecake Factory
PF Changs
The Italian at Pointe Orlando
Outback
Bahama Breeze
Chilis
Somewhere fishy for my mum, maybe one of the restaurants at Downtown Disney??
Am I missing any great place for food? (probably lots!)
Shopping
Premium Outlets
Beltz (or whatever it’s called now!)
Mall of Millennia
Florida Mall
Festival Bay
Theme Parks
Islands of Adventure
Universal Studios
Sea World
Aquatica
Busch Gardens
Days Out/Other
Daytona
Boggy Creek – we have never done this before
Celebration – what time of day is best to go here?
Crazy Golf – anyone recommend a good one?
Nights Out
City Walks
Downtown Disney
La Nouba
Kissimmee for the Old Car show
Halloween Night at Universal (if it’s started when we go!)
You will have noticed that the Disney parks aren’t on there. We don’t really ‘do’ Disney anymore; we much prefer the other parks so we haven’t bothered to get the Disney Tickets. Jamie and I still have our hopper passes though so the options there should we decide one day that we want to go.
We could also do with some advice as to what to do on the day we fly home (I know, planning for home time before we’ve even got there!) Last year we dropped our bags off at the free time check in and then proceeded to argue about what we were going to do for the next few hours. In the end we went back to universal to have another go on duelling dragons, but we weren’t really dressed for the parks. What do you guys do on your last day? I think we don’t fly until 8.30pm, so we’ll practically have all day.
If anyone has any useful tips or advice on anything on my itinerary, i'd gladly appreciate it.
So i'll try and refrain from posting my pre trip report until nearer the time!!:d:
Whose who?
The people who are going on the holiday are as follows;
Me, Vicki
Chief organiser; way too organised for my own good (so they tell me). This will be my 4th visit. I am looking forward to shopping, the rides, eating and drinking!!
Jamie
My boyfriend who has long suffered the torment of my organising way too in advanced! This is Jamie’s 3rd visit and is looking forward to shopping (I know a bloke who loves shopping – only in Orlando though, I can assure you his enthusiasm doesn’t span to the Trafford Centre!)
Mum (Mandy)
Going for her 50th Birthday (ok she’ll kill me for putting that, but she’ll probably not read this so I might have got away with it.) Also doesn’t like rollercoaster’s but I’m going to try using the ‘You’re 50 now, you have to try everything!’ card. This is her 2nd visit, although the 1st time she was there will be over 10 years ago.
Hayley
My younger sister; my aim is to get her on Sheikra, as she didn’t do it last year. 4th visit to Orlando and she’s looking forward to pretty much everything I think.
Totty
Hayley’s boyfriend and is pretty much up for anything. 2nd visit to Orlando.
Jamie and Me!
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740370.jpg
Me and my Mum!
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740371.jpg
Hayley and Totty
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn175/hazzamondo/Family/SL740063.jpg
How did this come about?
It’s my mums 50th next year so to celebrate she wanted to go on a winter sun holiday. Don’t get me wrong I like a relaxing holiday on the beach, but when there’s a group of you, I think for the money you spend going somewhere in Europe you may as well get a villa in Orlando (am I right?) Anyhow, I asked Hayley and my Mum who both thought that it was a good idea so we started the search. We found a good deal for two weeks and now have it booked. Yippee. Now the saving and the dieting starts!
What to do when we’re out there?
I have already started doing my mums head in, calling her every morning at work with new ideas for what we can do. So I have an outline of stuff we want to do but haven’t put them into date order. We are arrive on a Sat night so I reckon the 1st thing we’ll do is navigate our way to the villa and then head out to the nearest Wal-Mart for essentials, that is, if we find the villa, none of us have ever driven out there before! I have bought the Orlando Map which shows where places to eat n that are and I am going to get the Brits Guide to Orlando too to help me on our way. If you have any useful tips, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Food
Dennys
Perkins
Any other places good for breakfast??
Johnny Rockets
Cheesecake Factory
PF Changs
The Italian at Pointe Orlando
Outback
Bahama Breeze
Chilis
Somewhere fishy for my mum, maybe one of the restaurants at Downtown Disney??
Am I missing any great place for food? (probably lots!)
Shopping
Premium Outlets
Beltz (or whatever it’s called now!)
Mall of Millennia
Florida Mall
Festival Bay
Theme Parks
Islands of Adventure
Universal Studios
Sea World
Aquatica
Busch Gardens
Days Out/Other
Daytona
Boggy Creek – we have never done this before
Celebration – what time of day is best to go here?
Crazy Golf – anyone recommend a good one?
Nights Out
City Walks
Downtown Disney
La Nouba
Kissimmee for the Old Car show
Halloween Night at Universal (if it’s started when we go!)
You will have noticed that the Disney parks aren’t on there. We don’t really ‘do’ Disney anymore; we much prefer the other parks so we haven’t bothered to get the Disney Tickets. Jamie and I still have our hopper passes though so the options there should we decide one day that we want to go.
We could also do with some advice as to what to do on the day we fly home (I know, planning for home time before we’ve even got there!) Last year we dropped our bags off at the free time check in and then proceeded to argue about what we were going to do for the next few hours. In the end we went back to universal to have another go on duelling dragons, but we weren’t really dressed for the parks. What do you guys do on your last day? I think we don’t fly until 8.30pm, so we’ll practically have all day.
If anyone has any useful tips or advice on anything on my itinerary, i'd gladly appreciate it.
So i'll try and refrain from posting my pre trip report until nearer the time!!:d: