Advantages: So much to do and see, young and old alike ! Disadvantages: Expensive
...and a total of 18 Disney and non Disney hotels and resorts. I am going to give you a brief overview of the magic that is ….'Disney'
MAGIC KINGDOM
This was the first built and possibly the most famous of Disney's attractions and is home to most of Disney's famous characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and friends and , if you are very lucky, you will come face to face with them as you wander around, even getting the chance to have your photo taken ... ...to gather to catch the Disney Characters as they parade in all their glory in their specially built cars and floats. Then as you continue on to 'Adventureland' you will be able to visit the Swiss Family Treehouse where the famous Swiss Family Robnson were shipwrecked, take a magic carpet ride with Aladdin and take a jungle cruise. Next you will visit Frontierland where you will encounter 'Splash Mountain' one of the more famous roller coaster rides. ...
Averilla 17.01.2006 (24.03.2008)
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Advantages: Lots to see, fun, memories Disadvantages: Prices
Disney World, or more particularly the Magic Kingdom, was the second visit of my recent holiday in Florida. I have been to Disney a few times before but not for many years. I was with three friends on holiday, two of whom had been before and one who hadn't. We were all keen to relive our childhoods and meet Mickey again!
LOCATION:
Walt Disney World has to be the most famous theme park in the world. It is located in Orlando and is fairly easy to ... ...through Orlando) then the Walt Disney World Resort is signposted clearly from the road. Once in the resort the signposts for Magic Kingdom itself are very clear. There are shuttles available from many hotels and also from the airport. PRICES:
As the most famous theme park in the world there was no way that the Magic Kingdom was ever going to be a cheap option for a day out! We were lucky in that one of my friends had old tickets which still had ...
tartlette83 04.09.2008
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Advantages: Every bit as magical as the brochures promise! Disadvantages: Very expensive, a lot of walking is necessary and you have to plan well to fit everything in!
...to take a trip to Disney World and every parent's fantasy to be able to take them there. I will say from the start that Disney definately isn't for everyone - cynics of the Disney culture and it's almost sickly sweet way of making your hand dig deeper in your pocket will not be converted. In fact, if you do not go with the attitude of taking Disney at face value or the pleasure you will get from seeing your children's faces light up then it is not ... ...and have enjoyed all things Disney you have encountered before then be prepared to be amazed. There are four main theme parks in the Disney World complex, plus two water parks, Downtown Disney, the 'Wide World of Sports' and various hotels. Your best bet, if you want to experience as much of Disney as possible is to get a Park Hopper Plus ticket, which, depending on the amount of days you buy it for, gets you into all the major theme parks plus one ...
Emmzi99 05.05.2004 (13.05.2004)
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Advantages: Great theme parks, hotels and weather Disadvantages: 9 hour flight and almost too much to do!!
Walt Disney World in Florida is the largest of any of the Disney Parks in the world and covers over 46 square miles!!
It consists of:
4 major theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney MGM Studios and and the new Animal Kingdom)
3 water parks
Over 15 hotels and 1 camp site
Dining, leisure and shopping activities.
It's such a big place that it would be impossible for me to tell you everything about it, but I'll give a brief background and choose ... ...other ops on Disney as well in more details, so please feel free to check those out as well!
Getting there;
There are tons of flights to get from the UK to Florida and you can either fly into Orlando International airport (30 minutes away) or Sanford (1 hour away). It's a nine hour flight and I would recommend a scheduled airline such as Virgin Atlantic or British Airways as you get more room in the seats and the flights tend to take off on time. ...
nickjj78 22.12.2003 (02.06.2004)
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Advantages: Fantastic,Brings out the child in us all Disadvantages: The flight from the UK for us Brits. Otherwise none
...to America and in particular Disney believe it or not I was 30 before I got there. I almost thought I would never get there.
As the date of the holiday got nearer I began to think that maybe I was a little too old to be going, but deep down I couldn't wait to get there.
There were three of us going myself, my mum and my grandmother so three generations.
We were all very excited when the day eventually arrived and we boarded the plane.
We had ... ...we realised just how enormous Disney really was.
