Ally
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Anyone been before? Thinking of booking 'the holiday of a lifetime' for my 21st and going mad but i did a quote online for this -
first class to orlando for 2 people there and back
10 nights in a 3* hotel
7 day disney pass
7 day universal studios pass
champange balloon flight for my bday
arabian nights excursion
2 week hire of a convertable
all transfers included and a few more day trips/excursions
and its says.... £5300 
Worth the money? Ive never been before and would love to go! But like, wow £5k 
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Ally
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oo ooo and suggestions on other places to go for a mega holiday
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Marc
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I've been twice, Miami, Orlando and the Keys. I've been to Disney World too!! Can't remember costs as parents paid lol.
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Melville
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Try Travel City Direct  There quote was half of what Thompsons etc was.
Definately go to the Florida though, it is the holiday of a lifetime!!
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Liam
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Im goin this year with family, its expensive  its definatly worth it imo.
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JessKate
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I go every year with the family! Love it! Find something new to do every year! If you are spending a lot of money on this holiday I suggest you stay at a disney hotel, or the Hard rock Cafe hotel, this way you will get queue jump at universal if you stay at the hard rock, or get to stay in the disney parks after everyone else has left if you stay at a disney hotel!
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Ally
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We'd deffo fly first class, Richies been before but i havent
Hard Rocks a good idea Jess will look into that, i'll have a good lump of money saved in september but have to choose between doing work on the house, car, holiday etc so it will have to be either car & holiday, or garden & car because my old clio needs to go regardless
argh, would be so lush thou!
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Melville
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I wouldnt go first class. It adds a fortune onto the price. I know it will be really nice but spend your money on a the holiday and not the flight. As long as you go on a jumbo then the leg room is sufficient.
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Ally
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Nah we have to go first class, Rich is 6'4 and im tall as well and have a stupid fear of flying
i suppose we dont have to go first class, but i deffo want to go first if we can afford it
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Mad Moe
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About £2.5K of that quote will be for the flights alone
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JessKate
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We fly first class! Its better to do it that way as its an 8 hour flight! Its more comfortable and time passes a lot more quickly. With first choice, the first class section is not particularly expensive
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Ally
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Yeh deffo be first class, if were gunna do holiday of a lifetime we'll do it as best we can
Jess i looked at hardrock and its about the same price how much spending money do you take for 2 weeks?
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GREG 1
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Originally posted by Ally
Jess i looked at hardrock and its about the same price how much spending money do you take for 2 weeks?
About £4k
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JessKate
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Well as I go with family I only take about 200 quid to buy my own gifts over there!
My mate and her boyfriend are going this summer and they are taking 2000 between them!
If you are going self catering, food is resonable, but drinks and food insie the parks are over priced!
Id definatly recommend hard rock. Its easy to get to the parks and the hotel is amazing! Speakers everywhere and music playing all day, even under the pool!
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Sooty
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I have been 9 times and my parents have 2 luxary homes out there we rent out, although one is for sale at the moment... its great as long as your both over 21 really and there is a car sorted for when you get there 
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Ally
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Yeh we'd go on the 13th and id be 21 on the 15th, Richie would already be 21 when we go
Would love it, really love it so have to see i think! Have a good think about it, we'd have enough time to get a decent amount of spending money but if the holiday is say 4k, spending money 3k... 7k... wow
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Sooty
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Oh yeah i was going to say.... take a decent wad of money with you... last time i went for 2 weeks, i spent about 1200 quid and I bought nothing, just drank and eat loads
its class though, our house there is right near where they filmed 2F2F, really cool roads for driving on too
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JadeM
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Ive been 9 times, all when I was a kid though so would love to go again 
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welshdude
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I'm going back in October with my girlfriend. Staying in Disneys All Star Movies. We've hired a car so it should make travelling around easier but if you stay in Disney then you don't really need a car as they have buses to all the attractions.
One huge tip though - don't go to the pirates dinner show. You can't see the slop that your easting while watching a crap show!
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Ally
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Are you flying from Cardiff WD?
been looking and not many places fly from cardiff, mainly london/manc. etc
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Sooty
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Manchester is cheapest for flights iirc
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Ally
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theres no way we can fly from manc. its way too far
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
Nah we have to go first class, Rich is 6'4 and im tall as well and have a stupid fear of flying
i suppose we dont have to go first class, but i deffo want to go first if we can afford it
go business, its normally a more pleasent experience for first timers
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Ally
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How comes Dave?
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a_j_mair
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fly first class  then only 3* hotel
i went bout 8 or 9 years ago probably, was expensive but rents were paying. we had a car and went to kennedy space centre, bush gardens, beach etc. Was a great holiday but very tireing as was up early every day to go to different parks.
is alot of ££ though
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