Your Orlando Top Ten?

[PoppyAnna]

This is just for fun, what are the "must-do's" for you and your family when you go to Orlando? This might be a particular ride, a particular table in a particular restaurant that you like to visit, your favourite waterslide or maybe a dish you love to eat, what ever it is, I'd love to know I'm interested in things for all ages

 

[buzz for boys]

our top 10 would be -

1. Ohanas for breakfast with Stitch
2. Magic Kingdom on our first day - need to see the castle before it feels like we have arrived!!
3. Wishes
4. Spiderman ride at universal
5. Eat as many lucky charms as humanly possible !!
6. My boys insist on riding Star Tours several hundred times.
7. Shopping
8. Fantasmic
9. See parades and join in where possible !!
10. Must eat Mickey premium bars !!!

Ive struggled to condense it to 10 soim sure there are many millions more things too

 

[Jordanblackpool]

I like this questions......Here we go....

1. Eat Churros - Universal Studios seem to do the best ones

2. Rock N Roller Coaster - Best Ride in Disney!

3. Visit Hooters for an NBA/NFL game - Love the atmosphere, the food, the beer and the woman!

4. Trip to Florida Mall - Abercrombie normally gets raded!

5. Have a beer in Rose & Crown - Bit pointless really, but weve always done it!

6. Have a Ponderosa Breakfast - Done it everytime since my first visit in 1993 and I still get in as an under 16!!!

7. Watch Orlando Magic LIVE! - Did it for the first time in February and would deffinatley do it everytime I go!

8. Eat at TGI Fridays - Another tradition since we first went in 1993!

9. Visit Walmart - A Strange thing we all do , at the end of the day its an ASDA! but its such a good place to go and stock up on all your favourite USA treats!

10. Try and chat up girls so i can get married to an American girl and get my geen card!!!!!

 

[Rohais]

1) Downtown Disney on the morning after we arrive, and back via the boat to POFQ Missed this on our last trip, as we stayed at AKL

2) Chicken strips, ahem nuggets I still haven't quite gotten over it...

3) Goofy's Glaciers DF says the pink one is the best, but refuses to order one.....just because of the colour!

4) Earl of Sandwich, multiple times! WITHOUT CHEESE!

5) Rock n Rollercoaster - love love love!

5) Kali River Rapids - definate must do on our trips

6) Duelling Dragons at IOA Fave is Fire

7) Pick a Pearl - Japan, Epcot. I now have three necklaces and one ring

8) SKECHERS store! I go to the outlets JUST for Skechers

9) Watch Nancy Grace...I know, I know. Sad, right?

10) ATTEMPT to catch Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade at AK....failed so far!

 

[alisonbestford]

We absolutely have to visit Chef Mickeys' for breakfast when we visit

Already booked for Eve's birthday on the 8th Dec

 

[j9000]

1- Illuminations - (i like big booms)

2- Spiderman

3 - Splash mountain - (even though i HATE getting wet)

4 - Dole Whip

5 - Jack daniels lemonade, lucky charms and publix cake (preferably coconut)

6 - Mummy

7- get lost in Animal Kingdom for hours

8 - Shopping (sheplers & outlet centers)

9 - Gatorland

10 - Haunted Mansion

not a 'must do' but happens every time-

destroy a pair of trainers to the point you can smell them 15 feet away

 

[Danauk]

1) Illuminations

2) Dinner at the Yachtsmans Steakhouse

3) Dinner at California Grill during Wishes - must have a glass of my favourite wine, COnundrum at the bar too!

4) Expedition Everest

5) Taking a back stage tour

6) Walking around the World Showcase and looking at all the shops

7) Rock n rollercoaster

8) Test Track

9) Soarin

10) Spending hours in Animal Kingdom and going to AKL to watch the animals out on the savanna.

 

[Jets fan]

Dinner at Narcoossees
Visit to the Premium Outlets Mall
Have breakfast at the Yacht and Beach Club
Watch the Epcot fireworks
Watch the MK fireworks
Watch Spectromagic
Have a glowtini
Visit the Florida Mall
Ride Test track as many times as is humanly possible
Laze around the pool with a good book and a cocktail or 2 or 3 etc etc

Tina

 

[jjk]

1) Test track

2) dinner at Chef d france

3) Shopping at Orlando premium outlets

4) visit the beach for a day

5) watch the weather channel

6) play mini golf

7) visit the world show case at least twice

8) ride the TTA

9) see wishes and fantasmic

10) universal studios

 

[gemmybear83]

1. Fantasmic! Love it! I make Henry watch it twice a trip from different angles

2. Ghirardelli at DTD mmmmm

3. Minnie's bake shop cookies - we have some sort of addiction to these

4. Going all the way round Magic Kingdom on the train and not getting off

5. Getting very excited on the monorail at MCO

6. Copying the man's voice on the Walt Disney World transportation system "Welcome to the Walt Disney World transportation system...."

