All New Atlantic Canada Thread....

[HockeyGalCanada]

Hi I am from Mount Pearl, NL. Been to Disney twice in 1999 and 2007--loved it both times!

 

[DisneyRookie2007]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

 

[DisneyFreak06]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

You should pre-clear customs in Halifax, because you're flying directly into the US.

 

[Applemomma]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

Straight through...

 

[Tinkershelly]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

Follow the signs for US departures, which is one floor above the domestic baggage claim area, and you will clear US customs before you even get to the departure lounge. This means you will arrive in Newark as a domestic passenger, no more customs or security clearance, and no collecting your bags until Orlando.

This is our preferred way to fly to Orlando. We use Magical Express and so when we check our bags in Halifax and wave bye-bye to them we don't see them again until they appear magically in our room.

 

[silverhaze269]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

Like the PP's have said, you won't need to worry about your bags

I've flown that exact route twice before, and it worked out really well both times. If possible I will always try to get flights to Orlando that connect through a US airport because of the customs pre-clearance in Halifax. Not only is it really convenient, but I also like being able to do it in my home airport...just means that if for some strange reason anything happens, at least I'm home (well, almost) and not stuck in an unfamiliar place.

 

[Ted in Halifax]

For those with experience on these connections............

Flying from Halifax - Newark - Orlando.

Will my bags go straight through to Orlando or will I have to pick them up in Newark to go through customs there?

Just remember that if you want to eat ... eat at Terminal C and know where to catch the bus from Terminal A to C and vise versa!

 

[hockeymomNS]

We didn't leave term. C in May.

 

[sare]

Hello, my DBF and I will be travelling to WDW Oct 23 - 29. I am from Cape Breton and he is from NL, we had spend a fair amount of time living in Halifax and are now located in the Annapolis Valley. This trip will be my 22nd (I am 29 yo) and his 2nd (he is 37). He has not been since he was young, so we are looking forward to some nostalgia. We are signed up for the Keys to the Kingdom tour. Has anyone done this?

 

[caisland]

Did the keys to the kingdom tour in 2009
Very worthwhile. It was fun getting early before everyone else and see main street deserted.
Enjoyed tour and the meaning of things like the windows on main street
Worth doing for sure

 

[RainbowsMist]

Ugh! When are we going to start to see half decent airfare for March 2013? Sooo hoping SW or Airtran will have something better than what's out there now when they release end of Aug. I hate playing this game
Or AC or WJ could just drop their fees from Halifax to make life a whole lot easier

 

[pooksma]

Ugh! When are we going to start to see half decent airfare for March 2013?
Or AC or WJ could just drop their fees from Halifax to make life a whole lot easier

Amen! Looking like JetBlue for us.

 

[Sunseeker2012]

Just booked our first ever Jetblue vacation packages this morning for March 2013...

 

[RainbowsMist]

Looking for some opinions for those that fly or have in the past out of Halifax.

Found a price $532 taxes included with Air Canada. Key information: leaves Saturday March 9th, flying Halifax to FLL (this is the Saturday at the start of our March Break, we are cruising Sunday for a week then spending 9 days in Orlando), returning Monday March 25th, MCO to YHZ.

Based on previous pricing do you think this is a good price or should I wait to see if it will go down? Unfortunately we cannot get those better mid week deals as we need to leave that Saturday.

Thanks

 

[DisneyFreak06]

Looking for some opinions for those that fly or have in the past out of Halifax.

Found a price $532 taxes included with Air Canada. Key information: leaves Saturday March 9th, flying Halifax to FLL (this is the Saturday at the start of our March Break, we are cruising Sunday for a week then spending 9 days in Orlando), returning Monday March 25th, MCO to YHZ.

Based on previous pricing do you think this is a good price or should I wait to see if it will go down? Unfortunately we cannot get those better mid week deals as we need to leave that Saturday.

Thanks

I've paid about $550 from Halifax, but I've been able to get $500 or so from Charlottetown before. It is an okay price, not great, but okay for the Maritimes as far as any research that I've done. I'm happy with paying $550 out of Charlottetown, so I guess it depends on how much you'd be willing to pay. If you're happy with that price, then book it.

 

[RainbowsMist]

Well now I'm in a real pickle!! 3 of us were booking 2 tickets each...went through the whole process and 2 of us got an error in the end while my purchase went through. We then went to go back and the price has sky rocketed!! There's no way we're paying the new prices for 4 tickets! Been on old with AC for 25 minutes waiting to talk to someone

 

[Sunseeker2012]

Just got an email from itravel2000 letting me know that the flights I was trying to book decreased. Direct flights on March 1st from Halifax to Orlando 418.64 tax included per adult...

 

[Ted in Halifax]

hmmm ... Sunseeker2012 has me looking at flights.

I see airtransat has
Feb 22 to March 1 for $411
March 22 to 29 for $411
March 15 to March 23 for $464.
March 23 to march 29 for $422

I used flightnetwork.com and the flights came out sightly cheaper.

 

[DisneyFreak06]

Just got an email from itravel2000 letting me know that the flights I was trying to book decreased. Direct flights on March 1st from Halifax to Orlando 418.64 tax included per adult...

hmmm ... Sunseeker2012 has me looking at flights.

I see airtransat has
Feb 22 to March 1 for $411
March 22 to 29 for $411
March 15 to March 23 for $464.
March 23 to march 29 for $422

I used flightnetwork.com and the flights came out sightly cheaper.

Nice prices! Air Canada had direct flights from Halifax for $499.52 the other day. March 16-23 or March 17-24, I can't remember.

 

[Ted in Halifax]

It is interesting that the first Saturday of March Break in Nova Scotia is March 9th... Best Fare from March 9th to March 17th is over $700 and involves Air canada through Montreal and Delta on the way back with a departure time of GULP 6:35am from Orlando