Epcot. This had to be one of the favourites for the three of us. We were there at such a good time as well "for the millenium celebration. You couldn't help but get a little emotional with the amazing parade and the spectacular fireworks which followed. The world showcase is a representation of eleven countries of the world; it is situated around a massive lake. Each country has been put together ...
nick979 07.02.2007
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Advantages: Brilliant parks, something for everyone, magical Disadvantages: Expensive
...Florida at one of the Disney Parks being scared to life on a magnificent "bigger and better" theme park ride. Or if that's not you're thing strolling around one of the many, many mini-countries in Epcot. Whatever you enjoy and like its there at Disney, Orlando, Florida.
The first Disney theme park; Disney land was built in the 1950's in California. However the biggest Disney park and newest is in Florida and as you've probably heard is called Disneyworld.
... ...them have that touch of Disney magic.
Animal Kingdom ~~
Animal Kingdom is the newest Disney Park and in fact the most expensive them park in the world to date. If you ever visit you will soon realize why it was so expensive. Inside the park it has a safari, you board a real safari looking type vehicle and then travel around bumpy tracks seeing elephants, tigers, lions and much, much more wildlife along the way. Its all fake of coarse like all things ...
Disillusioned 12.11.2001 (14.11.2001)
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Advantages: Property on site. Park your car and let Disney do the driving. Disadvantages: Very small rooms.
...quarter page advertisement for Walt Disney World. It stated "Florida residents enjoy a neighbourly rate this fall. Value resorts from $49 per night. Call your Disney Travel Planner at 407-939-1305." At the bottom it had the 'small fine print'. I showed it to my husband, and then phoned the number. A really nice young lady answered all my questions. Len and I had a choice to go to either the 'All-Star Music Resort', or the 'All-Star Sports Resort'. ... ...I received a package from Disney World. It was my reservation in writing, plus a personalized trip planner. Very professional. The trip. We packed Tuesday morning and headed off to Orlando. Stopped off at our favorite Golden Coral for a late lunch. Then we entered Disney property via Hwy 192, just west of the I 4. The signposting was really easy to follow. We were stopped at the gate to the All-Star Resorts. Showed the guard our letter and continued ...
Susie-34668 27.01.2003
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Advantages: Great fun Disadvantages: Costly, going home :(
...being a fan of the Disney animations in my younger years, (and if I admit it still now) Disney World naturally seemed a destination to consider. Booking
A strange magnetism drew us towards the Disney World brochure on the top shelf of Thomas Cook. The depiction of Disney summed it up; a child laughing, sitting on top of his [seemingly] father’s shoulders. Laughing, Father & Son = fun and love. That is the magic of Disney, fun and love, and overpriced ... ...on a page marked: The Disney Complex. Many of the Disney hotels were featured in this brochure, Disney’s All Star Sports, [3*], Disney’s Grand Floridian [5*]. But neither of the aforementioned would do, so instead we chose the hotel formerly known as Dixie Landing’s (Now Port Orleans River Landing [which I’ll cover later]). The Dixie Landings hotel was given four stars, or rather four Thomson T’s (as Thomas Cook books through this agency, [in this ...
j_mcb 30.09.2002 (22.06.2003)
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Advantages: It's big, it's magical, it's the eighth wonder of the modern world Disadvantages: It's a long way away; it needs careful planning to appreciate fully
...Blizzard Beach, River Country), Downtown Disney (a shopping village and nightlife area), eighteen - at the last count - resort hotels, each with up to 1800 bedrooms, self catering villas, a camp site, every conceivable sports activity (golf courses, mini golf, water sports, cycling etc), a comprehensive transport system (monorail, bus, ferry) and a modern residential town (Celebration). It employs 60,000 people many of whom are part time. WDW has ... ...a direct link to the Disney Dining booking service. Reserve your lunch or dinner places before leaving for the parks.
- Easy to have a break from the park at your hotel in the heat of the day and return for the evening activities. This is particularly important if you have young children in your party. - Free car parking: it takes about an hour to get from a hotel on I-Drive, negotiate the traffic, finding a space and parking in the fee-paying car ...
Newfloridian 07.09.2003 (04.07.2006)
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Advantages: All the parks are next to each other, easy to get to. Disadvantages: So popular there is sometimes ling ques.
...do whilst on holiday. Walt Disney World!
To cover the 47 square miles of magic which has 4 theme parks, 2 water parks and hidden pieces of disney magic, you will need about 2 weeks. This will also give you time to do other attractions aswell.
