ricknmorty28
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I recently went to rhodes, this was before the fires and i could not recommend it enough such a beautiful island and theres loads to do
I recently went to rhodes, this was before the fires and i could not recommend it enough such a beautiful island and theres loads to do
Coming back was a slow car park all the way back from Bristol to Tamworth so over 7 hours with 2 stops .
Came back a day early from South Devon as the forecast was high winds and rain, the beach webcam was showing waves crashing right over the sea wall so we think we made the right choice .
Going down took 4 hours including one stop so around 3 and a half hours driving, coming back was a slow car park all the way back from Bristol to Tamworth so over 7 hours with 2 stops .
40 years of evaporation.
Finally recovered from our holiday to the house of mouse (Disney and Universal Orlando). Great fun as usual but excruciatingly hot. 36 degrees but feels 41 - Florida heatwave. Managed to get prickly heat bumps all over the back of my neck and inside my armpits. Not nice.
For anyone going, Galaxy's Edge (the new Starwars land) is absolutely superb although Rise of the Resistance breaks down a lot. As in we went on it 4 times and out of those it only worked properly once. In one run we were kept in prison by the Empire for 45 minutes which we felt was taking immersion to an extreme (although at least the Empire have good air con so swings and roundabouts...). I also came back having visited Savi's workshop - this is a secret resistance stronghold where the strongest use "scrap metal" to build their own very high quality light saber. Total nerd fest. I loved it, and it is brilliantly done, turning what is essentially a 2 minute exercise into a 20 minute experience.
The new Tron coaster is also very good fun - it does have some seats at the back for those that cannot clamber / squeeze themselves onto the Tron bike seats (they are surprisingly ungenerous given the dimensions of many theme park dwelling Americans) as is the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride in Epcot. Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is also excellent - when it is working - again it's unreliable in many places.
Universal was also fun but unless you like super aggressive rollercoasters they haven't had a new ride in a while. We went on Hagrids motorbikes a few times (also has breaking down issues).
The main issue was the heat. If climate change keeps pushing it up, the parks are going to be empty in the summer and packed at Christmas / Easter.
I will vouch for this. Very very very expensive. Not just the theme park tickets and the hotels but just food and drink. Most half decent places in and around Disney and Universal you will be paying $30 to $40 for a main course.They loved it , kids are well into Star Wars etc . Very very expensive, well it was for them .