Late pre-trip report
I’ve tried and failed a few times to do a full trip report (I did about 90% of our 2014 trip but never uploaded it) but I’m going to try doing a live (ish) food report.
I love reading these and it’s nice to look back on the holiday.
So as we did a big Disney trip last year, we weren’t meant to be going this year! Ha ha yeah right. Or at least a no parks trip. Yeah that hasn’t planned out either.
I found some cheap flights from lgw-fll (we live in Warrington 🤦) but decided to go for it as couldn’t get anything from Man for under £600 and have a bit of road trip, beaches, state parks etc
We did this in 2012 before kids and really enjoyed it
DS has really gotten into Harry Potter so he asked if we could go to the castle. Universal got added in. Then I found a deal on Legoland tickets, never been there so thought it would be rude not too. Plus I love Lego.
So brief overview and then onto the food I promise
Plans
Pre-travel day PI Gatwick North
Two nights in Fort Lauderdale - Hilton Bahia Mar
Drive up to Orlando via Alligator alley maybe
Two nights at Homewood Suite near Theme Parks
Three nights Cabana Bay Family Suite
One night RPR
Six nights Dibb apartment at Windsor Hills
Cast
Me-38
Planner and cheap flight hunter, eat most things
DH- P 42 Hates planning or being made to walk military style around the parks (good job I don’t do that😳
Doesn’t eat fish
DS-D 6 Harry Potter and Lego fan (think I may of influenced him a bit)
DD-A 2 Loves Princesses, 3rd Birthday while we are away
So first lie, I have made one
adr for Bon Voyage breakfast on dd Birthday. As she won’t get any Disney princesses this year I thought it would be nice for her birthday.
I’ve found it really odd to not plan anything this year and I feel slightly unprepared. What shall we do for dinner tonight? I don’t know what do you fancy? 😳
Although we do have our favourites we want to return to the only things planned so far are these, rest to be decided as and when.
Pre travel day - Nando’s at either Beaconsfield M40 or Cobham services M25
Travel day
The Grain Store for breakfast. We both have lounge passes with our Amex. Don’t think the food in the No1 Lounge will be any good that’s even if they let us in without paying to pre book so we get £15 off for one use here.
BA plane food, we will also take sandwiches from either Boots or M&S.
Panera bread/chipotle/Publix chicken
Day 1
IHOP breakfast
Day 3
Bon Voyage breakfast
Day 4-8 Universal
Leaky Cauldron breakfast
Day 14
Bahama Breeze en route to the airport 😂
Restaurants list (most of the usual suspects)
Bahama Breeze
Cheesecake Factory
Kobe - Tuesday kids eat free
Kekes
Teak Neighbourhood grill
Culvers
Longhorns
First watch
IHOP
Blaze
Panda Express
California pizza kitchen
Carrabras
Sweet tomato (dh hates it here, may have to go on my own!)
Denny’s
Panera Bread
Chipotle
Cold Stone
Hope it’s not too boring and I manage to keep up and most importantly take pictures of the food before my family start eating!