As it is now under a month (29 days to be exact!!) till our Florida Extravaganza I thought it was about time to write my Pre-Trip Report and share our year of planning the (hopefully) perfect holiday.
The trip will henceforth be known as the Oo-de-lally Tour 2007 - I will expect everyone to join me in periodic renditions of the "Oo-de-lally oo-de-lally Golly What a Day" song from Robin Hood, and you may of course shout "OO-DE-LALLY!!" whenever it seems appropriate ;o)
So, without further ado I present....
Oo-de-lally Tour 2007 - Pre-Trip Report
Decisions, Decisions!
So many things to decide on and so much choice to choose from! I honestly can't remember the first conversation we had about this trip - but I'm pretty certain it started with the words "I wonder how much it would cost..." and ended with the words "Who cares how much it costs!"
I do know that we started our research on 17/07/06 with the two biggies - When? & Where?
When? was suprisingly easy - we decided on 17/09/07 - 01/10/07. There are no UK school holidays and no American holidays between these dates, and all the guidebooks say it is one of the quietest times of year and that the weather is more bearable.
Where? posed more of a problem. It was obvious from the start that we were going to stay on International Drive but as for which hotel - what a minefield! Eventually after many hours of scouring the brochures and reading online reviews we finally agreed on the Sheraton Studio City. It seems to be in a good position on I-Drive (right opposite Wet n Wild) and has free shuttles to Universal Studios & Disney if we need them. M also has a bit of a movie obsession - once we had read about the Sheraton Studio City's 50's movie theming it seemed a given that we would stay here.
So with the two big decisions made and a general consensus that we would take the easy option and book a package deal through Virgin, we were left with planning the actual fun!!
OO-DE-LALLY Indeedy!!
Up Next: Attractions & Tickets.
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