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junkfoodfiend
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I want to bring home lots of cereal, lucky charms and fruit loops! However that may not be very encouraging when I'm trying to lose weight!!
Happy Holidays
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We're going to the Keys in November, we're staying for two weeks, initially I thought it may be too long, but there is so much to do, I can't wait. When going to Florida, The Keys was one of the places we always said we'd go to but never did.
DD brought home some lucky charms & made sure they weren't shared
junkfoodfiend
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what about currency? do you change all your money into dollars beforehand or use a credit card? I've heard pro's and con's about both- not really sure what to do!!
mrsgosling3
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We took all our money in dollars. We don't have cards to use but would be ideal as a back up
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We ususally take a fair amount in currency & then take it out of the bank, yes they do charge, but for us it's better than having lots of cash hanging around. We don't take out $50 here & there but a few hundred dollars at a time, wow that's a scary thought hundreds of dollars, yikes, good job I'm able to increase my holiday savings later in the year.
mrsgosling3
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We brought all our park tickets before we went - last time we did 14 days universal unlimited and discovery cove, Busch gardens, sea world and aquatica. We all did a day trip to Kennedy space centre. An air boat ride and gator land. We didn't know if we would ever go back and had done euro Disney - although not the same Ww wanted to view the other parts of Florida.
This time we are doing Disney. We ended up spending nearly £2000 for 4 of us including lots and lots of shopping (including a kindle) and we ate out every night - mostly in upmarket places. You can do it cheaper obviously -it's expensive to eat in the parks so if you ate doing it on a budget have a big breakfast, snack in the park and find a buffet style place like golden corral for dinner - cant think of the other places - or eat in your villa. I would say food was what we spent most of our money on but with 10 of us - even though my mil did pay for some meals - they still choose expensive places to eat.
This time we are doing Disney. We ended up spending nearly £2000 for 4 of us including lots and lots of shopping (including a kindle) and we ate out every night - mostly in upmarket places. You can do it cheaper obviously -it's expensive to eat in the parks so if you ate doing it on a budget have a big breakfast, snack in the park and find a buffet style place like golden corral for dinner - cant think of the other places - or eat in your villa. I would say food was what we spent most of our money on but with 10 of us - even though my mil did pay for some meals - they still choose expensive places to eat.
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Don't know if this is going to help but below is a snapshot of my excel spreadsheet I have, so I know how much we need I cost everything out & put it on my spreadsheet.
We're not going to Aquatic & Wet n Wild, so for us it's cheaper to get separate tickets, you could get a flexi ticket which would be more cost effective. Just incase you're not too sure what tickets are for what parks I've put below my little note I keep which I find quite handy.
| Disney Ticket x 6 parks | Seaworld & Busch Gardens | IoA & Universal | Kennedy Space Centre | Gatorland | Airboat Ride |
| £246.00 | £69.00 | £79.00 | £30.00 | £14.66 | £26.67 |
We're not going to Aquatic & Wet n Wild, so for us it's cheaper to get separate tickets, you could get a flexi ticket which would be more cost effective. Just incase you're not too sure what tickets are for what parks I've put below my little note I keep which I find quite handy.
| Flexi Tickets | Disney Parks | ||
| Universal Studios | Magic Kingdom | ||
| Islands of Adventure | Epcot | ||
| Wet n Wild | Hollywood Studios | ||
| Aquatica | Animal Kingdom | ||
| Seaworld | Blizzard Beach | ||
| Busch Gardens | Typhoon Lagoon | ||
junkfoodfiend
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Oh thats really helpful. I think I'll get half my money changed into dollars and maybe stick the rest in my account to use over there. I have a master card but i'll maybe keep it for emergencies in case I get delusions of grandeur when i'm 'in the mall'!!
Disneys village called Celebration is definitely worth a visit, it's a lovely relaxing place ,you can sit on rocking chairs enjoying a Starbucks overlooking the lake, and take a stroll around the shops & gorgeous houses, I love Florida wish I was going this year Have a great time x
Have a great time xjunkfoodfiend
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It's one week exactly till I go!! Need to start getting things sorted and get a rain poncho by the looks of the weather forecast!
