Going to Orlando at Christmas time from Ireland?

Question

Do you have any tip's or advice
What is the best place to get park tickets ?
Best places for a family to dine.
Shopping... is there anywhere off International Drive you would recommend. 'What should i beware of in Orlando.
Thank you for you help.
Looking forward to my American holiday...Cheers.

Answer 1

Best advice I could give anybody, cause we did it. You need to stay at Disney at the Contemporary Hotel. It is not that expensive and you will save ALOT of money by being able to go back to your room by monorail and eat your meals from things you picked up at the store on the way from the airport, you can attend the park day and night without ever starting up a car. A frige in the room is really cheap. If you try to eat at the park you will spend $100 US easily in a day for two people. If you get a rental car make sure it is not plastered all over it RENTAL, meaning thieves know in a rental you probably have good stuff. DO NOT rent a car from Hertz, too freakin' expensive. The car rental that say "on site" usually are not. There is LOTS of shopping but International Drive is incredbily expensive. Dinner depends on your likes and dislikes. I like the 95th Aerosquadron, a restaurant on the tarmac of a small airport...really swanky and good food. Atmosphere is great also. Hope you have a super trip.

Answer 2

You are visiting on Christmas. I wish you the best of luck, because is one of the busyest times of the year. Long lines to get the rides, Anyway is an experience for a lifetime. They decorate the parks with Christmas themes, the parades are absolute Gorgeous. If you are staying for New Years Eve, Go to Sea World. I was there on the new Years Eve and I watch a whale show ith fireworks and music at 12:00 AM. they also had a famous artist singing for one hour. I felt it was the best New Years of my life. About the tickets, You can get the tickets, in front of the park, Now if you feel like and have a lot, I mean a lot of patience you can take a tour in a time share resort. They give you discount tickets, for any park you want. You only have to take the tour. They will try to sell you the timeshare and you will loose all your morning taking this tour at the resort. Several resorts has those tours. Anything close to Disney and Internacinal Drive will cost a little more. You can find food from any country any location on the Internacional Drive. I am a local here and I love family dining. My favorites are Craker Barrel, Bob Evans,Unos, Golden Corral, Fridays, Perkins. They are all very good. If you want more like a sports bar, you can go to Gators, Cheers. Japanese food I reccomend Kobes. I little price, but the best Japanese food you will ever find. For Shopping You can go to the MIlenia Mall or Florida Mall, Festival Bay Mall. There are several liitle stores and outlets to buy lots of stuffs. The touristic areas usually is pretty safe, but always use common sense.

Answer 3

Call the Disney world info and ticket line(407-824-4321). They can give you tons of info on tickets, restaurants,shopping, etc. This is the busiest time of year, but don't let that stop you just be prepared for a crowd! I'll be there too! The representatives are very helpful on the phone line, they will answer any kind of question you have. I'd buy my tickets before you get there so you are not waiting just to get into the park! Go to disneyworld.com and check it out. If you find a particular restaurant you want to go to make a reservation. The people from the above line can help with that too! Have fun

Answer 4

Ahhhh, paradise with a lobotomy. You can get park tickets directly at the parks. They usually have family package deals that will save you money. As far a dining is concerned, don't frett, there is a restaurant on every street corner. Food may not always be top notch but it will be plentiful (you can feed a small nation with just one portion). Retail is easy too; there are countless malls and outlet malls etc. Parting with your money is never an issue in Orlando - LOL!

All said and done... you will love it. It's pure decadence, but it's great (and a wee bit warmer than Eire). Don't forget to buy sunblock. Orlando is at the same latitude as the Sahara desert so the sun is HOT.

Have a great time. I'm jealous - I've got to work over Crimbo.

Answer 5

the position in eire? there is numerous airports. there is multiple web pages which have this knowledge. Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia only to call some. It feels like an airline value ticket will fee $seven hundred-$one thousand, only contained in the random dates I picked. the most inexpensive time is low season, like January after New 3 hundred and sixty 5 days's, September after exertions Day, cases like that. Harry Potter isn't a subject park, it is only a *tiny* section at everyday's Islands of journey. there is one new vacation, 2 rethemed previous rides, one eating position, and a pair of outlets. feels like a good purchase of money to bypass to this tiny section, to me.