Planning Disneyland/WDW trip - Package Deal?

captainkidd

captainkidd

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So, we've decided to do something insane next year and spend a week in Disneyland, then fly out to Florida and spend a week at WDW.

The airfare is going to be a separate issue, but is there any packages that will allow for this type of crazy vacation? Or, do we just have to book everything separately?
 
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DisneyJoe

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Book separate.

Like WDW and DCL, WDW and DLR are separate with different payment/cancel policies etc.

For example, your dlr package documents will contain live ticket media.
 
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dreamfinder

dreamfinder

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The only thing that would benefit you in this situation would be to look into the Disney Premier Passport. See if that helps you to break even on the tickets (I'd wager no). Outside of that they operate as two fairly autonomous entities.
 
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captainkidd

captainkidd

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dreamfinder said:
The only thing that would benefit you in this situation would be to look into the Disney Premier Passport. See if that helps you to break even on the tickets (I'd wager no). Outside of that they operate as two fairly autonomous entities.
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No, definitely not. That pass is a complete ripoff. I'm very surprised it's as expensive as it is. If the price was lower, they would get people that only visit one of the two, to possibly visit both. But the pricing is no incentive at all.
 
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captainkidd

captainkidd

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Well, WDW is booked. Staying at Art of Animation Cars Suite July 11-21. Can't book Disneyland yet, but am aiming for July 4-11. Gonna be some LONG flights.
 
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real mad hatter

real mad hatter

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Awesome.

Well that's different and awesome,we have done Disneyland whilst visiting DW sister in L.A.and also Paris,but WDW is hands down the number one.Enjoy and book separate.:wave:
 
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devoy1701

devoy1701

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captainkidd said:
Well, WDW is booked. Staying at Art of Animation Cars Suite July 11-21. Can't book Disneyland yet, but am aiming for July 4-11. Gonna be some LONG flights.
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Unless you're going to splurge and stay at Grand Californian, staying on property over there is worthless. Much better to stay at a Good Neighbor hotel...some are close to to the parks than say Paradise Pier is and they are AT LEAST 50% less. We learned the hard way...

Also, I don't think ADRs outside of a few select places are necessary at all. In fact it got to the point where we felt almost silly walking up to the host/hostess and saying "we have a reservation". Blue Bayou, Storybook Cafe, Nappa Rose, yes...not much outside of those.
 
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captainkidd

captainkidd

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devoy1701 said:
Unless you're going to splurge and stay at Grand Californian, staying on property over there is worthless. Much better to stay at a Good Neighbor hotel...some are close to to the parks than say Paradise Pier is and they are AT LEAST 50% less. We learned the hard way...

Also, I don't think ADRs outside of a few select places are necessary at all. In fact it got to the point where we felt almost silly walking up to the host/hostess and saying "we have a reservation". Blue Bayou, Storybook Cafe, Nappa Rose, yes...not much outside of those.
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Disneyland may be a once in a lifetime trip for us. We're gonna stay at the Disneyland Hotel. I love the look of the rooms, and the hotel looks like pure Disney.
 
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devoy1701

devoy1701

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captainkidd said:
Disneyland may be a once in a lifetime trip for us. We're gonna stay at the Disneyland Hotel. I love the look of the rooms, and the hotel looks like pure Disney.
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Disneyland Hotel has been undergoing refurbishments which I believe has helped make it feel more "Disney," so I hope it lives up to your expectations. I will eagerly await your reviews as for us to give it a chance for a future trip. For the longest time it had a feel of any other resort like a Hilton just with Disney's name slapped on it. Afterall, that hotel wasn't built by Disney. I'm sure you guys will love it though. From our experience though we've decided that unless we do GC that staying on property isn't worth it to us. Disneyland Hotel and Paradise Pier don't have that same "Disney Resort" feel to them, whereas GC rivals that ambience you get with the Wilderness Lodge...plus I would love having a room that overlooked DCA.
 
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devoy1701

devoy1701

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I just want to say I'm not trying to rain on your parade or anything. But we did it in 2009....and we were excited and determined to do certain things like we do at WDW...such as stay on property....eat at lots of restaurants, etc, and it just wasn't the same over there. Knowing that now, I know my money is better spent elsewhere.
 
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Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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Wow, sounds like a blast! The Disneyland Hotel is very nice, along with Paradise Pier. I've stayed in both, although it's been YEARS since I stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. They both have their share of Disney, so both are awesome. The Grand Californian is on a whole other level though. I won't even get into that hotel.
 
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devoy1701

devoy1701

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If I remember correctly it cost us $3,000 to go to Disneyland for 6 days including our roundtrip airfare from Tampa to LAX. That included our Theme Park view room at Paradise Pier and our incidentals (including a Segway Tour of DCA). About 2 months before our trip we were able to rebook our same flights at about half the price on SW, bringing our roundtrip cost to about $270/person.
 
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