Jamie Walby
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I went to Orlando last September for a week then we drove down to Miami.
Orlando was awesome for the parks, as said food was cheap. We met a group of local girls out there too and they game out with us on a few nights, took us to some clubs down town. The shopping was ridiculous, I spent so much money on my credit card (I am still paying it off now  )
One of my mates organised it and his parents are part of some Marriott Hotel time share so we got an amazing apartment for £100 each for the week in Orlando. Was massive, huge bedrooms, hot tub.
Heres a pic of the main area in the apartment.
We got a Universal admission ticket which was valid for x amount of days. We did Universal and Islands of Adventure in one day as it wasnt too busy and we waited no longer than 10minutes for any ride. That ticket also got us admission into one of the water parks, Wet n Wild?, and City Walk which is at Universal where we went a few nights to the clubs bars and restaurants there.
Car Hire wasnt too expensive either, considering we are all under 25 and we had the car for 10 days. We just nominated one driver though so we only had to pay one young driver fee.
Was probably the best holiday I have ever been on and theres talkof going again next year. Though I think I would rather check out another area of the US if I go again.
If you have never been I cannot recommend it high enough!
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IvIarkgraham
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rosen inn pointe mate
looks quite far down i-drive mate thats why its cheap
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IvIarkgraham
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http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g34515-d1439064-Reviews-The_Enclave_Hotel_Suites-Orlando_Florida.html
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IvIarkgraham
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wasnt very modern but it was in a great location and was clean!
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Tomnova16
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gatorland ftw
also an airboat over the marshes is also something you need to experience, i went when i was 10 so it will of changed quite a bit
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taylorboosh
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how far is quite far?
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taylorboosh
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we are going to the estate agents today so will mention it and see what they can do
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IvIarkgraham
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buying a hotel are we?
i'd say there was maybe 2 mile difference betweek the hotels
but the is a tram that runs constantly up i-drive so its not too bad, there are plenty of decent places to eat up near that hotel too but theres a better choice up near mine
either way you'll be fine
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taylorboosh
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to be honest 2 miles is walking distance. i will probably want to spend a day mooching around.
lmao and its because the mrs keeps calling it estate agents
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IvIarkgraham
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you'll be walking all day! around the parks and what not
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taylorboosh
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cheers for the help ivi
one last thing.. if we dont get a car, is public transport ok?
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IvIarkgraham
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well as i said the i ride is good. and there are lynx busses
your hotel will provide free transport to the main parks so i'd say you were pretty much covered
we had a taxi service at our hotel so we abused that!
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taylorboosh
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sounds good to me, dont think i can justify the cost of a car for 2 weeks. will deffo be getting a mustang or similar for a day atleast and go cruising around
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Hammer
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It's a special place.
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Tomnova16
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we hired a car but we were in my neighbours villa so a bit out the way.
i had a car the whole time i was in LA the other year though and would of spent alot more if i didnt have one, but as mark said the main hotels should have shuttles ect
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taylorboosh
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if its a shitty car i dont want it, for me cruising in a camaro or mustang for a day would make the holiday tbh
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Tomnova16
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choose a nice car then lol
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alan-g-w
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hire car would be a must if I was to go to be brutally honest.
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Jamie Walby
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Yeah, definitely need a hire car!
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jacko198
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I havent been since i was about 13 (21 now) but i NEED to go back!
I love it over there, we used to do a week at international drive (we stayed at the embassy suites) and then we would go for a week down to Fort Myers or St Petes beach etc
We went like 5 years in a row we loved it that much!
IMO 2 weeks just in orlando is too much i would say 10 days max there
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alan-g-w
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Did you drive jacko? If I could afford to I'd go for 3 weeks perfectly comfortably. There's hundreds to do.
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Tomnova16
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I want to go again and watch a race at Dayton. Went there before but not on a raceday.
Daytona beach is nice. Pelicans are huge though lol
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Ben G
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heat is fucking horrid tbh, the brittish summer is usually too hot for me 
it's more humid than hot over there tbh.
i've been twice and it was always between 95-105 F on the temp around 35-40 degrees but didn't feel as hot as when i went to zante which was around 30 degrees.
amazing place. we were in a hotel the first time and our own house the 2nd time, which was so much better. it was huge and the swimming pool was great in the mornings/evenings.
you need to experience america to appreciate how they are so fat over there the buffets are the bollocks.
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taylorboosh
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Booked 720 pp. Sept for 2 weeks at econolodge int drive
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Tomnova16
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Good price that
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