Essential Orlando Experiences

Mine is in no particular order as well :)

La Nouba
Polynesian Resort
Bistro de Paris/Chefs de France
Mythos
Soarin'
Festival of the Lion King
Onsite at Universal
Wishes
Illuminations
Splash Mountain

:wizard:
 
in no particular order....

shopping at premium outlets (bag those bargains)
spectro
splash mountain-again and again
fantasmic
r n r coaster-i love aerosmith
spiderman
feeding dolphins at seaworld
evenings mooching around dtd with big ice creams!
character breakfasts
evening meal at sweet tomatoes on i drive-best place for veggies
arriving at magic kingdom on the paddle boat
(sorry i know thats 11 but i got carried away :teeth: )
 
Mine is


Seeing Our children so happy
Wishes
Epcot showcase
Spiderman ride
Chef Mickeys
Sea World
Shopping
Living Seas Epcot
Krispey Kreme Donuts
IOA and Universal


Marv :wave:
 
Here's mine in no particular order

Fantasmic
Wishes
Soarin
Splash Mountain
Florida Mall
Tower of Terror
It's a Small World
Philarmagic
Spiderman
Shrek 4D

and an extra Christmas one of The Osbourne Family Lights :)
 

In no particular order:

Staying on-site
Illuminations from terrace at Rose & Crown
Fantasmic
Mission Space
The Hulk
Duelling Dragons
Hard Rock Hotel (so cool!)
Discovery Cove
Typhoon Lagoon (just lazin' in the sun) :sunny:
Rock n Rollercoaster
Hooters (if only to keep DH happy!!) :rotfl:
 
In no particular order :scratchin

:idea:
Shopping
Splash mountain
World showcase @ Epcot (All that food :blush: )
Boggy Creek Airboat ride
DTD Adventures club (kungaloosh)
Seaworld - esp Shamu & dolphins
Staying on site @ wdw , esp AKL with savannah view
La nouba
Seeing a band @ the house of blues
Eating a peanut butter & Jelly Sarnie

That was really hard to decide on 10!
 
:thumbsup2 Wishes
:thumbsup2 Tower of Terror
:thumbsup2 Festival of lion king
:thumbsup2 safari at AK
:thumbsup2 Boma AKL
:thumbsup2 Hugging Mickey & Tiger!
:thumbsup2 Spiderman
:thumbsup2 Mythos
:thumbsup2 Kraken
:thumbsup2 Atlantis
:thumbsup2 Dine with Shamu
:thumbsup2 Philarmagic

& i'm sure expedtion everest & soarin will be added to my list after i have tried them...8 months today :teeth:
 
In Order

onsite stay
Spectromagic parade@MK
Wishes
Illuminations
Crystal Palace CH meal
Ohana dinner at Polynesian
Ride on the Monorail
Tower Of Terror at MGM
Kilimanjaro Safari at AK
Fantasmic at MGM
Shrek 4D at US
Spiderman at IOA
Walmart
 
In the order I thought of them...

First ever sighting of the castle whilst on the monorail or ferry
Rock n roller coaster
Hard Rock Hotel
Typhoon Lagoon - wave machine
Cinderella's royal table
Lazing in the hot sun, waking up knowing it's going to be a hot day
Spiderman
Soarin'
Race track
Shopping
Fireworks at Epcot and MK
All the parades
 
Ok...

The Monorail
Fantasmic
Meeting Mickey
Sci-Fi Diner
Mission : Space
Illuminations
Kennedy Space Centre
Main Disney Parade "I'm Julie Andrews",,,,,, love it!!!
Wishes
MGM
 
Hmm, well my top 10 (i.e. those things we almost always do) wouldn't be the same as those things I might recommend to a first-timer. For example, I think La Nouba is a great experience, but it wouldn't be on my list to do every trip (in fact, we've only seen it once). I'm not a huge fan of Fantasmic, but I think everyone should see it at least once. And my 'essentials' list would probably change each time to include anything new. These days, I could happily visit Orlando and never visit a park - something I never thought I'd catch myself saying.

