DH got me one for Christmas this year, and did lots of research beforehand. He narrowed it down to the Tech TV pick and PC Magazine's favorite. I love my choice--The Nikon Cool Pix 2500.
It's a 2.4 megapixel and has a display. It took me a week to stop trying to look through a viewfinder, but I now love the display. My kids do, too-they ask to see any picture right away!
When he got it, he paid about 220 at Costco, but we were out shopping last month and saw if for the same at Wal Mart. We assume that because the 5.x megapixel's are out, the prices on the older cameras will go down.
Just buy whatever memory media BEFORE heading to Florida. I got a 128 card before leaving, forgot to set the camera down from Fine and had to get another card in MGM. I paid the same for the 32 meg card in WDW than I'd paid for a 128 at Wal Mart, but we expected it to be $$. At least, he was kind enough to find me a used laptop on ebay last month, so now I can download pictures as I go!
Suzanne