Moushe
Mouseketeer
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- Mar 27, 2015
We are doing a short Orlando trip Dec 27-30th, driving up from Miami. (DH, and I with our 4 year old daughter and 6 year old son)
We decided not to renew our Disney AP when they expire next month. so this trip will not include any Disney parks (but I did manage to sneak in a character meal )
The main destinations are the ICE exhibit at Gaylord Palms and LEGOLAND, both will be a first time for us.
This is the itinerary we first came up with:
Thursday 12/27 - drive up in the morning, arrive at Gaylord Palms around noon and do the different ICE activities for the remainder of the day. (will be staying at the hotel courtesy of Marriott Rewards)
Friday 12/28 - breakfast at GP, then head out to some I-drive attractions (The Orlando Eye, Wonderworks, etc.). Check in to LEGOLAND Beach Resort then head to our ADR at Mickey's Backyard BBQ. Spend the evening at Campsites at Wilderness lodge for campfire, carriage ride, etc.
Saturday 12/29 - LEGOLAND all day.
Sunday 12/30 - Disney Springs then head home.
We booked Gaylord Palms already and purchased tickets for the different attractions with a back to school discount code. We have the ADR for Mickey's Backyard BBQ as well.
BUT I haven't made the LEGOLAND Beach Resort reservation yet. For 2 nights it will be a little over $600 which I think is pretty high.
So my question is - is it worth it? Or should we just stay at the local Holiday Inn?
side note: We like to have a bit more room than a motel-type place allows. when we go to Disney we stay at Bonnet Creek, Marriott Residence/Vacation Club, or Springhill Suites. But there doesn't seem to be anything like that in the Cypress Gardens area.
I can possibly cancel the BBQ ADR to offset some of the cost of Beach Retreat. But will there be enough to do there that evening to keep us occupied? We are coming from Miami so the pool will be too cold for us.
Perhaps we should add a second day at LEGOLAND so we can go on Friday and Saturday (skipping I-drive).
Please give me your advice, experience, etc. I cant make up my mind!
Thanks in advance!
We decided not to renew our Disney AP when they expire next month. so this trip will not include any Disney parks (but I did manage to sneak in a character meal )
The main destinations are the ICE exhibit at Gaylord Palms and LEGOLAND, both will be a first time for us.
This is the itinerary we first came up with:
Thursday 12/27 - drive up in the morning, arrive at Gaylord Palms around noon and do the different ICE activities for the remainder of the day. (will be staying at the hotel courtesy of Marriott Rewards)
Friday 12/28 - breakfast at GP, then head out to some I-drive attractions (The Orlando Eye, Wonderworks, etc.). Check in to LEGOLAND Beach Resort then head to our ADR at Mickey's Backyard BBQ. Spend the evening at Campsites at Wilderness lodge for campfire, carriage ride, etc.
Saturday 12/29 - LEGOLAND all day.
Sunday 12/30 - Disney Springs then head home.
We booked Gaylord Palms already and purchased tickets for the different attractions with a back to school discount code. We have the ADR for Mickey's Backyard BBQ as well.
BUT I haven't made the LEGOLAND Beach Resort reservation yet. For 2 nights it will be a little over $600 which I think is pretty high.
So my question is - is it worth it? Or should we just stay at the local Holiday Inn?
side note: We like to have a bit more room than a motel-type place allows. when we go to Disney we stay at Bonnet Creek, Marriott Residence/Vacation Club, or Springhill Suites. But there doesn't seem to be anything like that in the Cypress Gardens area.
I can possibly cancel the BBQ ADR to offset some of the cost of Beach Retreat. But will there be enough to do there that evening to keep us occupied? We are coming from Miami so the pool will be too cold for us.
Perhaps we should add a second day at LEGOLAND so we can go on Friday and Saturday (skipping I-drive).
Please give me your advice, experience, etc. I cant make up my mind!
Thanks in advance!