Indian Creek photos

[saratogagirl]

lovely piccies Johnny

 

[mo-dave]

Hi Jonny

Great Pic's we stayed on Indian Creek same three weeks as yourself could not believe the amount of empty and up for sale villas we wondered if this was the same in the other resorts , seems to be still plenty of villas being built still,I hope there is enough tourists to fill them all

We backed onto the new road although there was a little construction noise in all it was not too bad !

Did try the fishing lake just over the bridge as there was fishing rods provided in villa , we then found we could not get the kids away from it as they were catching good size fish with ease they seemed to prefer that to the parks ! wish we had known before buying all them tickets

Dave

 

[Lizzy Lemon]

Could never stay there, I would not be able to get the boys away from the football nets!!!!!

Lovely photos, great one of Josh, I ask again when are we going to see one of yourself and your good lady wife! Want to see that tan and your shirts.

 

[Cochise]

Excellent fella!!

We are in one of the ones backing onto the thickets/trees? bottome left of the estate Oneida Loop i think it is. Looks a great base.

Less than 5 weeks to go!!

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Excellent fella!!

We are in one of the ones backing onto the thickets/trees? bottome left of the estate Oneida Loop i think it is. Looks a great base.

Less than 5 weeks to go!!

Onieda Loop is a strange one, as it literally is a loop (obvious I know) that covers a large area of the whole development, so it's effectively a very big road in itself with all the smaller roads sort of within or in the middle of it if that makes sense.
We stayed on OL last year and were nowhere near the construction , to be honest you can sort of see from the picture there is a big wall around all the villas anyway, plus in addition we rarely saw much work going on anyway, maybe the odd bloke walking up and down but very little noise I would have thought.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Hi Jonny

Great Pic's we stayed on Indian Creek same three weeks as yourself could not believe the amount of empty and up for sale villas we wondered if this was the same in the other resorts , seems to be still plenty of villas being built still,I hope there is enough tourists to fill them all

We backed onto the new road although there was a little construction noise in all it was not too bad !

Did try the fishing lake just over the bridge as there was fishing rods provided in villa , we then found we could not get the kids away from it as they were catching good size fish with ease they seemed to prefer that to the parks ! wish we had known before buying all them tickets

Dave

Many of the villa developments are generally empty a lot of the time, some others like Indian Point at Poinciana have more US home owners who actually live there.

Nice story about the Fish! Shame we couldn't have met up out there.

 

[bazzanoid]

Looks like a nice community - we'll consider that one next time to be a bit closer to the magic...

Wandering OT... the Pacifica you rented - from the pic it looks more like a midsize SUV (sort of freelander/rav4 but with the length of an estate car) - would you say it's as tall (and shares the driving position) as an SUV or just a slightly bulky estate? I know Dollar quote it as a Premium grade car as opposed to SUV, so it's got me wondering!

 

[jna]

Johnny,

A little OT I know, but the hire car is of interest to me as we have been wondering what we will get from Virgin/Dollar on the LH rate. Can you tell me something about that Chrysler Pacifica please, because it looks just the size I need for two adults, two teenagers and four to five suitcases.

Thanks.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Looks like a nice community - we'll consider that one next time to be a bit closer to the magic...

Wandering OT... the Pacifica you rented - from the pic it looks more like a midsize SUV (sort of freelander/rav4 but with the length of an estate car) - would you say it's as tall (and shares the driving position) as an SUV or just a slightly bulky estate? I know Dollar quote it as a Premium grade car as opposed to SUV, so it's got me wondering!

It was a Premium yes, the other alternative in the class being a large saloon type the Chrysler 300.

The Pacifica is a 6 seater, 2 at the front, followed by another 2 and then finally a back 2 at the rear.
To be honest they are a decent option, for instance if we wanted to upgrade to a Chrysler Voyager (people carrier/minivan) it was another $10 a day, so I can see the Pacifica being a popular choice.

I would say it is as tall as an SUV type yes, didn't feel like an estate type at all more like a Freelander type only I would say slightly longer than one of them. Maybe slightly less headroom in the rear as there is a pronounced curve and shape to the car.

This additional photo is probably a better one:

Johnny,

A little OT I know, but the hire car is of interest to me as we have been wondering what we will get from Virgin/Dollar on the LH rate. Can you tell me something about that Chrysler Pacifica please, because it looks just the size I need for two adults, two teenagers and four to five suitcases.

Thanks.

I would say the Pacifica is ideal, and as it's a few $ cheaper than the Minivan better value for money too.

