Depends on your budget, but if you are looking to save money, and stay off site a good starting point would be to look at a flydrive with Travel City Direct and then book your villa / townhouse with a private owner.

I would definitely look at getting tickets before you go but not with a travel agent/ company - better off looking at specialist websites such as Attraction Tickets Direct (not connected to the above TCD) for 14 day Disney passes, if you intend to do loads of Disney.... or Undercovertourist if you only want to do a few days Disney and more of the non Disney stuff.

Be wary of travel companies offering 'free' hire cars - because the insurance you will pay will most likely be way more than hiring a car separately from say for example Airline Network - so normally I'd say avoid the free car at all costs (by the way, there is nothing wrong with not picking up the free car, with most companies, and taking the rest of the offer).

Sorry I don't have much of an idea of costs in August - we like to go Feb half term when it is much less hot & humid, about half the price and much less busy ...do you have to go this time of year ? Could you consider October, February or Whitsun (Easter is very busy also) ???

Hope this is of some help - I'm sure others will be able to add to it.

A website I like for great Orlando tickets is orlandoticketdeals.com

Also try the forums at wdisneyw.co.uk for specialised Orlando information

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Pippy

Hi Everyone,

New to this Site. Would like to book to go to Florida end of May 2007. Am not a good flyer though, especially when dark. Can anyone help by advising me how many hours flying in the dark the return journey would be? I understand there are flights around 6pm and 8.10pm Virgin and as the sunrise in London at that time of year is 4.30am can anyone advise how this would work, i.e. how many hours in dark/light? Help!! Sue.

Sue
I used to be a very nervous flyer and I had some hypnotherapy and that helped.

If you fly about 6pm I think you'll have about 5-6 hours in the dark.

It really doesn't bother me now and your return journey is usually about an hour and a half shorter anyway (tail wind)