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Extra Magic Hours

MickeyMind

Active Member
Original Poster
I cannot believe how rude some of you are.. it was a simple question and an extra $15 per person adds up to an extra $45 dollars for the extra 3.. some of you act like thats nothing!...

As if disney doesnt try to screw you over and squeeze out every dime from your pocket, but when I try to squeeze something out of disney, some of you act like that is an unspeakable thing to do!...

To the nasty responses.. thank you so much for your info but we'll do things our way like we always done!

To the kind posters thank you for your valued information, we decided not to do it and save all that disney hotel money all together and stay at an outside resort..I appreciate your MATURE responses
 

WDW 3

Well-Known Member
Good choice. You would not have enjoyed 5 in a room with two double beds and not a lot of extra room to camp out on the floor. A problem I see here is not trying to "squeeze something extra" but the example your parents set for you and you will unfortunately set for your children, if this is "like we always done" . It's breaking the rules. Rules are not made to be broken.
 

OklaHoops

Member
What's wrong with people these days

It doesn't seem a lot but it does add up. Your "shortcut" is not you getting a good deal but everyone else paying higher rates for your indescretion. Is this what you want to be an example of? I guess so.:(
 

Unomas

Well-Known Member
LOL, Figment73, I can understand wanting people to follow the rules because the rest of us do - but I doubt anyone here has never tried to bend the rules in order to make something work. If it meant going to Disney World or not going to Disney World I might consider it too because I love Disney so much. People will go to great lengths to find happiness. I'm fortunate enough to not have to worry about that. You shouldn't wish ill-will upon others though.
 

Stellajack

Premium Member
In the Parks
No
I cannot believe how rude some of you are.. it was a simple question and an extra $15 per person adds up to an extra $45 dollars for the extra 3.. some of you act like thats nothing!...

As if disney doesnt try to screw you over and squeeze out every dime from your pocket, but when I try to squeeze something out of disney, some of you act like that is an unspeakable thing to do!...

To the nasty responses.. thank you so much for your info but we'll do things our way like we always done!

To the kind posters thank you for your valued information, we decided not to do it and save all that disney hotel money all together and stay at an outside resort..I appreciate your MATURE responses

MickeyMind,
Don't take offense, and don't leave the boards. You know you'll have a great time whether you stay onsite or off, whether you get to do EMH or not.

Let us hear about it when you return; and, WHATEVER else you ask, please, please do not ask if it is OK to use last year's resort mug!!!:ROFLOL:
 

Figment73

Member
LOL, Figment73, I can understand wanting people to follow the rules because the rest of us do - but I doubt anyone here has never tried to bend the rules in order to make something work. If it meant going to Disney World or not going to Disney World I might consider it too because I love Disney so much. People will go to great lengths to find happiness. I'm fortunate enough to not have to worry about that. You shouldn't wish ill-will upon others though.
Yes, we are the fortunate ones who get to go to Disney and stay at Disney. And yes US the fortunate who are paying the higher costs for the idiots who try to SQUEEZE a little out of Mickey. I really hate when people try to get something for nothing. I try to set a good example for my kids maybe others should do the same....
 

draybook

Well-Known Member
I'm not going to bash the OP, but I do want to ask him one thing. If an extra $20 a day is really going to keep you guys from going, then maybe you guys have more problems than having to pay for extra rooms?

If you're going for 10 days, that would be an extra $200. I know most vacations to WDW cost around 2k, and that's for value resorts. If you already have 2k and can't afford the extra $200, then there's a problem.

There's no reason to "squeeze" anything out of Disney, because Disney isn't squeezing anything out of you. TDO isn't holding a gun to your head, saying that you HAVE to spend your money there.

I'm going to be spending around 5k this year on our trip, which includes 16 or 17 days in the Orlando area and I'm not trying to be shady about anything at all. And believe me, I work VERY hard for my money.
 

Figment73

Member
I'm not going to bash the OP, but I do want to ask him one thing. If an extra $20 a day is really going to keep you guys from going, then maybe you guys have more problems than having to pay for extra rooms?

If you're going for 10 days, that would be an extra $200. I know most vacations to WDW cost around 2k, and that's for value resorts. If you already have 2k and can't afford the extra $200, then there's a problem.

There's no reason to "squeeze" anything out of Disney, because Disney isn't squeezing anything out of you. TDO isn't holding a gun to your head, saying that you HAVE to spend your money there.

I'm going to be spending around 5k this year on our trip, which includes 16 or 17 days in the Orlando area and I'm not trying to be shady about anything at all. And believe me, I work VERY hard for my money.
Very well put. I agree with everything you have said.
 

WDWRLD

Active Member
Check over at POR at Alligator Bayou....Even if you pay for the extra people they will not allow 5 at the Values or any other Mods except there. I understand trying to save but think, if everyone only paid for 2 but had 3 people in a room and PoP was at capacity there would be about 2000 people paying for 5000 people using the features.
 

slappy magoo

Well-Known Member
I cannot believe how rude some of you are.. it was a simple question and an extra $15 per person adds up to an extra $45 dollars for the extra 3.. some of you act like thats nothing!...

As if disney doesnt try to screw you over and squeeze out every dime from your pocket, but when I try to squeeze something out of disney, some of you act like that is an unspeakable thing to do!...

To the nasty responses.. thank you so much for your info but we'll do things our way like we always done!

