Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW

magickingdom05 · 03-22-2005

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had done two different destinations, one being WDW and another something else on the same trip.

I was figuring that since I was going to be in the Florida area so much at the end of December and first couple weeks in January, that I might split my time between WDW and maybe some place like Cancun. I would obviously do Cancun first and then fly back to Orlando and stay 4 or 5 nights at WDW.

Don't get me wrong, I had a great time in Febuary and will be going again for 5 nights in January 2006. I am just looking at all my options to see what I could do. Also, splitting my stay between the two, will cost just about the same as it would if I stayed the whole time at either one of these, so the cost really isn't a factor.

**llama** · 03-22-2005

We've divided out vacation between WDW and a cruise, three times. It's great to have really fun active days at WDW and then relax on the cruise.

magickingdom05 · 03-22-2005

llama

I take it that you did WDW first, and then the cruise.

**BDavis932** · 03-22-2005

The west coast of Florida has some really great beaches. maybe you could just rent at car and head over there for a few days.

**DisneyTeacher** · 03-22-2005

We have gone to WDW and then headed to the beach for a few days of rest before going home. I liked that because we could go home rested, WDW is a lot of work.

We have never done two very different vacations back to back, we usually go home in between trips if we have two different vacations planned. I have never thought about it but you way would save a little money book airfare.

magickingdom05 · 03-22-2005

BDavis932,

That is another option. I really haven't made my mind up yet and am still waiting to see what everything will cost to do this. I have a estimated idea, but want to see the possible final cost before I do anything.

magickingdom05 · 03-22-2005

DisneyTeacher,

The flights are what is giving me the most trouble. If I just went from Chicago to Cancun, I would go Chicago-Fort Lauderdale-Cancun and then reverse on the way home. If I did the split stay, I would have to do RT Chicago-Orlando, get transportation from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale and then RT Fort Lauderdale to Cancun, since Spirit Airlines only flies to Cancun from Fort Lauderdale. I think in the long run, the all airfares would cancel each other out price wise or might cost me $100 more with the split stay.

Disney6 · 03-22-2005

On our honeymoon in '92 we stayed at CBR for a week then drove up the east coast and stayed at Virginia Beach for another week. We have also spilt our time between WDW and my parents's condo in Cocoa Beach since the kids came along.

**MissDisney** · 03-23-2005

I think my kids would be BUMMED to leave WDW, no matter where else we were planning to go! I'd have to have WDW last.

**llama** · 03-23-2005

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Originally Posted by magickingdom05

llama

I take it that you did WDW first, and then the cruise.

The first time, we did the cruise first, and then WDW.

We switched it for the second time, and found it was better for us to go to WDW first.

jodilt · 03-23-2005

You mean there are other places to go on vacation???

Pooh Fan · 03-24-2005

I think it would be fun to take 2 vacations back to back. We have always gone for at least 2 weeks and spent 4 or 5 days at Universal after we have stayed at Disney. When we go in December, we will be there for 3 weeks which will be wonderful. Maybe on the trip after that, Dh and I are thinking about spending a week in Key West and the rest of the time at Disney and Universal. We had thought about doing it on our December trip, but it will be my Dsister's first trip, so we want to show her as much of the magic as we can!

magickingdom05 · 03-24-2005

I think since I already took care of my air arrangements for Chicago to Orlando, I will just shorten the trip and use the extra days sometime next year for a seperate trip to Cancun.

Trying to make all the flights and times work, would just be to much work to do.

Now I just have to figure out which type of room at the Poly to get.

inluvwithdisney · 03-24-2005

You should consider someplace near WDW at the beach! We went to Clearwater first last trip for a few days and that area is incredible! You can stay on the beach for a relatively cheap price and the beaches there are gorgeous!

There is alot to do and it is a fun little town! The water there is amazing.

We did that then went to Universal for two days then on to WDW! It was a lot of packing and moving but it was worth it. We had fun at all the locations.

dabomb2045 · 03-25-2005

last year we spent 2 total weeks in Florida....

7 days in Disney at Old Key West
3 days at the DVC resort in Vero Beach
4 days on a Royal Carribean Cruise Port Canaveral-Bahamas

I have to say it was probably the best vacation EVER....little bit of everything :)

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magickingdom05 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 149	Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW Hi, I was wondering if anyone had done two different destinations, one being WDW and another something else on the same trip. I was figuring that since I was going to be in the Florida area so much at the end of December and first couple weeks in January, that I might split my time between WDW and maybe some place like Cancun. I would obviously do Cancun first and then fly back to Orlando and stay 4 or 5 nights at WDW. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time in Febuary and will be going again for 5 nights in January 2006. I am just looking at all my options to see what I could do. Also, splitting my stay between the two, will cost just about the same as it would if I stayed the whole time at either one of these, so the cost really isn't a factor. __________________ Jason

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llama Cie la vie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Slurpee Capital of the World Posts: 6,749	Re: Has anyone done another vacation place and then done WDW during the same vacation We've divided out vacation between WDW and a cruise, three times. It's great to have really fun active days at WDW and then relax on the cruise. __________________ Moderator - Sa-fari, Sa-goodie A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BAD KITTY CLUB "Meowany Are Called, Mew Are Chosen" Dopey is my Bad Influence - Discuss It's Murdoch with an "H" My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Two weeks of Florida sun! 56 days 7 hours 47 minutes

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magickingdom05 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 149	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW llama I take it that you did WDW first, and then the cruise. __________________ Jason

