7 Useful Tips to Help Plan Your Orlando Vacation

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1. When determining how many days you want to spend at the theme parks, you might consider not wanting to visit the theme park on the day you are arriving in town. Check-in at the hotels is not until 4 PM, and by the time you arrive in town and get settled, it does not leave very much time to enjoy your park of choice.  If you do choose to visit a  theme park on the day of your arrival we suggest choosing one of the smaller theme parks which only take a few hours to go through. Some suggestions are Disney Quest, Disney ESPN Sports Zone, any of the putt-putt golf courses, Downtown Disney (which is free) or Universal City Walk (this is free also).

2. If you are visiting during high season (Spring Break, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or the 4th of July Weekend), you might want to include Sea World as one of the parks you visit. Sea World has very few theme park rides and most of their shows have no lines. After spending a few days of standing in long lines at Disney or Universal Studios, a day of being able to just walk up and enjoy Shamu is a huge relief.

3. If you are going to visit Walt Disney World, we suggest you buy the base tickets and then upgrade to the park hopper when you are here if you desire to hop from park to park. The Park Hopper allows you to visit multiple parks in the same day. This option cost roughly $50 more per ticket to be added, but the option cost $50 if you purchase it before hand or $50 if you purchase it when you get here. In a recent survey nearly 60% of all guests who purchased the park hopper option never used it, so why waste the money. To upgrade your tickets all you have to do is go to the customer service desk located at the front of each them park, and tell the attendant on duty that you want to upgrade your tickets to the park hopper option. Once you have paid the attendant the extra money, they will add the option to your tickets.

4. If you are staying for more than 5 days, you might want to visit the Three Biggies: Universal, Sea World, and Walt Disney World. You can do this by getting a 2 Day Park Hopper to Disney, a 2 Day Universal Ticket, and a 1 Day Sea World Ticket.

5. If you come back to Orlando quite often or if you think you will be coming back in the near future, consider buying more days on your Disney World tickets. For example, if you are going to be going to Disney World for 4 days, you might want to buy the 7 day ticket and then purchase the non-expiration option on your tickets. When you come back in a year or two, you will still have 3 days left to visit the parks. The 7 day ticket is only a few dollars more expensive than the 4 day ticket plus the small fee to make it have no expiration date. It may cost you more on each ticket this year, but you will definately save you money in the long run.

6. Walt Disney World is huge, actually it is the size of two Manhattan Islands put together. We suggest, if you are coming on a short Orlando vacation, youshould consider spending most of your vacation at Disney World. We promise there is plenty of rides, activities, and restaurants to keep you busy.

7. Orlando has two huge outlet shopping malls, and most hotels/vacation home communities have great pools so you don't have to plan a specific theme park for everyday that you are on vacation. In fact, a recent survey showed that most visitors walk as much a 10 miles a day at each one of the theme parks so a day off in the middle of your vacation could be a very welcomed break. There is no need to wear yourself out.

There are a lot of decisions to make when booking your Disney Vacation, our reservationists are available to answer any questions that you may have. By booking Disney Packages, you will save the most on your Orlando Vacation.

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