Finally Get To Visit The USA *BEST NEWS EVER*

[samlawson543]

Hi All,

 

I visit this page ones every few days and browse the photos and watch all the Facebook videos however i never post but have been a 'viewer' for around a year or so. Always been a theme park head.

 

I am from the UK just out side of London and have visited the UK parks many times but now have been given the opportunity by my family and with my family we have booked trip for May 2016 to Orlando 5 nights in Disney Old quay west (the best we could afford) and Universal loews portifino hotel 4 nights. I am very excited even though i am 25 years old haha. this has been something i have always wanted to do. I will properly never be able to go back to gotta do everything.

 

So moving on Is these any must do's restaurants/rides/places to go or just general tips for all of Disney and universals parks.

 

Kinds regards and hi all.

[larrygator]

If you want people to recommend food, it would be a good idea to state what type of food you like or want to experience.

If you want people to recommend rides, it would be a good idea to state what type of rides you enjoy the most or want to experience.

If you want people to recommend other things to do, it would be helpful for you to state other things you like to do.

 

For example, I would never recommend a pizza place to someone who is lactose intolerant nor would I recommend a pub to someone who doesn't drink.

[colinx]

Definitely don't count SeaWorld out as they have the best coasters in Orlando and depending on when in May you are going, their new hyper Mako might be open. Would also recommend their new pretzel store, they're mouth watering!

 

Other than that, if you're going to Animal Kingdom don't skip out on the ride called Dinosaur, it's a pretty awesome ride and one that is often forgotten because it's tucked into the corner of the park.

[Nrthwnd]

Also, consider how many are in your family, and ages, etc.

And who wants thrills versus who wants...everything else.

[ltdono02]

Hey there!

 

Very excited for you to take your first trip. I've been going since I was a little kid and it's a really special place for me and my family. I am 26 and taking a trip in December this December with my mom and friends - so don't be embarrassed!

 

Would you mind telling us more about the likes/dislikes of the people in your party and yourself. As folks mentioned, its pretty hard to give suggestions without some of these specifics. Especially useful information that goes beyond things like "you should check out *insert e-ticket here" or "this is a really popular restaurant everyone goes to". What would be the most helpful for you to know?

 

Cheers!

[RollerManic]

If you dont mind the hour drive, BGT is a fantastic park to go to.

[samlawson543]

Okie dokie i see where you guys have gone with this which is fair enough i literally gave nothing away to what we like as a family.

 

Well we have Alton towers and Thorpe park in the UK which hold some large roller coaster and flat rides, which are alright but we feel we have done them alot so anything out of the ordinary special effects, things that are just created perftly. Rides like spiderman, Transformers i have done some research and they look perfect for us.

 

In terms of food we are all over 25 so eating with disney characters is not our thing we like quirky up market resturants for example we have recently eaten in a resturant in the UK called Gotham which is themed around batman although its extremely up market and expensive it has that 'something differnt' feel to it.

 

So anything a bit differnt which will not be full of screaming children.

 

My fav films are jaws which is sadly gone never got to ride it and Jurassic park which i am very excited about anything with special effects.