To the kind posters thank you for your valued information, we decided not to do it and save all that disney hotel money all together and stay at an outside resort..I appreciate your MATURE responses

Hey buddy, this bar is great, isn’t it? Listen, that’s your sister over there, right? Yeah, I’m thinking about buying her a drink, but slipping something in it so she’s easier to…you know…so, what kind of beer does she like? Hopefully something cheap, like Pabst…HEY! Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa, calm down dude! Drinks in this place are expensive! If I had to pay for every drink it’d take to get her effectively sloshed, I couldn’t give her cab fare tomorrow! You don’t want her walking home, do ya? Fine, I’ll take her to the dive bar down the street , they’ve got 3 dollar pitchers till midnight! There! Ya HAPPY?


Aaaaaaaaaand, SCENE!

There are certain types of comments that are prone to rankling various members. There’s the post that talks – or brags – about breaking the rules (pool hoppers, you know who you are). There are people looking for advice on breaking the rules (I am NOT waiting on those lines next week, anyone know where I can rent a wheelchair/stroller cheap?). Once in a while, you get a twofer (we’re going during free dining, we’re saying our 12 year old is 9 for the cheaper ticket, but he doesn’t want to eat from the child’s menu! How can I rip off WDW coming AND going? HELP!).

The OP is a twofer: “We’re not all paying for the privilege of staying onsite, but we DO want all of the perks of staying onsite. Is this possible?”

So here’s the deal, yeah, we may all have some invisible line of morality, and your line and my line might not exist on the same plane. Maybe I draw the line at bringing old refillable mugs back. Maybe not even that. Maybe I think everything is permitted. Maybe I think The Great Santini was too lenient. Whatever.

But if/when anyone decides to talk about breaking the rules – regardless of how the OP feels about those rules and whether or not they’re worth breaking – EVERYONE’S allowed to pile on. EVERYONE’S allowed to show where their invisible line is. And if the OP can’t take comments about their lack of morality any given issue, then don’t comment.

Personally, I would’ve offered the same advice many others did, though I would’ve tried to stay on the kind side – you can’t get EMH without a room card, the Values are too small for 5 anyway, if you’re caught, they’re gonna make you get another room or move out so why risk ruining your vacation, etc. What irks me is the OP’S subsequent comment. His/her comments make it seem like he/she thinks going to WDW is a right, not a privilege. Look, I’d love to go to WDW at least 2 weeks every year, and always stay in monorail resort suites on the deluxe dining plan. Can’t afford it, so I don’t do it. I go when I can afford it, and I stay where I can afford and for the length of time I can afford, and if I have to wait another year to afford the trip I want, it’s what I do. It’s what grownups do. Yeah, WDW IS expensive, and if we as a nation decide to blow WDW off until their prices are more in line, they’ll find a way to cut prices I’m sure. I feel the same way about sporting events & most concerts, I think prices for the most part are crazy, and I rarely go to stadium events unless I can get some legitimate deals, certainly don’t go to scalpers or somehow-legitimate “ticket brokers.” But I’m in a distinct minority there, and as long as people are willing to pay a hundred dollars for nosebleed seats, some bean counter’s always gonna say “why not see if we can get $110?” I don’t scream about it, and I don’t try to sneak in, I just don’t go.

You’re not going to get my sympathy because you were talking about breaking the rules and people complained about it. ESPECIALLY because, the only reason you’re no longer breaking the rules is because it wouldn’t work out completely in your favor: “oh, 5 of us can’t get in to EMH because we’re only paying for 2? Fine, we’ll stay offsite. HAPPY NOW .” It practically oozes contempt for us for pointing out that you want something for nothing. Breaking the rules with impunity is not something MATURE people should do, so your making comments about MATURE responses is kinda laughable.
 

Monty

Brilliant...and Canadian
In the Parks
No
Slappy,

Well stated!

My only question is the relevance of the opening paragraph... Is there an issue? :lookaroun
 

slappy magoo

Well-Known Member
Slappy,

Well stated!

My only question is the relevance of the opening paragraph... Is there an issue? :lookaroun


Sometimes people don't know what they sound like until a parallel scenario is presented.

Oh, and my sister's a sucker for a free beer. :lookaroun
 

durangojim

Well-Known Member
I have a feeling that the OP may be a teen trying to save his folks some dough, and in his mind (I'm assuming it's a guy) he's doing right by his parents. I know that Disney allows kids to stay in a room for free, does anyone know what the cut-off age is. If the kids are young enough it might be a moot point. Even though there are 5 people one person would just have to miss out on EMH each night and sleep in the car. Seems fair to me. And I do think pool hopping is the worst thing someone can do at WDW.
 

harveyt0206

Well-Known Member
Thank you Magoo, for politely pointing out the problem. I thought about this post all night (boring night around my house I guess) as I tried to view this from both sides and the problem that I kept coming back to was exactly what you so eloquently pointed out: Disney is expensive and we all have to deal with that when vacationing there. And also, while some feel that breaking the rules is perfectly acceptable, others take personal offense to it (I would have to put myself in this category). That is what makes us all individuals. We are each independent thinkers with our own set of life experiences.

I too would love to take multiple trips to Disney and stay at the best of the best. It has been five years since my last trip. I have been saving every penny for the past two years just so I can afford it. So I certainly understand how going to Disney is not the most affordable vacation option.

I guess my only comment for the OP would be this: No one wants to begrudge you or your family the opportunity to vacation at Disney. It is your right as much as anyone elses and if you can afford it, then that is wonderful and I certainly wish you nothing but the best during your trip. But also please try to understand that not everyone is going to agree with your methodology for saving money. These are very touchy issues that involve personal preferences and judgement calls. In the end, I suppose the issue is moot now that you have chosen to stay off site so I do wish you and your family a wonderful trip.
 

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