Heading From Tampa

NB TINKERBELL · 03-12-2004

WERE FLYING INTO TAMPA AND HEADING TO DISNEY 2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE WERE THERE. ONCE TO UNIVERSAL AND ONE TO TYPHOON LAGOON. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ANY TIPS. INSTEAD OF DRIVING BACK AND FORTH WE COULD SPEND THE NIGHT IN ORLANDO BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE CLOSE TO UNIVERSAL CITY WALK WITHOUT PAYING THE BIG BUCKS. ANY TIPS WOULD BE GREAT. WERE FROM SAINT JOHN NB AND ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR TRIPS WILL BE THERE 04/11/04-05/09/04

**Dana** · 03-12-2004

Welcome to DC. I'm sorry I have no idea of off-site hotels that are close for you. Hopefully someone who has been to Universal will be able to answer soon. I just wanted to take a second to welcome you to the site.

disneyguy · 03-12-2004

HHHmmmmm not sure how close to Universal you are looking for. But.... I love the Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort. The employees are near Disney quality and it is a 10 minute ride to Universal. Rates are wonderful for everything you get. Tons of space, great pools, wonderful resturaunts on-site, FREE HOT BREAKFAST, and very close to a back enterance to Disney.

MickeyMamma · 03-13-2004

Welcome to DC!

The ride from Tampa will take you about 60-100+ minutes depending on traffic, construction, and how you drive. It's not a terrible drive, but there are SO many inexpensive places to stay in Orlando that you might as well stay out there.

There are TONS of hotels and plenty of competition. If you want to get a basic idea, go to a site like travelocity.com and do an attraction area hotel search around Universal Studios. Just pay attention to how far the distances are.

Wishing you lots of luck with your planning.

By the way, is NB New Brunswick, Canada? Or am I just confused.

In either case, WELCOME!

:)

NB TINKERBELL · 03-14-2004

Thank you for the Help, New Brunswick Canada is on the east Coast about an hour from the border of Main.

DJB51769 · 03-15-2004

Don't know the actual name of the Holiday Inn but theres one RIGHT across the street from UO. It has a huge TGI Fridays on the ground floor and it is right across the street from the Universal parking garage, I have walked - ran really - across the street, it is 6 lanes...
But it is right there, not just nearby.
The Radison is pretty close and may be a little cheaper, but the Holiday Inn was a real good price for how close it was.

dave
:D

:) :laugh
80 degrees on Ft. Myers Beach today, is it really gonna be 33 in NYC tonite? Boy, I sure miss that...:p :p :p

Park Hopper · 03-21-2004

Expect travel slowdowns during your ride from Tampa. A considerable amount of I-4 between Tampa and just west of Disney is under construction. I'd try to make that trip as few times as possible.

03-12-2004	#1 (permalink)
NB TINKERBELL Mouseketeer Intern Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SAINT JOHN NB Posts: 5	Heading From Tampa WERE FLYING INTO TAMPA AND HEADING TO DISNEY 2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE WERE THERE. ONCE TO UNIVERSAL AND ONE TO TYPHOON LAGOON. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ANY TIPS. INSTEAD OF DRIVING BACK AND FORTH WE COULD SPEND THE NIGHT IN ORLANDO BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE CLOSE TO UNIVERSAL CITY WALK WITHOUT PAYING THE BIG BUCKS. ANY TIPS WOULD BE GREAT. WERE FROM SAINT JOHN NB AND ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR TRIPS WILL BE THERE 04/11/04-05/09/04 __________________ OMG WE CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALMOST HERE..WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Welcome to DC. I'm sorry I have no idea of off-site hotels that are close for you. Hopefully someone who has been to Universal will be able to answer soon. I just wanted to take a second to welcome you to the site. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 270 days 7 hours 2 minutes

03-12-2004	#3 (permalink)
disneyguy Moderator/DC's Airmouse Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,195	HHHmmmmm not sure how close to Universal you are looking for. But.... I love the Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort. The employees are near Disney quality and it is a 10 minute ride to Universal. Rates are wonderful for everything you get. Tons of space, great pools, wonderful resturaunts on-site, FREE HOT BREAKFAST, and very close to a back enterance to Disney. __________________ New to DC? Looking for An Abreviations List? Click Here. *Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...* --------------- Its been far too long.... Most recent: POFQ Feb 2005

03-13-2004	#4 (permalink)
MickeyMamma Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 599	Welcome to DC! The ride from Tampa will take you about 60-100+ minutes depending on traffic, construction, and how you drive. It's not a terrible drive, but there are SO many inexpensive places to stay in Orlando that you might as well stay out there. There are TONS of hotels and plenty of competition. If you want to get a basic idea, go to a site like travelocity.com and do an attraction area hotel search around Universal Studios. Just pay attention to how far the distances are. Wishing you lots of luck with your planning. By the way, is NB New Brunswick, Canada? Or am I just confused. In either case, WELCOME! :) __________________ Back from Disney, hoping to return again soon.

03-14-2004	#5 (permalink)
NB TINKERBELL Mouseketeer Intern Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SAINT JOHN NB Posts: 5	Thank you for the Help, New Brunswick Canada is on the east Coast about an hour from the border of Main. __________________ OMG WE CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALMOST HERE..WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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03-15-2004	#6 (permalink)
DJB51769 Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Posts: 60	Don't know the actual name of the Holiday Inn but theres one RIGHT across the street from UO. It has a huge TGI Fridays on the ground floor and it is right across the street from the Universal parking garage, I have walked - ran really - across the street, it is 6 lanes... But it is right there, not just nearby. The Radison is pretty close and may be a little cheaper, but the Holiday Inn was a real good price for how close it was. dave :D :) :laugh 80 degrees on Ft. Myers Beach today, is it really gonna be 33 in NYC tonite? Boy, I sure miss that...:p :p :p

03-21-2004	#7 (permalink)
Park Hopper Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,255	Expect travel slowdowns during your ride from Tampa. A considerable amount of I-4 between Tampa and just west of Disney is under construction. I'd try to make that trip as few times as possible. __________________ 30 Minutes from the Mouse

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