We are back!!!!

[WSussex]

Hi everyone

Here is a brief list of highs mediums and lows!

HIGHS

Hard Rock Hotel - awesome!
express passes that came with above - totally awesome!
Hawthorn Suites at LBV
flights - extra legroom seats well worth it!
Summernighttastic at magic kingdom - best fireworks in all parks
Harry Potter Ride - awesome but would not do it again
Being dragged up on stage at the Blue Man Group and being given autographed drum sticks!!!
lots of thunderstorms - love it!
Busch Gardens - much better than anticipated
Chef Mickeys
Coral Reef
Tusker House with reserved finding nemo seating - great package
Hollywood and Vine - food ok but reserved fantasmic seating priceless!
Whispering Canyon - very entertaining meal!
Black Angus Steakhouse - great value great food!
Seeing Toy Story 3 Premier at downtown disney!
T Rex
Everyone cast member at every park was fantastic - not a bad one among them!

MEDIUMS

Very very hot!!! but have a great tan
Virgin - pretty good no complaints
Driving for first time - could not have done it without sat nav - but great freedom
Holding a giant albino boa constricter at Gator land - eek -

LOWS

Flying into orlando with lots of lightening - not being able to collect our cases for 2 hours as lightening was so bad they would not let anyone on the tarmac
Breakfasts at Hawthorn Suites very disappointing - pool very small

Happy to answer any questions for those planning or about to go

Sx

 

[disney_princess_85]

Welcome home! Sounds like you had a great time.

Do you have any pics to share?

 

[crabbie1]

Glad you had a great time.Can you tell me how did you book the tusker house and nemo package? Have booked breakfast there but didnt realise there was a package. Also was harry potters ride good but just a long wait thats why you wouldnt do it again..Would you recommend doing harry potters world at the start of the day as most people staying onsite tend to make a beeline for it so I have heard.Just wondered as would like to do the land but not wasting time waiting for a long time and missing all the other things.(sorry to all potter fans)

 

[binkytell]

good to see so many more highs than lows
are you booking another trip soon??

 

[Dollyrar]

Sounds like you had an incredible time!!
I'm glad to hear a good review on the HRH and express passes, as I was really umming and ahhing booking the room. Really glad I've done so now!

 

[2Tiggies]

Welcome back! Sounds like you had a great time!

That storm sounds like something else .... not as bad as the snake though, yuck! I do actually love real summer thunderstorms though!

I am so pleased to see you enjoyed WCC. We are going there in October for lunch. Did you have lunch or dinner there? I would love to hear about your experience.

Oh and how long did you stay there? Was it 2 weeks (I've lost track of time this year ).

 

[jjk]

welcome back,sounds like you had a fab time

 

[WSussex]

Hopefully I have remembered all your questions here goes

Tusker house and nemo package can be booked online - you have to dine between 1pm and 2pm - it says on the page online if you select these timings but you then have to remind your waiter for a voucher to get preferred seating at nemo - great seats and no long queue and food lovely.

Harry Potter ride the forbidden journey is more full on than I thought - people will tell you its like spiderman - it is NOT! it is far more motion and up close action - I am very glad to have done it but I personally would not ride it twice - Hogsmead Village is well worth a visit even if your not going to do the ride but at the moment there are very long q's even to get into the shops - we were lucky being at the HRH we got in an hour early and did it all stress free.

We don't want to holiday anywhere else but it is very expensive and we will be saving very hard for next trip hopefully in next 18mnths to 2 yrs time

I can't recommend the HRH enough we were made to feel like the most important people there - we had a deluxe room which was very spacious, all areas of hotel were 5 star - the pool is amazing and the evening dj was brilliant - the express passes were the cream on top - you can use them time and time again and the q's especially at IOA were big - universal was much quieter but still worth the passes!

Whispering Canyon Cafe was a dinner reservation - menu choices not massive but excellent quality - they made a real fuss of the children and it was a lovely place to be - The Wilderness Lodge Hotel is an attraction in itself would have to win the lottery before affording that one

We stayed for 15 nights - we wanted to add on a night at the HRH which was at the end of our holiday but it would have cost over £1000 for 4 of us mainly as the flight the next day was on a sat and the cheap economy seats were gone

Sx

 

[les2425]

welcome back.