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Disney World Christmas 2016!Australia to Orlando
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- Feb 18, 2015
We have the Just back blues already.
Will try and keep this short and leave the rest for the more detailed trip report coming soon.
Quick Trip Info
Family of 3, Myself and Wifey , and 7 yr old Daughter. Travelling from Melbourne Australia.
Total travel time to Orlando is 25 Hours. It is a long and Painful flight, but happy thoughts will get you there in the end.
1 week at Universal, the rest was all Disney World.
Highlights
Star Wars tour. Worth the money, loved it. Hollywood Studios was Clean staff were friendly and i could sit there all day in Launch Bay.
Jawa Interactions amazing. Being there for so long they ended up coming to us all the time.
Star Wars Desert party 2 times as we loved it and the Fireworks that much. Hands down the best fireworks at any of the parks.
Christmas break crowds... Compared to Disneyland in Peak Summer season, this was a big surprise. What some people think is crowded others will not.
Magic Bands, oh my thank you for making it so easy to do everything on site with this magic little band.
Our Rental car.. Made it so much easier to get around to the Parks, and driving in the U.S.A as a foreigner was very easy.
Diet Mountain Dew, I love you and will miss you........ We dont get it in Australia.
Fastpass - We got an extra 2 to use each day so 5 fastpasses per day was a huge bonus
Baymax meet and Greet - The best interaction of a character ever, i hope they fix his area he deserves better.
Club Cool - oh Melon Frosty i will miss you.... Beverly i will not hahaha.
Magic Kingdom New years Fireworks - Ummmmm Wow insane... watched from front of Big Thunder mountain, perfect 360 view.
Early Morning Magic Event - Worth the money, after 10 times riding Mine train i was done.
After Hours Event - This one is the winner, walk on rides, free popcorn drinks.
Elena of Avalor meet - The best meet my daughter had. This princess is the best princess in any of the parks. The attention is all on your kids with no rush at all. The best hands down
The weather - Oh Florida, wow. In our whole time there i think it really rained a handful of days. And when it rained it really did downpour, which was still fun. Mostly just warm to hot weather.
There is many more highlights but i would be here forever.
Lowlights
There were some lowlights, but we still stayed positive and loved our trip.
Pop Century Resort. Sorry guys but this place is not so great. Maybe ok for a short stay but not a long one. Bad room service, and food that seriously is not food.
Disney Transportation - Yeh this one is not so great either..... we solved that problem with getting a rental car.
Brazilian tourists - I noticed many people had posted about this in many threads before we left.... it is a sight to see. Sorry but most are plain rude.
Be our guest - Yes it looks amazing and who doesnt want to hang with beast.... but the food , it really is just quick service food brought out to your table.
Food in general in America wasnt agreeing with our stomachs.
Disney World Cast Members - Compared to Disneyland it really is hit or miss at Disney World. After being there for so long you do get the feeling that a lot don't want to be there and are just going through the motion.
Conclusion
An amazing trip we will not forget.
If you are wanting to do Christmas, i say go for it and dont look into people's idea's of it being insane crowds, as it is really not that bad.
7 weeks is a long time and we loved our stay. We have done both Disneyland and now Disney World.
Now to just wait for Star Wars Land to open and will Return.... but it will be Disneyland, its just the one we prefer.
Trip report to come.
Cheers
Adam
Will try and keep this short and leave the rest for the more detailed trip report coming soon.
Quick Trip Info
Family of 3, Myself and Wifey , and 7 yr old Daughter. Travelling from Melbourne Australia.
Total travel time to Orlando is 25 Hours. It is a long and Painful flight, but happy thoughts will get you there in the end.
1 week at Universal, the rest was all Disney World.
Highlights
Star Wars tour. Worth the money, loved it. Hollywood Studios was Clean staff were friendly and i could sit there all day in Launch Bay.
Jawa Interactions amazing. Being there for so long they ended up coming to us all the time.
Star Wars Desert party 2 times as we loved it and the Fireworks that much. Hands down the best fireworks at any of the parks.
Christmas break crowds... Compared to Disneyland in Peak Summer season, this was a big surprise. What some people think is crowded others will not.
Magic Bands, oh my thank you for making it so easy to do everything on site with this magic little band.
Our Rental car.. Made it so much easier to get around to the Parks, and driving in the U.S.A as a foreigner was very easy.
Diet Mountain Dew, I love you and will miss you........ We dont get it in Australia.
Fastpass - We got an extra 2 to use each day so 5 fastpasses per day was a huge bonus
Baymax meet and Greet - The best interaction of a character ever, i hope they fix his area he deserves better.
Club Cool - oh Melon Frosty i will miss you.... Beverly i will not hahaha.
Magic Kingdom New years Fireworks - Ummmmm Wow insane... watched from front of Big Thunder mountain, perfect 360 view.
Early Morning Magic Event - Worth the money, after 10 times riding Mine train i was done.
After Hours Event - This one is the winner, walk on rides, free popcorn drinks.
Elena of Avalor meet - The best meet my daughter had. This princess is the best princess in any of the parks. The attention is all on your kids with no rush at all. The best hands down
The weather - Oh Florida, wow. In our whole time there i think it really rained a handful of days. And when it rained it really did downpour, which was still fun. Mostly just warm to hot weather.
There is many more highlights but i would be here forever.
Lowlights
There were some lowlights, but we still stayed positive and loved our trip.
Pop Century Resort. Sorry guys but this place is not so great. Maybe ok for a short stay but not a long one. Bad room service, and food that seriously is not food.
Disney Transportation - Yeh this one is not so great either..... we solved that problem with getting a rental car.
Brazilian tourists - I noticed many people had posted about this in many threads before we left.... it is a sight to see. Sorry but most are plain rude.
Be our guest - Yes it looks amazing and who doesnt want to hang with beast.... but the food , it really is just quick service food brought out to your table.
Food in general in America wasnt agreeing with our stomachs.
Disney World Cast Members - Compared to Disneyland it really is hit or miss at Disney World. After being there for so long you do get the feeling that a lot don't want to be there and are just going through the motion.
Conclusion
An amazing trip we will not forget.
If you are wanting to do Christmas, i say go for it and dont look into people's idea's of it being insane crowds, as it is really not that bad.
7 weeks is a long time and we loved our stay. We have done both Disneyland and now Disney World.
Now to just wait for Star Wars Land to open and will Return.... but it will be Disneyland, its just the one we prefer.
Trip report to come.
Cheers
Adam