Hi Wirechic

You'll find some ticket info/recommendations in THIS thread.

Pippy

Hi Wirechick
Try http://www.mapleleaftickets.com/disney_tickets.htm for your theme park tickets, we have used them before and they are good.

Also pre-book Cinderellas Castle for your Daughters birthday it is so magical for little girls, I took my Daughter for her 7th Birthday and then again for her 9th Birthday. Go to City Hall when arriving at Magical Kingdon and tell the staff its her birthday they will give her a badge, this is good because the Characters make more of a fuss of them if its their birthday, for e.g when going into certain cafes or stalls that sell drinks etc the staff will telephone Goofy and he will speak on the phone to your Daughter and wish her a happy birthday.(beware this goes on whenever you stop for drinks, you might want to lose the badge sometimes!)

Shop around for car hire, there are a few companys at the airport, Alamo, Dollar and Avis are some that I can think of.

Visit International Drive and take her to play Crazy Golf at Pirates Cove its really good, and for the Adults and kids if they are Interested the Titanic Exhibition is really good as is the Wonder works which is the upside down house on Int Drive.

Go to Sizzler for breakfast its great value for money...there are so many lovely restaurants to choose from but if you want a fun dining experience go to the Kobe on International Drive its a Japanese and it has the Tappanyaki table (where they cook the food as you sit around the edge) its really good, all the kids love it.

If you are thinking of visiting Discovery Cove then you will get 14 days free admission to either Seaworld or Busch Gardens in the price, dont drive there as the bus is free from Seaworld to Busch also, its just that after a long hot day the drive is approx 1-1.30 hrs and it can be tiring. By the way the Discovery Cove is fantastic, that is also something to think about for your daughters birthday, she will love the Dolphin Swim and they have birthday packages to.

Hope this helps anything else I can help you with just ask.

Liz.

thanks liz great info,the cinderellas castle would be great where do i book this and what does it include,oh my she would love all the fuss so i must certainly do as you say and get her the badge, thanks again

Hi Wirechick
If you type in on your search bar Disney Dining Reservations Florida it is the official site that is first on the list. It has a phone number on it and you can view the Character Breakfasts/lunch eateries etc. Book asap it is always booked up very early.
We booked 93 days in advance when we went as you couldn't book any earlier than that at one time, and even then we where lucky to get in. (Not sure if Americans take priority?)

Anyway I think I read somewhere that now the 93 days before policy is finished and you can book before, so dont delay.
As for what it includes....pure magic! Tell them when you book its for a birthday you will not be disappointed.

When we arrived the seven dwarfs where outside the castle and if you have breakfast as we did, then you can go in an hour before everyone else. We had plenty of time to take pictures of the kids with every Dwarf..then we went into the hallway of the Castle and Fairy Godmother was on the Thrown...once again more photos and Autographs (Dont forget your Autograph book, all the Characters sign it) we gave our names in and when our table was ready, we went upstairs to the Restaurant. Once settled the Princesses come in and spend time going around to greet everyone...plenty of photo opportunities.
We had Snow White, Cinderella, Peter Pan & Wendy & Belle from Beauty & the Beast....The birthday girl/Boy gets a Certificate to say they have shared in a magical momment at disneys Cinderella Castle and when the Princesses came around I asked would they sign the Certificate as well as the Autograph book, they are happy to oblige.

It is priced at approx $30/$50 each on the website but is worth the money, if you had a party in England it sort of works out the same.
Make sure you see the Spectro Magic night time parade it isn't on everynight its usually 5 x a week I think. Its a must see, also the fireworks...the Cinderella Castle changes colour whilst the fire works are on its really good.

Have fun, and be prepared to get hooked as we did 4 x we have been now and planning our next one!

Liz.

thanks liz,I am going to look and get it booked hopefully,I have just read your message to her and she is so excited,its great to get info off people who have been already,any more info you can think of liz would be welcome,thanks

My neice turned 7 on our holiday and we did all of the theme parks, very tiring and in one way spoiled the holiday as we didnt get a chance to go back to any of the parks, but as the kids probably won't go back for a while and it was their first trip excitement got the better of us all and we did every park in the area, including Cypress Gardens.

She loved DC as its been on her wishlist for as long as she can remember, but as a late Christmas present for her and her 11 year old sister (I know making them wait seven months for a christmas present was worth it), I provided them with an IOU a BIG Surprise and booked Bibbity Bobbity Boutique in Downtown Disney. Made sure we got the first appointment, when we got there they were upset as they thought they were getting a private tour of the store, but they were led to the back and introduced to their fairy godmother who did their hair, makeup and dressed them as the "Disney Princess" of their choice, we were then escorted to the photographer to capture the moment. Both girls were thrilled with the experience an loved the fact that they got special attention when we went to Magic Kingdom. Staff bowed and shook hands with our little princess and the biggest highlight of the day was when the parade passed us and Aurora blew a kiss to our happy little girl. In her words we will NEVER be able to give her a birthday better than this this year!! She has the pictures everwhere.

If you decide to go to DC, they do a birthday package, another experience well worth the money. Depending on which package you purchase you get a bouey delivered to the birthday boy/girl by the dolphin at the end of your interaction (a great surprise), and a photograph of the presentation, a cake and a reserved table in the restaurant. If you go for the second package you will get a t shirt, a dvd and an underwater camera.

I hope you can make a decision as there are always things you would like to do but either just didn't get round to or couldn't afford this trip - there is always the next visit.

I hope the above info helps and you have an enjoyable time and of course the birthday goes down well.

YIPPEE

Hi Wirechic... also check out Downtown Disney store as they have the studio in there that she can be dressed up from head to foot like Disney Princess, and they do the lot makeup hair etc.

Where abouts is the villa your staying in ? may be able to help with local stuff restraunts shops and ideas of times to places...

Malcolm

Hi Malcolm

As i said in my earlier post Bibbity Bobbity Boutique - dresses them up like princesses.

However we booked 180 days in advance and only managed to get a date an time near the date we wanted. So if your going to book it, book it early!

Yippee