MAGIC KINGDOM
The original theme park. I would recommend as the first day, travelling into the park on the steamboat. Which slowly brings you closer to the park revealing the castle from every angle and letting ... ...If your staying in a disney hotel then find a disney worker to ask for a wrist band for the extra magic hours. We had the park open till 2 in the morning with all the fast pass rides which really helps if you missed out on anything. Overall a magical day but hard work. You will find also that the parks cant be quite expensive, and all tagged prices do not, DO NOT included tax.
EPCOT
Many people find epcot a relaxing day as it has less rides in ...
hahailoveme 09.05.2007 (02.05.2007)
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Disney World in Florida is a massive theme park, with four great differently themed parks and two great water parks, Down Town Disney the shopping and nightlife area and a Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. In total the area it covers is about the size of Manchester city, that is a lot of theme parks and Disney Fun, and makes the time spent there well worth the money.
To start with admission to the park varies, the longer you stay the less you ... ...Disney Parks in Florida:
5 day Premium Ticket - Adults £224, Child £119
(This ticket allows you to visit the 4 main Disney parks and also allows you 5 maximum visits to any of the following parks, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Disney Quest Indoor Interactive Park, Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course)
7 day premium ticket- Adult £237, Child £207
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lorrainek90 08.06.2009
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Walt Disney World Florida
This now has become an annual holiday for me because every year there is something new to try. Last year we went was a little different because my partner had just fell pregnant and could not go on any rides and I didn’t want to go on all rides myself so this year we are going to make up for that! I did however have the chance to ride the new Aerosmiths Rocking Rollacoaster and it was a blast. I had to go on it to ... ...go that fast!
Walt Disney World has 4 four main parks and a number of smaller attractions. The four main parks are the Magic Kingdom Park, MGM Studios, EPCOT and the new Animal Kingdom Park. First of if your are only going to Florida for 1 week you will only have time to do the Disney Parks. Each of the parks, maybe with the exception of the Animal Kingdom, requires the absolute minimum of 1 day each dependant on the queues. We usually go on the ...
one2escape 27.04.2001
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Advantages: Magical and Fantastic Disadvantages: Queuing times
...you arrive at the gates, Disney music blasts from colourful flowers making up the shape of Mickey Mouse. You tingle all over with the sheer excitement of what is through those grands gates (past the queues, of course)...
As you step out on to Main Street USA, The Magic Castle greets you along with music, colour and maybe a random Disney Character. there are people dressed up selling balloons or behind quaint little carts selling the most delicious ... ...maybe over an hour. Luckily, Disney set out their queues well so they don't seem TOO long.
Whilst you're in Florida, you can't possibly miss MGM Studios or the Epcot Centre. You need to allow about a day each for these. It's best value if you buy a parkhopper ticket. If you stay in some selected Disney hotels, these are included in the price of your hotel stay.
I can highly recommend the DisneyWorld hotels. A continental breakfast is usually included. ...
annalouise 24.10.2001
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Advantages: It's the Happiest Place on Earth Disadvantages: The heat
...Also, the best thing in Disney is the Fastpass system, there is a machine where you put your ticket in and it gives you a time to come back to a specific ride and you go to the front of the queue. You can't do this for every ride and you can only do one an hour but it is a great time saver.
On to the parks them selves. Firstly is the Magic Kingdom, this is the park most associated with Disney due to the amazing castle. It is usually pink, but when ... ...was decorated in gold Disney characters and at night it was lit up in all different colours. I won't write about every ride and attraction, just the most noteable ones. For the kids, rides such as Small World, you'll be singing the song in your head forever after this one, Peter Pans Flight, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Many adventures of Winnie the Pooh are just a few of the must sees. For the teens and adults Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain ...
snit_girl 22.09.2005
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Advantages: everything Disadvantages: it doesn't come cheap
...he was taking us to Disney World Florida for a week. I have no idea how we packed so much into a single week. My first trip I was excited of course, but not nearly as much as I looked forward to it the second and third time around. I had seen the adverts on TV showing children running into Mickey's arms, and to be honest thought, what a load of c**p. I thought that was just an advertising gimmick that went way over the top. I admit now that I was ... ...have been brought up on Disney and have seen all but the most recent Disney films. Thank heavens for this man. This made me able to appreciate it more than a non Disney fan. Though that's not to say that they wouldn't enjoy it. Whatever your age or role in life, do not think you are to old for this. Everybody has a child inside them still and Disney let's it run wild. My favourite picture from my holiday has to be my dad squirting some people with ...
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