they are alligators :laughing:

I returned yesterday with Thomas cook. I booked a cheap package, decided to book a villa for £850 for two weeks as we didn't fancy staying in a single hotel room, managed to get a last minute deal. So didn't check into the hotel, just used the deal for cheap flights. We can't relax in a small room and showering and drying is a problem with teenagers.

Flights were OK, Main meals were average, breakfast on return was poor, yoghurt, small hard and crunch cereal bar and a small cup of orange juice (from concentrate), TV's were OK, but had to pay £4 each to watch movies each way as the free content wasn't very good. I'm 5' 8" so never have an issue with leg room. Just be warned that Orlando weather can be bad, so brace yourself for a bumpy landing in a lightning storm.
I also booked a room at the Hard Rock before brexit for £330 (minus £30 quidco), same room is now £370. Room wasn't great, but we only booked it for the unlimited express passes for Universal (doesn't include park entrance). It means the queues are about 10-20 mins each for all the rides, a couple were 30 mins. But we managed to do nearly all the rides in two parks each day as you get two days of express passes. If you purchase the express unlimited passes separately it would have cost us £700. If you do the same as us, don't bother with the extra hour before opening for Harry potter as the queues were too long, late evening queues were as low as 10 mins for Gringotts and Forbidden Journey.
Avoid Dollar car rental as they ran out of SUV's, so I had to take a downgrade and their customer service is non-existent, so I'll be contacting my credit card company to sort a refund.
A cheap florida deal, can work out an expensive holiday. Hotel before flight plus parking cost £100, theme park tickets £1750, Car hire £310, Extra car insurance £25 (covers tyres, breakdown etc), ESTA £40, not to mention the exchange rate which was a bit of a stinger. Taxi to and from hotel £30,
A bottle of water in a park is £3, or the same bottle from a supermarket is 10p, Gatorade bottles were 35p in a supermarket so we froze bottles and carried them in a rucksack, so saved £30 a day by doing that . We did go to cici's pizza which is unlimited food and drink for £7.50 each, a cheap meal.
Parking at theme parks is $20 a day - £15. Disney allow you to use the same receipt in different park in a day, so one park in the morning, another in the afternoon. We were cheeky and showed an old receipt a couple of times when arriving late afternoon after waterpark in the day. The cashiers at the tolls were too busy chatting to look at the dates.

Don't forget to add the solid gold suitcases and Armani trunks too. Is your comment for real?

I'd get a new Keyboard, as yours appears to NOT WORK CORRECTLY !

WITH THOMASCOOK

When is hurricane session.. End Aug / Sept time?

Just don't go feeding the crocodiles! :confused:

Just £1200 for four in Orlando?

Is someone taking the Mickey?

Can't find this deal / price?

Shame, kids go back to school also 1st week of Sept!

£1158 2adults, 2kids staying in the Ramada Gateway (not the best hotel, but handy for shuttle buses to the parks).
£1194 staying at the Clarion Inn (better accommodation).

Throw I. Another £1500 for park tickets for four and the upgrade to premium econ you will want and it's about as expensive as any other trip to Florida ... Sorry cold