Mall at Millenia. We do quite a lot of shopping, but this is top of my list.
I love the whole experience - the mall is immaculate and there are some great restaurant options;

The Mummy. This is still my favourite coaster, despite having ridden Expedition Everest; :duck:

Expedition Everest;

Soarin';

Spiderman;

IllumiNations;

Carousel of Progress;

At least one meal at a top restaurant;

Drinks around the World - we like nothing better than strolling around World Showcase. Except strolling around WS during the International Food and Wine Festival, of course!

Shrek 4D;

Mickey's Philharmagic. Not as clever as Shrek, but there's just something about it. I always have a lump in my throat, particularly during the Lion King segment. You really do need to sit near the back for this one, though.

Interesting that many of those I've chosen are the newer attractions. Some of the older ones are probably equally as good, but I guess it's easy to become blase about it all. I'm thinking Terminator 2 (compared with Shrek, say) and R'n'R (compared with The Mummy). There are so many more things which we invariably do, that I think a 'top 30' list would be more realistic for most people.
 
This was a tough one - but fun!

Here we go:
Wishes
Shopping
Mission Space
BTMR
Spaceship Earth
Philarmagic
Pictures with characters
Le Cellier
Walking up Main Street to the castle
Ocies Homestyle hash from Olivias for breakfast
 
I do agree with what Deb said earlier and a lot of the choices made, it would be very easy to come up with a top 10 without any of the theme park attractions.
There are just so many other great things we like about our Florida holidays.
 
Well i will have to join in too!!! :sunny:

In no order whatsoever
1. collecting suitcases and getting the first feel of the heat :)
2. First walk up Main Street USA :cool2:
3. Thunder Mountain :cool2:
4. World of Disney :cool2:
5. Premium Outlets :cool2:
6. Discovery Cove :cool2:
7. ToT :cool2:
8. Safari at Animal Kingdom :cool2:
9. Chef Mickey's for Dinner :cool2:
10. Blizzard Beach :cool2:

Now DD would disagree

1. Runing up main street heading straight for Peter Pan princess:
2. Running towards Pirates of The Carribean princess:
3. Running next to Splash Moutain princess:
4. Hop and Jump to Thunder Mountain princess:
5. Zoom to Buzz Lightyear princess:
6. Play in the park princess:
7. Goofy's Barmstormer princess:
8. A jog over to Flying Carpets princess:
9. Quick shoot over to splash mountain princess:
10. and final sprint to Thunder Moutain princess:

DH has no choice in the matter :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
 
I would be suprised if any two people came up with the same!

Me, in no order

Disney WaterPark
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
Convertable hire car
Character Meal (Only done CM so far...)
Getting to the park as early as your tired body will allow
Dudley Do-Rights Ripsaw Falls (Probably the only ride I would cry of unopen!)
A cold beer at the end of an exhausting day
Character photo's
Fireworks (Either, cant do all as df hasnt the patience!)
Parade (Refer to fireworks!)

:sunny:

Jodie
 
after some thought...

:sunny: Walking onto Main Street USA on thr 1st day
:sunny: Spectromagic
:sunny: IllumiNations
:sunny: Wishes
:sunny: Shamu Night show
:sunny: Feeding the dolphins at SW
:sunny: Walking round the word at EPCOT
:sunny: BTM
:sunny: Splash Mountain
:sunny: Old Town on a Sat night.

:thumbsup2
 
in no order
Eating cokies and cream ice cream watching parade on main street sat on sidewalk
Saratoga springs resort
Fireworks at all 3 parks
Eating at Outback
Eatting at Smokey Bones
Eating at Fil-a-chic(save our cows)
T O T
RnRC
Spiderman
Mummy
Shreck 3D
Eating tony romas monday nights (all you can eat ribs)
Me shopping for tools for work(miles cheaper over there)
Premium outlets for DW
Both water parks (tidel wave and grussin gusher )
Just realized list at 14 so have to stop what the heck just everything there is at disney
Paulh
 
Wishes
Fantasmic
Mission : Space
Shrek 4D
Mummy
Feeding Dolphins and Rays at Seaworld
Dinner at ‘Ohana
Soarin’
Spectromagic
Big Thunder Mountain


I would put V&A, tihs is fantastic, but we will not do it next time, so many other things to do!
 












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