I am so happy to be going to Florida at the end of August ... I could burst and I feel lucky also that in this economic climate, we are able to go. It will be me, dh and twin daughters who just turned 7 last week. This will be my 4th trip to Disney and the 2nd for everyone else but when we all went the last time, the girls were around 3 and as you all know, there is such a big difference between being at Disney when you are 3 and now that they are 7 - so should be more enjoyable for all. I just want to tell you my plans for our Florida trip, epecially Disney World ...AND I also want to thank everyone here for their advise and posts - This Board Rocks!!!! Sorry for being so long ...Here are our plans:
We are flying from NYC to Orlando on Sat. Aug. 22nd on Southwest (SW just started flying out of LaGuardia in June) so first time on SW.
*We are staying 1 night (2 days) at the Nick Hotel ...doing it for the kids and got a real good rate.
*Then we will check into the AKL - staying 4 nights/5 days.
We got a 40% off the room PIN so using this for a Savanna view at AKL. Never got a PIN before and never stayed moderate or deluxe before ... only value so wanted to experience deluxe at least once. We are also doing the Dining Plan (not free since I am using the 40% off PIN). This is the 1st time using the DDP ...and after much internal debates ...decided to give it a try (but will probably still have to pay OOP for a couple of meals).
We will visit all 4 parks (got Park Hopper) and our dining plans include:
1)Crystal Palace Breakfast
2)CRT Breakfast or Storybook Princess Breakfast OR MAYBE will do BOTH
3) BOMA Breakfast and Dinner
4) Jiko Dinner
5)Sanaa - late lunch
6) Teppan Edo - Late lunch/Early Dinner
7) May have dinner at the Moroccan Restaurant or Fulton Crab - ate at both places last time.
We then will travel from Orlando to Miami - staying at the Loews on South Beach - hotel has great pool and is right on the beach. Again ...got a real good rate at an upscale of Hotel. We will stay here for 4 nights/5 days.
In the evening of Aug. 31st, we travel back to the NY area on JetBlue.
I am so looking forward to vacation for so many reasons. I also did a lot of planning for this trip in advance and so I hope it pays off. Thanks everyone.
We are flying from NYC to Orlando on Sat. Aug. 22nd on Southwest (SW just started flying out of LaGuardia in June) so first time on SW.
*We are staying 1 night (2 days) at the Nick Hotel ...doing it for the kids and got a real good rate.
*Then we will check into the AKL - staying 4 nights/5 days.
We got a 40% off the room PIN so using this for a Savanna view at AKL. Never got a PIN before and never stayed moderate or deluxe before ... only value so wanted to experience deluxe at least once. We are also doing the Dining Plan (not free since I am using the 40% off PIN). This is the 1st time using the DDP ...and after much internal debates ...decided to give it a try (but will probably still have to pay OOP for a couple of meals).
We will visit all 4 parks (got Park Hopper) and our dining plans include:
1)Crystal Palace Breakfast
2)CRT Breakfast or Storybook Princess Breakfast OR MAYBE will do BOTH
3) BOMA Breakfast and Dinner
4) Jiko Dinner
5)Sanaa - late lunch
6) Teppan Edo - Late lunch/Early Dinner
7) May have dinner at the Moroccan Restaurant or Fulton Crab - ate at both places last time.
We then will travel from Orlando to Miami - staying at the Loews on South Beach - hotel has great pool and is right on the beach. Again ...got a real good rate at an upscale of Hotel. We will stay here for 4 nights/5 days.
In the evening of Aug. 31st, we travel back to the NY area on JetBlue.
I am so looking forward to vacation for so many reasons. I also did a lot of planning for this trip in advance and so I hope it pays off. Thanks everyone.
