WDWfanfromOR
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2009
- Messages
- 12
Hello, all!
To start, thanks to all that have posted; the great info here helped me so much in deciding to book! We were talking about how we wished we could do a cruise style private island day, and when I started reading about Discovery Cove, that is just exactly what it sounded like!
A couple of questions, then some comments about my experiences with reservations:
1. Sunscreen: We are very pale Oregonians, and the website says that they give you a "sample" packet of the animal safe sunscreen. Is it enough for all day?
2. Since we are not doing the Dolphin Swim do we need to be there at 7:30? Would 8:30 be early enough? We will have been in Orlando a couple of days, but I know from past trips the time change from the west coast will make getting up early pretty difficult.
Comments:
Reservations: I've seen several people talk about the ease of changing dates for weather or convenience. I called today to move our reservation by one day, and the young lady on the phone let me know that because we booked on a promotion that expired at Christmas, we would give up our $30 each discount if we moved the date. Also, if you move it more than once, there is a $50 fee.
Parking: I have seen others talk about adding a parking pass, but didn't remember seeing a price. We just added the pass for $40 plus tax. Good deal since we will be using 4-5 days of parking and the daily price is $15.
Our deal was $149 each for the resort day, and we added the Busch Gardens and Parking. All in with taxes was just a bit over $400 for both of us, and we are planning 4-5 days in the other parks. It really is very affordable when you spread it over that many days!
Counting the days until March 12th!
To start, thanks to all that have posted; the great info here helped me so much in deciding to book! We were talking about how we wished we could do a cruise style private island day, and when I started reading about Discovery Cove, that is just exactly what it sounded like!
A couple of questions, then some comments about my experiences with reservations:
1. Sunscreen: We are very pale Oregonians, and the website says that they give you a "sample" packet of the animal safe sunscreen. Is it enough for all day?
2. Since we are not doing the Dolphin Swim do we need to be there at 7:30? Would 8:30 be early enough? We will have been in Orlando a couple of days, but I know from past trips the time change from the west coast will make getting up early pretty difficult.
Comments:
Reservations: I've seen several people talk about the ease of changing dates for weather or convenience. I called today to move our reservation by one day, and the young lady on the phone let me know that because we booked on a promotion that expired at Christmas, we would give up our $30 each discount if we moved the date. Also, if you move it more than once, there is a $50 fee.
Parking: I have seen others talk about adding a parking pass, but didn't remember seeing a price. We just added the pass for $40 plus tax. Good deal since we will be using 4-5 days of parking and the daily price is $15.
Our deal was $149 each for the resort day, and we added the Busch Gardens and Parking. All in with taxes was just a bit over $400 for both of us, and we are planning 4-5 days in the other parks. It really is very affordable when you spread it over that many days!
Counting the days until March 12th!
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We will need some serious caffeine those first few mornings!
. And thanks for the kind comments on the trip reports 
. Sorry to hear you had a sick day, but glad they brought you some enjoyment while you rested. Hope you are feeling better today!
