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Florida's tourism has suffered a
great decrease as a vacation choice in the past
years mainly because of climate and political
misfortunes. The fact of the matter is that a
vacation in Orlando with the whole family remains a
sure way of having a fun-packed vacation that will
please everyone. Actually, you can turn the
situation in your advantage by planning a big
Florida vacation now. Therefore, you will benefit
from shorter waiting lines and still get to see the
world famous family entertainment that will make
your Florida vacation a winning deal for all.
Allow me to share the top ten
tips that I find most useful when planning a big
Florida Vacation.
1) Plan in advance. Just by
looking at the brochures, you are building
expectations among your family members and they are
already having fun. Making a small book with
pictures (of their favorite characters) taken from
traveling brochures will only take you a couple of
minutes yet it will give your children (and
yourself) the opportunity to dream about their
future vacation.
2) Upon your arrival, if you
rent a car, place a distinctive ribbon on your
antenna. This little trick will prove of great
value during your big Florida vacation when you are
looking for your car in the huge parking lot at the
end of your day in a theme park. I also recommend
that you mark down the parking row where your car
is. After, a couple of days of visiting, you will
appreciate not having to look around or try to
remember if you are parked on Mickey7 or Donald
13!
3) Once you have unpacked and
taken a refreshing leak in your private pool, pack
your whole family in the car and get to the nearest
shopping center. The first stop will be at the
nearest Wall Mart or souvenir shops. There, you
will find for at least half the price, the same
items sold in the parks and you will have saved big
bucks. This way, your children will either not
bother you for those expensive items sold in the
park or understand when you answer they already
have something. Next, you want to stop at a grocery
store and stock up on healthy foods and bottled
water. This way again, you will not spend your week
eating unhealthy and very expensive food in the
parks.
4) In your Florida vacation
planning, do not get carried away and add too much
to your schedule. Orlando offers so much family
vacation fun that it is impossible to see
everything in one vacation. You will just have to
come back and take another big Florida vacation! I
highly recommend that you plan one day of rest in
the middle of your vacation, doing almost nothing
or very little that day- a dinner show, miniature
golf, shopping or just a quiet day at the beach.
This way, your whole family will be ready and
anxious to continue their visits of the theme parks
and enjoy the rest of their big Florida
vacation.
5) Upon visiting parks, use
their Fastpass services or equivalent. You will
save tons of precious time this way.
6) When visiting theme parks,
start at the back of the park, the lines are
usually much shorter . There is almost no wait in
the lines for very small children rides after 4:00
p.m. because most parents have ran out of the park
with their tired and crying children. You then just
have to get there and enjoy the rides. I did the
ride "Small World" four times in a row upon
visiting Disney World with my daughter one time
because there was absolutely no waiting. Pure
bliss!
7) Make your restaurant and
shows bookings in advance so you don't have to wait
upon your arrival. I highly recommend you book one
of the "Dine with the Characters" at Disney World.
This way, your children get to see and touch their
favorite characters and you get the greatest
souvenir pictures.
8) Resist the temptation to stop
at all those booths promising you cheap or free
tickets. These are all Timesharing sales tactics
and you might end-up wasting a whole day of being
pressure-sold. Your time is way more valuable than
this.
9) Enjoy yourself and allow
yourself to be a child again. Take time to really
enjoy your big Florida vacation and realize that
this vacation is also for your pleasure. Everything
does not have to be perfect this time, just
fun!
10) Strongly consider renting a
Florida house near the parks instead of crowding
yourself and your loved ones into a hotel room.
Many Florida vacation houses offer the comfort of a
full-kitchen, a backyard pool and a room for every
child for the price of a hotel room.
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