🔴 BOOK / CONFIRM TODAY (I can't transact — these are yours to tap)
- CAR — book today. Pick up at MCO when you land Sun, return Tue before your flight. Cheapest fast: check Costco Travel or AutoSlash.com (auto-rebooks lower rates), or the agency app directly. ~2.5 days, 1 driver. Confirmation #: ____________
- FLIGHTS — confirm booked. You said airport ~9 AM Sunday. Out: ____ → MCO ____ · Return Tue: MCO ____ → ____ If NOT booked, this is tonight's #1.
- UNIVERSAL tickets — buy in advance (cheaper + locks your date; gate is pricier). New Epic Universe opened May '26 — decide Epic vs Studios/Islands. Authorized discount sellers: Undercover Tourist, AttractionTickets, or universalorlando.com. Which park + day: ____________
- Universal kosher: none confirmed inside the park — plan to eat before / pack kosher for the park day (call Universal dining if you want to confirm).
The plan — day by day
SUNDAY Jun 14 — travel + settle
- Daven before you go (you said you'll pray before the 9 AM airport run). Asher call window 9:30–10 — take it from the gate.
- Land MCO → pick up car → check in: ____________ (lodging?)
- Storage stop — address: ____________ · grab: ____________
- Grocery run — stock the basics (below) so you're not stuck. Dinner: kosher (below) or in.
MONDAY Jun 15 — the big day (Universal)
- Shacharis (minyan below) → Universal. Pack kosher food/snacks + water.
- Take it in — no rush. Mincha on the road / Maariv back near base.
- Reminder (home, not trip): $9,854 mortgage cluster funds today — make sure it cleared.
TUESDAY Jun 16 — your errands + return
- Shacharis → your personal to-dos: ____________ (storage round-2? property? )
- Return car at MCO → fly home. Leave base by: ____
🕍 Where to daven (Champions Gate / Davenport area)
- Champions Gate Chabad Minyan — Rabbi Boruch Lazar, old Champions Gate section; the villa-area minyan. Times via kosherorlando.org/minyanim + kleinsrentals.com/minyan-mikvah. Godaven lists it at 9077 Hazard St, Davenport 33896 (godaven.com).
- Chabad of South Orlando (Dr. Phillips, closer to Universal) — weekday Shacharis 7:15 AM, Mincha/Maariv ~10 min before shkia. jewishorlando.com.
- ⚠️ Confirm exact times when you land — summer/weekday minyan times shift; text the Chabad or check the sites above.
🍽️ Kosher food + grocery (mostly Dr. Phillips / Orlando, ~30–40 min from Champions Gate)
| Eat in | Kosher Eatery (Dr. Phillips) — pizza, pasta, salmon, hummus · koshereateryorlando.com. Plus Sabbaba Market, Kosher Pizza. |
| Supermarket | Orlando Kosher Market — full kosher supermarket (stock the trip here). |
| Quick | Winn-Dixie carries kosher (chalav yisroel dairy, J2 pizza, meat/chicken) — closest fill-in near Davenport. |
| Bulk | Costco Business Center — Empire chicken, kosher salmon, grape juice, cholov yisroel cheese. |
| Hub | kosherorlando.org — the villa-area kosher food + kashering hub. |
Pack / don't-forget
- Tefillin + siddur (both)
- Kosher snacks for Universal
- Water bottles (FL heat)
- Sunscreen + hats
- Phone chargers / battery
- Storage key/code
- Car-seat? (Yaakov's age)
- Universal tickets on phone