the_rock401 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 It took a bit of convincing, but I finally made up my mind. Here's our itinerary... THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9: Arrive Orlando 12:45 PM Drive to Tampa Florida State Fair POP armband night FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Florida State Fair all day SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Busch Gardens Tampa all day SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Busch Gardens Tampa in the morning Return to Orlando Old Town/Orlando stuff rest of day MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Return to Minneapolis/St. Paul Any other ideas for this kind of trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollocoast Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Is it really nessassary to spend all that time at the fair and BGT? What I'd do is this... Thursday - Fair Friday - Fair (if nessassary) and BGT Saturday - BGT (if nessassary in the morning), Sea World in the afternoon, and Old Town at night. Sunday - Universal There is easily enough time there to hit all the parks and attractions you want, with breathing room... Plus with the Annual passes, it's really, really cheap. Busch offers a pass for like 10 bucks a month that will get you into Sea World and Busch Gardens for a year. That's like less than a weeks worth of change for admission to both parks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Different... all I can say. You must of been before (duh) if all you want to do is go to the fair and BGT when you have four days in FL. Was there somesort of 'Whore FSF and Shakira will Whore You!' deal? Edit: I swore I saw an ad for Busch Garden's buy a day get a year when I was just in Florida? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacking Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 The Fun Card is just a few bucks more than a 1-day admission. Its definitely an interesting plan, but remember that its his touring plan, not yours. That being said though, I went to the Florida State Fair last year and saw everything I needed to see in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Someone must really enjoy fairs. I would personally view that plan as a waste, but then again, I'm not into fairs and have a real dislike for BGT and Old Town. So what do I know? One question though - why are you flying into Orlando when most of your trip is in Tampa? You could spend one whole day at the fair if there weren't seemingly unnecessary driving involved on the first day. In fact, Orlando itself seems unnecessary. Old Town isn't worth a 2 hour drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msep003 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 on Intl Drive you can to find some Cheap tickets for WDW and try to get a ride on EE at DAK . But if it's not on your program don't do that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 The Fun Card is just a few bucks more than a 1-day admission. um..it was the same price as a 1-day admission. I just got mine at AAA on Friday. actually, no, it was cheaper than a one day admission..by 1 penny! (thanks AAA for that discount) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacking Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 The Fun Card is just a few bucks more than a 1-day admission. um..it was the same price as a 1-day admission. I just got mine at AAA on Friday. actually, no, it was cheaper than a one day admission..by 1 penny! (thanks AAA for that discount) Ok, then its different than last year. Last year I'm pretty sure the price was $60 which would have made it like I said, a few bucks more than a 1-day ticket. But I was just at BGT's website and unless I read wrong, it looks like the funcard may only be good for FL residents. I don't see calling someone elses trip plans a waste being very productive. What may be a waste to you may be a great vacation to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Hey I enjoyed the Florida State fair the one and only time I been to. Make sure you take pictures of the fair and post them on the web site. I hope that you have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacking Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Yeah, it actually was a pretty fun fair. I went last year, and while it was very crowded, I still got everything done I wanted to do in a span of a few hours. But it is a pretty fun fair and it had a pretty good selection of rides including 2 coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rock401 Posted January 15, 2006 Author Share Posted January 15, 2006 JT3K, the reason we are flying into Orlando is that it is significantly cheaper for two of the three of us to fly there instead of Tampa. A full day at the FSF because the three of us going are all fair, flat ride, and traveling show fans. Growing up on the Minnesota State Fair, it's not hard to like fairs. At last look, the full-year pass was $58, which compares well with the roughly $50 one-day pass. If we're there multiple days, it pays for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 i'm supprised that your only going to tampa, some fair and old town, i would have gone to IOA, and even Walt Disney World, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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