Spike101
Affable gay geek
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2018
I've been posting a lot on these forums and been in a bit of a reflective mood tonight, so thought I'd share just why I'm off to 'The darkside' in just over 5 weeks time, in January 2018 going to Orlando wasnt even a thought......
So January 2018 I was looking for a job, I'd quit and finished at my last place of employment at the end of December, my choice, I was very unhappy, I had to leave, it was a bold step, but one I knew I had to do.
Please bear with, anyhoo, this time last year, I got a new job, I was very, very lucky to be out of work for only just over a month, keep with this please.
So I had a new job, and once I'd settled in was very happy, fast forward to the summer, I had to have some dental work, thats when I started the 6 month road to see if I had cancer of the mouth, my dentist having spotted something that she knew had to be checked out.
So the very slow process of me having appointments at the hospital began, come August, on my regular radio channel I listen to every day, 2 DJ's are doing a radio show from Orlando, lucky buggers, I was so jealous that they got paid to be somewhere I'd always wanted to go.
And thats what got me thinking, without wanting to sound too morbid, I had the threat of cancer hanging over my head, and I thought to myself, well, you know what, this may be your only chance, so I looked at how much a holiday to Orlando would cost, and it was a lot less than I thought it would be.
But, it was never about Disney, Universal always appealed more, I've been to Disneyland Paris a couple of times so kinda felt I'd done it, I did go to Universal in Hollywood back in 1995 and loved it (So chuffed I can say I did the Back to the Future ride) and lets face it, Harry Potter, Marvel and the Simpsons to look forward to!
So, after watching many, many vlogs on Youtube, reading god knows how many reviews of just about everything Universal online, buying the guidebooks (The Unofficial Guides) I'm raring to go, oh, and I got the all clear on the mouth cancer, although I do have to have laser surgery on my mouth (just a precaution) a week after I get home.
Lastly I would like to add how brilliant everyone on these forums have been in my short time of posting, everything I've asked has been answered in the best way possible, not a 'troll' to be seen, thanks for reading all this ,witches and wizards and mutants (Rogue is my favourite by the way)
Spike.
(Seeya there from 4th March if you're around)
So January 2018 I was looking for a job, I'd quit and finished at my last place of employment at the end of December, my choice, I was very unhappy, I had to leave, it was a bold step, but one I knew I had to do.
Please bear with, anyhoo, this time last year, I got a new job, I was very, very lucky to be out of work for only just over a month, keep with this please.
So I had a new job, and once I'd settled in was very happy, fast forward to the summer, I had to have some dental work, thats when I started the 6 month road to see if I had cancer of the mouth, my dentist having spotted something that she knew had to be checked out.
So the very slow process of me having appointments at the hospital began, come August, on my regular radio channel I listen to every day, 2 DJ's are doing a radio show from Orlando, lucky buggers, I was so jealous that they got paid to be somewhere I'd always wanted to go.
And thats what got me thinking, without wanting to sound too morbid, I had the threat of cancer hanging over my head, and I thought to myself, well, you know what, this may be your only chance, so I looked at how much a holiday to Orlando would cost, and it was a lot less than I thought it would be.
But, it was never about Disney, Universal always appealed more, I've been to Disneyland Paris a couple of times so kinda felt I'd done it, I did go to Universal in Hollywood back in 1995 and loved it (So chuffed I can say I did the Back to the Future ride) and lets face it, Harry Potter, Marvel and the Simpsons to look forward to!
So, after watching many, many vlogs on Youtube, reading god knows how many reviews of just about everything Universal online, buying the guidebooks (The Unofficial Guides) I'm raring to go, oh, and I got the all clear on the mouth cancer, although I do have to have laser surgery on my mouth (just a precaution) a week after I get home.
Lastly I would like to add how brilliant everyone on these forums have been in my short time of posting, everything I've asked has been answered in the best way possible, not a 'troll' to be seen, thanks for reading all this ,witches and wizards and mutants (Rogue is my favourite by the way)
Spike.
(Seeya there from 4th March if you're around)
you will have a great trip. 
when people post and complain how expensive a trip is to either of the major Orlando parks, then they proceed to list a trip full of nearly every extravagance you can imagine. 
