Just got back this weekend- another fantastic holiday! The parks were only busy at weekends and the wait times were not more than 20 mins max during the week, usually only 10 mins in the morning or late afternoon.
Highlight- seeing a one-week-old dolphin at Seaworld!
We booked with TCD, flew Brittania (cheapest seats!) and stayed at Bahama Bay, so if anyone has any questions on these, fire away! We also booked a "park and stay" via TCD which wasn't so good- would probably not do this again- seemed to be a lot more hassle than just parking at the airport.
Weather- a bit more rain than we'd expected and had to change our plans a couple of times, but nice and warm most of the time.
One thing I noticed- every restaurant we ate at automatically added on 15% "gratuity" to the bill. I don't mind this as we'd pay it anyway- but had not noticed this on previous trips- in fact I remember always having to work out the 15% ourselves- is this a recent thing or does it depend where you eat?- I don't know what would happen if you had bad service and didn't want to give 15%!
I also noticed that the 192 and I4 were awash with roadworks and seemed busier than ever! However I was brave enough to have my first go at driving in the US and really enjoyed it!
Highlight- seeing a one-week-old dolphin at Seaworld!
We booked with TCD, flew Brittania (cheapest seats!) and stayed at Bahama Bay, so if anyone has any questions on these, fire away! We also booked a "park and stay" via TCD which wasn't so good- would probably not do this again- seemed to be a lot more hassle than just parking at the airport.
Weather- a bit more rain than we'd expected and had to change our plans a couple of times, but nice and warm most of the time.
One thing I noticed- every restaurant we ate at automatically added on 15% "gratuity" to the bill. I don't mind this as we'd pay it anyway- but had not noticed this on previous trips- in fact I remember always having to work out the 15% ourselves- is this a recent thing or does it depend where you eat?- I don't know what would happen if you had bad service and didn't want to give 15%!
I also noticed that the 192 and I4 were awash with roadworks and seemed busier than ever! However I was brave enough to have my first go at driving in the US and really enjoyed it!
I took great pleasure in explaining to them that I had infact paid for our food and drink but on this occasion declined to pay 10% for the shocking service received. The waiter then said 'So you're refusing to pay the tip?' I couldn't help but laugh at him - he truly did not deserve a penny.
