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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby Pony_Fan » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:53 am

How far is the airport from the campus? Based on the gametime, would have to get in on Friday night, maybe leave after the game on Saturday.

Let me know what you guys see out there. I'm waiting to see what the MC does.
I saw a few last night for $250 - not the greatest hotels but it's only one night.
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby One Trick Pony » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:33 pm

Pony_Fan wrote:How far is the airport from the campus? Based on the gametime, would have to get in on Friday night, maybe leave after the game on Saturday.

Let me know what you guys see out there. I'm waiting to see what the MC does.
I saw a few last night for $250 - not the greatest hotels but it's only one night.




15 miles from the airport.

I"m at the Marriott airport north i have a full size car. You can ride with me i will give you foos the grand tour.


travelocity.com $299 direct air and **** Marriott in Friday Morn out 6:45 Sat
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby One Trick Pony » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:39 pm

I just checked on travelocity.com you can get the deal i have for $367 at The Marriott nicest hotel around that area. If your waiting on a better deal with the Mustang Club ummm.......
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby ALEX LIFESON » Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:51 pm

One Trick Pony wrote:
Pony_Fan wrote:How far is the airport from the campus? Based on the gametime, would have to get in on Friday night, maybe leave after the game on Saturday.

Let me know what you guys see out there. I'm waiting to see what the MC does.
I saw a few last night for $250 - not the greatest hotels but it's only one night.




15 miles from the airport.

I"m at the Marriott airport north i have a full size car. You can ride with me i will give you foos the grand tour.


travelocity.com $299 direct air and **** Marriott in Friday Morn out 6:45 Sat


You must have a bus, I heard about 12 folks say they are riding with you?
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby One Trick Pony » Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:09 pm

12? I hope they all are not at different hotels.
RGV is the only RSVP I have so far
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby One Trick Pony » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:40 pm

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... =UTF8&z=11

This map shows my way to Bright House Stadium, the link above is the toll road option.

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It takes 1:56 minutes to fly to Orlando (MCO) from DFW
It's 2:29 minuets on the way back against the jet stream.

The Orlando airport is easy to navigate as it has two wings A & B the only thing that can get tricky if your being picked us is to note what level of three you are on. You will take a tram over to the main termanal once you arive. Notice the look on the parents faces with the little kids with the Mickey mouse ears on the way back to the terminal LOL.

Existing the airport is easy you go straight out 436 or you can take the toll roads over to the University.
Make sure you have cash in pocket because they don't take credit. its about $7 to use their freaking roads each way.

I like to shoot straight out of the airport on 436 or other wise known as Cimarron Road about 7 miles north to you hit University Blvd hang a right go east you will see the UCF flags when you start getting close about 7 miles you will dead end into the Campus.

The campus is shaped in a giant circle about 4.5 miles around everything including the Stadium is inside of this circle .
When you arrive on campus parking is a long ways out about a one mile walk in. You can drive up and let people out then take the walk your self if you like. If you have a tailgate yearly space you just drive up on the lawn that surround the Bright House.

Bright House was made on a 50 million dollar budget it's all made with recycled metals aluminum etc. It is a giant erector set. It moves when people jump and cheer and has even been called the trampoline. You can see the vibration when game are televised . (Zombie Nation is big)

When the stadium was first opened they allowed the kids to camp out the night before and they got really drunk. The school was getting a nasty reputation like Texas Tech with unruly obnoxious fans hating on visiting fans walking through the younger kids territories. Its lightened up quite a bit sense they cracked down on the drunk kids and attempted to educate them on making it a more friendly environment.

There are many options for staying in the Orlando area. If you are staying for more than a night I always recommend Coca Beach area around the pier. Lots of everything. Its 37 miles out there but seems like 150 after tailgating all day be warned. If you want easy in and out as I do you will stay at anyone of the hotels that are considered Airport North. You can stay down town if your doing the kid thing but its along ride to campus.

All of the women on campus are 5'7" blond hair blue eyes :)

It has been said that this Campus was the only school to build and open both a new football stadium and basket ball arena the same year.
The entire place looks like a club med big time.

I belive we will win this game if we preasure the young quarter back and get him out of sink, can we do that??

Have fun.
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby Peruna88 » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:19 pm

We will get our own car as our flight back is 5:35pm. You said we could make it; we'll see on Saturday!
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby One Trick Pony » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:38 pm

Peruna88 wrote:We will get our own car as our flight back is 5:35pm. You said we could make it; we'll see on Saturday!



You can make it if you leave before the crowd and take the TOLL ROAD back you will be there i'n 20 min. Get there early and pay to park close
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Re: Orlando Trip Info - Must book fast for deals after ECU w

Postby JesuitPony » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:17 pm

UCF is pretty accessible from the 408 and the 417. 20 minutes to the airport might be a little optimistic, but if you can get out ahead of traffic you should be there within 20 - 30 minutes.
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