Disney World in Florida!

[Underdawg]

Hey all,

I am planning a trip this summer to Disney World in Florida. I will fly down to Tampa, meet up with my girl and then we drive there. According to her past experience, it will take around 3 days to visit all the attractions. There are tons and tons of Disney hotels in the area and I am just wondering which one is more memorable and worth the $? Or is it cheaper/better to book hotels located outside of the Land? Anything decent/romantic restaurants in the area?

[Underdawg]

Also, is it better to book the trip package myself on the Disney World website (hotel, admission, etc.) Or from a travel agency?

[racerman88]

we stayed at the marriott buena vista outside of disneyworld b/c we rented a car and wanted to drive around a lot. We booked our trip from a different site. Lots of outlet malls in Orlando and they have the only nike clearance store close to the biggest rack room store. You can pretty much spend a whole day for each park. Bring lots of snacks b/c food is expensive in the parks.

[411ken]

Sorry to Jack the thread but I thought it would help us both.

Could any of you recommend any other things to do in Florida? thinking of going to Miami/Orlando for about 1 - 1.5 weeks. of course will be renting a car. I know there's the disneyland stuff but any other good attractions? shops?

[racerman88]

south beach, Cape Canaveral if you like that stuff, coco beach. Lots of place to see. In Miami there was a big mall that had mostly out stores like premium outlets here.