Summer Vacation Plans

Back in August, my brother and I journeyed to Virginia for a time share resort presentation. We did not end up purchasing any property, but did win 2 free vacation stays at various locations throughout the US. We opted for Williamsburg, VA and Orlando, FL, though with a newborn, I will probably only be able to take one trip, and my brother may not be able to go at all. :-( My older brother, though, lives with his family- girlfriend and 2 little girls- in the Tampa area which is only a 1.5 hour drive from Orlando. Thus, baby boy, my mom and I might just venture down to Orlando to meet up with them and visit some of the attractions over our 4 day, 3 night stay.

Now I am looking for cheap Disney Park tickets and inexpensive fun in the Orlando area. We are 2 families working on a budget here! We will probably only visit one Disney theme park, that being Magic Kingdom. It seems that Florida residents can score cheaper park tickets than those buying from afar. So they can get them at a discount. My mom and I may have to purchase from Undercover Tourist which is a legitimate online discount broker to get ours for less.

Now, for other family-related activities on the cheap...a friend of mine used to live in the Orlando area and suggested the following:

• Tubing at Kelly Park, Apopka, FL
• Old Time Kissimmee, Kissimmee, FL

And I came across the following on my own as well:

• Orlando on the Cheap
• Visit Orlando
• Downtown Disney
• PSEA- Educator member discounts

As far as airfare...I will have to see if my boyfriend has any Southwest Airlines credits available. (He flies frequently to Vegas and tends to rack them up that way.) If not, we can probably purchase them via a discount airfare site after doing some shopping around and comparing.