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    Budget rental cars, renting at the last minute vs. ahead of time?

    Thanks. With the coupons I know about Budget is currently way cheaper than Enterprise or National or others I have looked at, but perhaps I'm just not privy to the best discount codes for the others. From what I can find Budget is the cheapest for me, and the Pay Now rate is a clear discount...
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    Budget rental cars, renting at the last minute vs. ahead of time?

    Heading down to Orlando next month and trying to get everything reserved. Normally I rent my car ahead of time figuring I was getting a better deal. I've been using Budget and have been happy. Using an offer code, checking 3/13-3/17 the prices have been going up and down for the past week...
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    parking strategies? what are the ins and outs? Bonnet Creek shuttle?

    I did like Bonnet Creek.. I wish we had more time to spend on the resort, but we did use the pools & hot tubs a few times and they were nice - kids loved them. Everyone was friendly, no timeshare pressure. We got the AAA VIP pass from AAA when we bought tickets there. Seemed to let us park...
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    Bonnet Creek, hotel vs condo?

    Just a follow up, our stay at Bonnet Creek went off without a hitch! No problems. Great place, though we spent most of our time at the parks we did spend a couple evenings by the pools which were nice and our kids loved. Everyone was very friendly and no pressure checking in, though they...
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    parking strategies? what are the ins and outs? Bonnet Creek shuttle?

    Just a followup, we ended up paying for parking (no shuttle). Got there early and used our AAA VIP pass for closer spots. Worked out great for us!
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    parking strategies? what are the ins and outs? Bonnet Creek shuttle?

    I believe we're going to feel the same as you. Thanks for sharing your experience!
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    parking strategies? what are the ins and outs? Bonnet Creek shuttle?

    Supposedly gives us access to closer parking spots, but never used one before. It's been years since I've gone to Disney and parked so I don't even remember how bad (or good) that was. Yep, I know - just want to come up with the best plan for us before we get there. Thanks!
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    parking strategies? what are the ins and outs? Bonnet Creek shuttle?

    Leaving for Disney World and Universal in a few days and instead of staying on-site like our last trip we are staying at a Bonnet Creek condo and renting a car so we can get around Orlando a bit more and do some off-site activities, visit a relative, etc. 3 adults, 1 big kid, 2 small kids, 1...
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    Undercover Tourist ticket prices? vs AAA?

    Does anyone know if their prices fluctuate? I could have sworn they were a bit cheaper than AAA last time I looked, but now I went to order and they are actually a few $ more - so I might as well just pick them up at my local AAA. Am I missing something?
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    Has anyone actually used Budget BCD code X474200???

    Southwest allows you to bring one car seat or stroller per child, in addition to the normal free baggage allowance.
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    Has anyone actually used Budget BCD code X474200???

    We're bringing ours to save the $. Stinks to have to bring them, but certainly a lot better than lugging full car seats around!
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    trip during February vacation, question on express passes

    Sounds good. Wish we could go on an off week, but don't like the kids missing school. We're compromising a bit to keep air fares, etc. reasonable - they'll miss 2.5 days with this mid-week to mid-week vacation.
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    trip during February vacation, question on express passes

    Thanks. We did that last year and it worked out well - stayed on-site at Disney, then moved to Hard Rock @ Universal and took advantage of the free express passes. I didn't know there was an unlimited vs. regular express pass. I checked the web site and it does seem they offer a unlimited...
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    trip during February vacation, question on express passes

    Right - I'm going to pick and choose days based on estimated crowds, avoid Extra Magic Hours days at Disney, etc. Unfortunately we're not coming in until 2/13 night, so 2/14 is our first day. We were planning on doing either Magic Kingdom or Islands of Adventure (without express) that first...
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    trip during February vacation, question on express passes

    We're doing a 1 week Orlando trip next month, getting there mid-week before school vacation then leaving mid-week during school vacation (2/13-2/20). We're doing both Disney and Universal, staying off-site. Based on my experience with a similar trip last year crowds thinned DRAMATICALLY the...
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    what family-friendly things to do other than Disney?

    No, none of those... will check them out thanks! So many options, wish we could do 2 weeks!
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    what family-friendly things to do other than Disney?

    Thanks! I considered that, but the ticket prices would kill us I think... but I guess it is an option! Do you mean the Kennedy Space Center, or something else? I thought about Kennedy Space Center - it's a place I've wanted to go to since I was a kid. Haven't investigated it yet, but I...
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    what family-friendly things to do other than Disney?

    Heading down to Orlando in February for a week 2/13 to 2/20 (half vacation week, half not). We're planning on hitting all 4 Disney parks, 1 per day, and trying to find something else to do for the day or 2 we'll have left over. 2 adults, 3 kids (13, 5, 4). My youngest is 44" and both my 4...
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    Has anyone actually used Budget BCD code X474200???

    Just booked using the BCD X474200 code and got a 1 week mini-van rental for $302.84 with fees for 1 week in February! Thanks for that - much cheaper than I could find elsewhere online. I signed up for the RapidRez program as well which seems great, but wondering how that works with damages...
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    Bonnet Creek, hotel vs condo?

    Thanks for the info guys! We are a family of 5, with 2 kids 5 and under so the 2 bedroom condo definitely works for us. We would definitely use the full kitchen as well. I booked with Stuart at 5starresortvacations(dot)com (sorry, can't post URLs yet). He was the quickest to get back to...




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