* The Baillie Family PRE-TRIPPIE 3 * May 2022

[WIGGYSMUM]

Originally Posted by lfc_sarah

We sat down and have been planning our park days!
Booking is still very much open at the moment, obviously we have a LONG wait and I'm actually hoping they get rid of the booking system so we can do more than one park in a day! 🤞🏻.

But for now I think we have a sort of plan!
Apart from Magic Kingdom first and last day at Disney, I haven't booked any park days yet.
After we have a finalised plan, which will be pretty soon, I will do though! 😊

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I’m sure you can park hop again now but it has to be after 2pm ?
Someone will correct me if I have it wrong , I may or may not have read it in when I was looking on ATD for our tickets next March

[lfc_sarah]

Originally Posted by WIGGYSMUM

I’m sure you can park hop again now but it has to be after 2pm ?
Someone will correct me if I have it wrong , I may or may not have read it in when I was looking on ATD for our tickets next March

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I've just googled it! You're right! 😊

You have to book your first park and enter that one before you can go to another after 2pm!

This is GREAT news!

I do hope they scap the whole park booking thing before we go as sometimes we just change our plan!

[Goldia]

This sounds like it's going to be a very special trip. I can't wait to read all about your plans over the next few months.

[lfc_sarah]

Originally Posted by Goldia

This sounds like it's going to be a very special trip. I can't wait to read all about your plans over the next few months.

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Aw thanks so much 💜

[merkat]

Following as I’m just about to have my September trip 2021 cancelled so need to rebook and hoping same time as you. Totally get your thinking about 14 days on Disney with 2 days out for universal does seem like a waste of money. I might consider 2 weeks disney then 4/5 nights universal at the end.

[lfc_sarah]

It's all change in the Baillie trip planning.

We have cancelled our stay at Disney! Even writing that makes me feel nervous 😂 (It's all we have ever known!)
The fastpass situation and lack of a dining plan return has pushed us to book a villa instead! We just thought that the 'perks' of staying at Disney just weren't enough.

So...

We now have booked 'The Orlando Lodge' villa for 17 days

We have always LOVED the idea of staying in a villa.

We have flights booked our flights direct from Gatwick to MCO on Sunday
8 May 2022, 10:50

And returning on 25 May 2022, 17:10

So we will do Disney and Universal days in between those dates.

I'm so excited to have the large majority of things booked/partially paid for!

[lfc_sarah]

I have been searching prices for ages on flights and hoping for it to come down under £2,200 ish...

The day I booked, a flight on it's own was
£2237.72

I just paid £2471.72 for our flights on the same dates including a night in a universal premium hotel, (£301 on it's own)
Making the price of the flights £2170.72

So it might be worth checking with BA custom trips if you plan on adding a hotel either before your flight or during your stay anyway 😊

[sheluk]

That’s a great price for the flights and universal hotel Sarah, you must be thrilled.

We’ll be there at a similar time to you - fingers crossed for us all 😃

[lfc_sarah]

Originally Posted by sheluk

That’s a great price for the flights and universal hotel Sarah, you must be thrilled.

We’ll be there at a similar time to you - fingers crossed for us all 😃

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I am really happy with the pricing so fingers crossed for us both!

Someone has to be first out there! Do you feel excited? I am usually a lot more excited by now though so it's a bit sad 😔

[Elmhurst 5]

having never stay on site as we thought it way too expensive and have always stayed in villas. I know you will love it with all the space and bedrooms that you get with a Villa. Having your own pool is just great and the children will have such fun.