Originally posted by barnum42
Biggest money saving tip is to stay offsite. I get plenty of magic in the parks and all I do in my hotel room is sleep.
Last trip I paid £350 each for two - flights from UK and two weeks hotel a ten minute drive from the parking lots. No way I could get that staying onsite.Originally posted by wannab@dis
I see this all the time and I have to disagree. We've been 4 times in the past 3 years and yet to pay more than $70/night at the high end. The average rate has been in the $50's. This past Dec, we paid $49/night.
Granted, we stay at the All Stars, but we think they're great. We would like to stay at POR some time, but can't pass up these great rates. Keep watching for the codes and change those ressies when one comes out. It's worth it!
As for the OP: We try to eat our bigger meal at lunch and then snack in the evening or go to the Food Court at the resort. The lunch menus always are cheaper with about the same amount of food as the evenings.
Easiest money saving tip that we found -- budget your souvenir spending! Set up an amount before you leave and stick to it.
Originally posted by RandeB
...don't save you money if you don't like the drinks!
I don't drink anything you get in the mugs except for a lemonade/iced tea when desperate for a little flavor in the drink.
My picky wife likes the coffee, my picky brother bought a mug, didn't like the coffee and ended up paying $10 for a coffee he didn't drink, and then didn't use the mug again. It didn't help that he left the mug in the carry on net on the Safari ride.
Originally posted by RandeB
...don't save you money if you don't like the drinks!
I don't drink anything you get in the mugs except for a lemonade/iced tea when desperate for a little flavor in the drink.
My picky wife likes the coffee, my picky brother bought a mug, didn't like the coffee and ended up paying $10 for a coffee he didn't drink, and then didn't use the mug again. It didn't help that he left the mug in the carry on net on the Safari ride.
Originally posted by barnum42
Biggest money saving tip is to stay offsite. I get plenty of magic in the parks and all I do in my hotel room is sleep.
Originally posted by tigsmom
All right you two....:lol:
Pragmatic can be my middle name. As I've posted on other topics, if your budget can go to staying onsite then I'm not going to begrudge a person from enjoying it.Originally posted by tigsmom
Barnum, I can understand what you are saying, but for us its just not a trip to WDW unless we stay on site, but then we aren't traveling as far as you. I have stayed off site before, on my first trip in 1978. It just wasn't the same. There is just something about being in a WDW resort...I guess I really can't explain it. Guess I'm not as practical as others. :wave:
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