In addition I have driven minivan's and the Pacifica was a much nicer car to drive, had a better level of equipment and overall was just better in my opinion, I can highly recommend it.
With the back seats down we comfortably had room for 3 oversize hard suitcases and I could have fit another one in too I think.

see....
http://www.chrysler.com/pacifica/index.html

 

[jna]

Our car is from the grade below the one you hired Johnny. I'm printing off the details of the Pacifica because whatever the overall size of our chosen car (a Chrysler Concorde [size of a Vauxall Omege] or similar according to Virgin) I'm still worried that it won't accomodate luggage for four people. At least with the Pacifica it looks like you can stack cases higher than in a normal boot.

We have a journey of over 100 miles each way to Clearwater to consider as well, not just a short trip from MCO to I-Drive. I'm not keen for safety reasons on having a case in with us on a seat because it won't fit in the boot.

We've actually come to the conclusion that we will take what we are given at the desk, and if, when we go to collect it in the multi-storey car park, we have trouble loading it, we will just have to look around there and then at better options and go back to the desk and upgrade. It'll be a nuisance and dreadfully time consuming but I think we have to do it.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Our car is from the grade below the one you hired Johnny. I'm printing off the details of the Pacifica because whatever the overall size of our chosen car (a Chrysler Concorde [size of a Vauxall Omege] or similar according to Virgin) I'm still worried that it won't accomodate luggage for four people. At least with the Pacifica it looks like you can stack cases higher than in a normal boot.

We have a journey of over 100 miles each way to Clearwater to consider as well, not just a short trip from MCO to I-Drive. I'm not keen for safety reasons on having a case in with us on a seat because it won't fit in the boot.

We've actually come to the conclusion that we will take what we are given at the desk, and if, when we go to collect it in the multi-storey car park, we have trouble loading it, we will just have to look around there and then at better options and go back to the desk and upgrade. It'll be a nuisance and dreadfully time consuming but I think we have to do it.

Are you renting with Dollar?

Just that the grade below is 'full size' which means a Dodge Magnum or Ford Taurus, unless you have the 'Luxury' (one above Premium) class?

If you are renting a full size, there is no way you will fit all the cases in the boot - however I think your idea above is a good one and they will change your car if you need to.

 

[jna]

Are you renting with Dollar?

Just that the grade below is 'full size' which means a Dodge Magnum or Ford Taurus, unless you have the 'Luxury' (one above Premium) class?

If you are renting a full size, there is no way you will fit all the cases in the boot - however I think your idea above is a good one and they will change your car if you need to.

Well, yes I guess so, as Virgin refer to Dollar on their website. We've paid in full now. I can foresee problems if we attempt to upgrade at this stage so I'd rather leave the booking alone.

I've just had a look at Dollar's own website. After what you have just said about boot space I'm now thinking along the lines of going for the upgrade to the Premium (Pacifica) at first call at the hire desk rather than seeing what the 'full size' is like and then having to unwind the deal afterwards.

Did you have to ask specifically for a Pacifica at the desk? The words 'or similar' bother me. I don't want to end up with a posher version of the 'full size' but no additional luggage space.

Oh for a nice Volvo estate. I don't own one but I know I'd get everything in with space to spare!

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Well, yes I guess so, as Virgin refer to Dollar on their website. We've paid in full now. I can foresee problems if we attempt to upgrade at this stage so I'd rather leave the booking alone.

I've just had a look at Dollar's own website. After what you have just said about boot space I'm now thinking along the lines of going for the upgrade to the Premium (Pacifica) at first call at the hire desk rather than seeing what the 'full size' is like and then having to unwind the deal afterwards.

Did you have to ask specifically for a Pacifica at the desk? The words 'or similar' bother me. I don't want to end up with a posher version of the 'full size' but no additional luggage space.

Oh for a nice Volvo estate. I don't own one but I know I'd get everything in with space to spare!

The problem is in some ways the vehicles in the classes can be very different, for example Dollar in 'full size' do 2 cars the Dodge Magnum and the Ford Taurus, the Magnum is an estate car although I believe luggage space is not brilliant and the Taurus is a standard 4 door saloon.
So yes, if you are renting a car of a certain standard or type and you do specifically want a certain one, ie a Pacifica, then yes definitely do what I did which is ask for one.

I think you are best waiting till you get out there , at the end of the day if you don't have enough room you can just change the car.

 

[bazzanoid]

Did you have to ask specifically for a Pacifica at the desk? The words 'or similar' bother me. I don't want to end up with a posher version of the 'full size' but no additional luggage space.

Good question... since seeing Johnny's pics of it I'm definitely going to upgrade my lowly intermediate to one and want to make sure it's a Pacifica!!!!

I blame Johnny for forcing me to spend more money...

 

[jna]

Johnny, we are very grateful for your input on this subject. Thanks again.