7. Watching far too much Hannah Montana, Wizards of Wavely Place etc on the disney channel

8. Conquering all the Disney mountains

9. Having a glowtini (or preferably two or three!)

10. Last day spent in Magic Kingdom, usually with a last go on Big Thunder Mountain

 

[BethEJo]

1)
5) watch the weather channel

Yes yes yes!!!
OK, That may be over the top, but I love it. It's sort of mesmerising don't you think...

 

[Pegasus928]

3. Visit Hooters for an NBA/NFL game - Love the atmosphere, the food, the beer and the woman!

Any woman in particular??

 

[Dimplenose]

In no particular order of favourites

1. Ride Splash Mountain as 1st ride at MK

2. Stay 1 night at Universal hotel for 2 days fotl pass

3. Take photo of kids at Mount Mickey at ASSp

4. Eat at Sci Fi dine in

5. Ride Spiderman at IOA

6. Get refillable mugs at WDW hotel and try as many different sodas as available

7. Eat at Colombia Harbour House

8. Disney Crazy Golf

9. Watch Illuminations

10. Leave TV tuned into "Zipa-dee-doo-dah tip for the day" (only it wasn't there on our last trip.

 

[PoppyAnna]

Fantastic everybody, keep 'em coming

 

[tony64]

That will be the one with the tightest T shirt.

 

[fav_is_tink]

in no particular order

1. have a relaxing float around the lazy river at Blizzard Beach

2. Splash & Big Thunder Mountain one after the other

3. get all teary eyed walking down Main St for 1st time each trip

4. Soarin

5. go to Celebration for a meal and a sit beside the lake on the rocking chairs

6. watch the Lion King at AK

7. have a funnel cake

8. see how many drinks round the world we can have in Epcot

9. going on any form of WDW transport gives me excited butterflies about whatever park we are off to

10. Shopping!!

 

[Disneymad]

In no particular order of importance

1) Soarin

2) Beaches and Cream

3) Big Thunder Railroad

4) Eat and Drink around the World Showcase (pref during F&W festival)

5) Festival of the Lion King

6) Perkins

7) Walmart (though we're determined to try a Super Target too this trip, haha!)

8) SpaceShip Earth and TTA (my designated 'rest my feet and snooze rides' in each park )

9) Mickey's Philharmagic

10) Buy a new tea/coffee mug from World of Disney

 

[UKDEB]

• Drinks around the world. Strolling around World Showcase, drink in hand, beneath a clear blue Florida sky is heaven on earth. Even better if we can do it during the IF&WF - categorically our favourite event at WDW.
• Sitting at our favourite spot at the bar of Tommy Bahama's Tropical Cafe, Pointe Orlando.
• Jellyrolls. About as much fun as you can have with your clothes on.
• A couple of nights at one of the Universal hotels so that we can spend an evening at Margaritaville. FOTL is just a bonus!
• Hanging around after IllumiNations for World Showcase to empty and having it to ourselves whilst the Millennium Celebration music fills the air.
• Singing along throughout the entire performance of Carousel of Progress.
• A trip to Edwin Watts on Turkey Lake Road.
• Doing a full circuit of both levels at Mall at Millenia before finishing at the Tommy Bahama store to drop a load of cash, and finally ending up at our favourite spots at the bars of either The Cheesecake Factory or Brio Tuscan Grill.
• When staying at a villa, finishing each evening with a dip in the jacuzzi accompanied by an ice cold glass of wine.
• Sitting at our favourite spot at the bar of the Orlando Ale House enjoying cheap beer and a Zinger Melt (are you spotting a trend yet?)

And finally, one which would and should be on the list:

• Adventurers Club. RIP.

 

[darthtatty]

1) Meal @ Kona cafe- usually 1st night, although ive never enjoyed my meals there weve still got this on our list.
2) 1st day Magic Kingdom to see the castle-then the holiday begins!
3) splash mountain
4) Fultons @ Downtown
5) Kali River rapids
6) Big thunder Railroad
7) Star tours
8) watch wishes- last night
9) Chef Mickeys breakfast-last morning
10) full loop on monorain-before checking out

 

[disney_princess_85]

1. Epcot.

A bit general, I know, but I just love it. Wandering around WS, taking in the sights and stopping intermittently for a drink (or three!). It's fab.

2. Late-night swimming.

It's much quieter in the resort pools at night and the atmosphere is great.

3. The WDW buses!

I know a lot of people hate the bus system but I love the friendly drivers, the air conditioning (!) and the oh-so-familiar announcements.

4. SHOPPING!

From the resort store to Florida Mall, I'll shop anywhere. Even Walmart is a treat! I enjoy finding things we don't have at home. Luckily for me, DBF is just as keen.

5. Wishes.

It never fails to bring a tear to my eye. I'm sappy, I know!

6. Evening EMH.

It's such a weird feeling to be in a park at 1am. It's so much quieter and quite spooky, in a way.

7. 'Ohana and Chef TJ.

What a wonderful man! He really made my day on my last visit and I can only hope I'll be lucky enough to encounter him again.

8. Grey Goose slushie.

Enough said.

9. Mickey's PhilharMagic.

This show just epitomises WDW for me.

10. The people.

Friendly, helpful and welcoming, I've always been impressed by the people of Orlando.