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17 May 19, 09:22 PM |
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Serious Dibber
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California / Florida 2020
Hi all
I’ve barely started planning this but looking for any advice possible and the pro’s / con’s of following the below itinerary: Planning on going in late August UK summer holidays or late October over the half term holiday. Travelling will be 2Ad and a 7 year old. - Direct flight from UK to LAX (certain airlines have these available now) - 5/6 nights at Disneyland Anaheim with necessary park tickets - Anaheim Hotel TBA - Internal flight to Orlando - 4/5 nights at Universal Orlando - Hotel either Royal Pacific / Hard Rock for Express passes - Direct flight from Orlando to UK Looking at the most affordable solution of going in August or October. The length of stay in each location is flexible but could come down to cost - mainly in the Universal Orlando side as I don’t really want to compromise on the 3-park explorer ticket doubled with one of those hotels for Express passes. I reckon I could probably book most of it with the exception of the internal flights that wouldn’t be available until 11 months out. Any recommendations or anything to watch for? Many thanks Mike |
17 May 19, 10:10 PM |
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Imagineer
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Hi,
We are doing both this August/September, but starting in San Francisco and working our way down. Just a couple of things budget wise, keep in mind that you will probably need to pay to check in luggage for the internal flight. We are traveling with Virgin in Premium for the long flights and Delta with the flight to Orlando and will need to pay to check in all our luggage. The other thing. I've just booked to stay at Royal Pacific for next year. We were looking at 4 nights in August. I just happened to check one day to see what the price was if I added on an extra night at the start which was a Saturday night. The price dropped by £200. So we booked it. So an extra night and it's £200 less. Good luck with your planning. |
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18 May 19, 01:56 AM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 11
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Wow - what dates in August did you get for Royal Pacific as that sounds a good spot. Also did you book direct with Universal or a third party?
I was thinking of doing this as a DIY thing as I’ve done it many times before but without having to work with internal flights. If this was going to be a package holiday booking I would have to wait until September at the earliest for the 11 month window on the internal flights before I could book the whole thing however individual hotel / ticket offers make it more appealing to do myself. Reckon I could get away with booking this hotel along with the park tickets without having anything else in place? |
18 May 19, 06:47 AM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Mar 16
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18 May 19, 08:15 AM |
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Imagineer
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You don’t need 5/6 days at Anaheim Disney we had a day in the Disney park in October and did every ride and most of the ones we wanted multiple times
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18 May 19, 08:47 AM |
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Imagineer
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Sorry, I should have said. I booked through Hotels.com via Quidco and should get £150 cashback too.
You pay the 1 night as a deposit but it's a free cancellation policy up until the week before you go. We are going the 23rd August I think. I mentioned it on my YouTube channel when I was doing it and someone else then tried the same but in December and it was the same for her too. |
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18 May 19, 10:16 AM |
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Totally agree! We were there 2 years ago and had 4 days and for us 2 of the days were wasted. With the parks being so close to one another if you get a hopper pass then you can do both and do your favourite rides in both in 2 days easy.
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18 May 19, 11:43 AM |
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Serious Dibber
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28 May 19, 06:06 PM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 11
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Having done a little bit of research the plan is to travel last 2 weeks of August and to do 5 nights California Disneyland staying at one of the neighbouring hotels with a 3/4 day park hopper and 5 nights at Universal Orlando staying at Royal Pacific or Hard Rock with a 3-park explorer pass.
I’ve had the above priced up as a package minus the internal flight from LAX to Orlando and it’s coming out at about £6800. I’m expecting this to reduce substantially when more airlines release their flight info and Universal put some offers up. |
23 Jun 19, 08:02 PM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 11
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When would the best time to buy tickets for the international flights. Am I best getting them at 12 months out or would I be risking missing out on a reduction at 6-8 months out?
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