I am in Orlando on Wed...On a biz trip...have Wed free and Thurs morning/early afternoon...and Sat eve from 4 on.......I am trying to figure out what to do...maybe hit DTD...not sure how many millions that may cost me...with a Taxi...
I am at the Rosen Crown Plaza - any ideas how to get around cheap? What else would you do? Parks are off due to amount of time I will be there and the woman I am traveling with is not a huge Dis person...she may like DTD though....ugh!
Hi Dawn!
I've done the business-trip-to-Orlando-with-non-Disney-people more times than I would like - and can truly empathize!
We always rent cars while in Orlando - no other way to get around as well or cheaply.
Mousesavers has great rate codes and a link to a
free Emerald Club membership at National - saves a great deal of time and effort to be able to just walk out and pick out a car and LEAVE!
We've taken many, many non-Disney people (OK, sometimes I call them 'clients') to
Pleasure Island and have never heard a single complaint. Unfortunately, PI is closing at the end of September
- if you haven't done the
Adventurer's Club or Comedy Warehouse NOW is the time to see them! (We're really gonna miss both of these!)
If you can talk her into it, get tickets to
La Nouba. Any words I could possibly use to describe it would not do it justice! We saw the show once by ourselves and have taken others to see it SEVEN times since. (You'd think I'd own a velvet chair or two by now...)
For dining without having to enter a park, I think I've already told you that we LOVE the
California Grill at the Contemporary - amazing views for miles in every direction and a very adult menu and atmosphere (although you will find kids here),
Narcoosees at the GF for seafood (the Grand Floridian itself ALONE is worth an evening - they have a live orchestra that plays to the lobby, some interesting shopping. Take a boat over to the Poly and enjoy a
Lapu Lapu in the Tambu lounge or sip something cold and slushy on the beach whilst watching the fireworks from the MK.)
At DTD, the upstairs dining room of
Wolfgang Puck's Upstairs Dining (be sure to specify the upstairs dining room when you make a reservation - it's a very different restaurant).
The Boardwalk area is a great spot for an entire evening. The
Yachtsman's Steakhouse or
Shula's are both great steak restaurants.
JellyRolls is a hoot - a sing-along dueling piano bar - a group of us middle-aged fogies actually closed the place down two years ago. Funny because one of the singers made a comment about taking our requests early in the evening as he was sure we'd need to get home soon for our bedtime.
The Big River Grille and Brewing Company,
ESPN,
Spoodles,
the Flying Fish Cafe are all here, as are
several restaurants inside the Swolphin. There are street entertainers and the Atlantic Dance club. If you spend the evening here, be sure to walk over to the Beach Club to
Beaches and Cream for dessert!
For restaurants off site, we LOVE
Primo at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes or
Norman's at the Ritz.
Roy's Hawaiian fusion Restaurant (Sand Lake, I think?) is also a favorite.
There's also the
CityWalk area at Universal. Not that I've ever stepped foot there,
but I hear it can be a fun time.
Let us know what you end up doing - we'd love to hear a mini-TR!
( I used to be too) Now I am a red head!
You have a sick mind.
I'm all caught up now
and I think I've laughed so hard, I cried multiple times and had to make a run for the Depends on a couple of those occasions!
I love your stories and your humor!
I'm hitchin' a ride for this report! 
/
She's a legendary party animal (see TR for video proof 
It looks like Karenell and the others have your back though! Good job dis'ers! 
I now will not feel the need to smack someone so you have done your civic duty to stop RSPV....(Random Stupid People Violence....) 