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BDavis932 DVC/Budget Tips Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,447	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW The west coast of Florida has some really great beaches. maybe you could just rent at car and head over there for a few days. __________________ ºoº DVC MEMBER at OKW since 2000 ºoº Love my Mom "Trailblazer" & My Dear Sister "A Goofy Family" 77 DL85 (offsite)94 AS Sports97 ASMusic99 AS Movies00 ASMovies02 OKW03 WLV 04 OKW05 SSR05 ASM06 AKL/OKW/CSR07 DHHIR6/08 AKLV12/08 SSR3/09 AKL My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Ho! Ho! Ho! Spending Christmas with Santa Mickey in 14 days 14 hours 47 minutes

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magickingdom05 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 149	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW BDavis932, That is another option. I really haven't made my mind up yet and am still waiting to see what everything will cost to do this. I have a estimated idea, but want to see the possible final cost before I do anything. __________________ Jason

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magickingdom05 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 149	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW DisneyTeacher, The flights are what is giving me the most trouble. If I just went from Chicago to Cancun, I would go Chicago-Fort Lauderdale-Cancun and then reverse on the way home. If I did the split stay, I would have to do RT Chicago-Orlando, get transportation from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale and then RT Fort Lauderdale to Cancun, since Spirit Airlines only flies to Cancun from Fort Lauderdale. I think in the long run, the all airfares would cancel each other out price wise or might cost me $100 more with the split stay. __________________ Jason

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Disney6 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stevensville, MI Posts: 414	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW On our honeymoon in '92 we stayed at CBR for a week then drove up the east coast and stayed at Virginia Beach for another week. We have also spilt our time between WDW and my parents's condo in Cocoa Beach since the kids came along. __________________ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 59 days 13 hours 47 minutes

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MissDisney Mrs. Captain Jack Sparrow Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Upstairs in the GF Gingerbread House Posts: 7,559	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW I think my kids would be BUMMED to leave WDW, no matter where else we were planning to go! I'd have to have WDW last. __________________ Disneyland Moderator Team Jake If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. Disneyland Hotel 1987; Dixie Landings 1993; Dixie Landings 1997; Caribbean Beach 1998; Boardwalk Villas 1999; Vistana Resort 2001; Dixie Landings 2002; Vistana Resort 2002; Marriott Imperial Palm Villas 2004; Vistana Resort 2006; Marriott Cypress Harbour 2007; Boardwalk Villas DVC trip TBA "Welcome Home" to us!

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jodilt Big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: TEXAS Posts: 784	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW You mean there are other places to go on vacation??? __________________ Disneyland - too many times to count! '01 - Grand Californian '02 - Disneyland Hotel '03, '04 - Grand Californian '05 - Disneyland Hotel WDW '96 - All Star Music '97 - Caribe Royale & Swan '98 - Carribean Beach '99 - Coronado Springs & Dixie Landings '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 - Wilderness Lodge

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Pooh Fan Sweeter than hunny Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,880	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW I think it would be fun to take 2 vacations back to back. We have always gone for at least 2 weeks and spent 4 or 5 days at Universal after we have stayed at Disney. When we go in December, we will be there for 3 weeks which will be wonderful. Maybe on the trip after that, Dh and I are thinking about spending a week in Key West and the rest of the time at Disney and Universal. We had thought about doing it on our December trip, but it will be my Dsister's first trip, so we want to show her as much of the magic as we can! __________________ 1976 Disney World Offsite as a kid 1995 Disney Land Offsite 2002 Contemporary Resort 2004 All Star Movies Resort and Royal Pacific Resort at Universal 2005 All Star Movies and Hard Rock Hotel 2006 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2007 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2008 AKL Savannah View Concierge and Royal Pacific Resort Kid Suite My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Counting down to our Christmas trip. Disney, Universal, and the beach here we come! 13 days 23 hours 47 minutes

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magickingdom05 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 149	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW I think since I already took care of my air arrangements for Chicago to Orlando, I will just shorten the trip and use the extra days sometime next year for a seperate trip to Cancun. Trying to make all the flights and times work, would just be to much work to do. Now I just have to figure out which type of room at the Poly to get. __________________ Jason

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inluvwithdisney Missin' the MOUSE!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Disney ~~ In my mind!! Posts: 2,640	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW You should consider someplace near WDW at the beach! We went to Clearwater first last trip for a few days and that area is incredible! You can stay on the beach for a relatively cheap price and the beaches there are gorgeous! There is alot to do and it is a fun little town! The water there is amazing. We did that then went to Universal for two days then on to WDW! It was a lot of packing and moving but it was worth it. We had fun at all the locations. __________________ AVATAR: My kitties: DISNEY & EPCOT Always at Disney in my mind!!!!!!!!!!!! Disneyland ~~ Offsite~~ August 1991 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~June 2001 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~ Sept. 2002 WDW ~~ POR ~~Sept. 2003 WDW ~~ POLY~~ Sept. 2004 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ December 2005 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ August 2007 Proud member of Disney Overplanner AnonyMOUSE My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 2 FULL weeks with the MOUSE!! 8 days WDW/7 days Eastern Carribean Cruise!!! 175 days 3 hours 47 minutes

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dabomb2045 Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52	Re: Has anyone stayed at another vacation place first, then gone and stayed at WDW last year we spent 2 total weeks in Florida.... 7 days in Disney at Old Key West 3 days at the DVC resort in Vero Beach 4 days on a Royal Carribean Cruise Port Canaveral-Bahamas I have to say it was probably the best vacation EVER....little bit of everything :) __________________ A WDW Veteran... 1985 Contemporary 1986 off-site 1988 Grand Floridian 1989 WDW Village Resort 1990 Contemporary 1991 Caribbean Beach 1993 Dixie Landings 1994 Beach Club 1998 Dixie Landings Became a DVC Member in 2000 2000 Old Key West 2001 Old Key West 2003 Boardwalk Villas 2004 Old Key West Making my 1st trip to Disneyland in June!! UNC TAR HEELS....2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! GO YANKEES!!!

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