Planning Your Dream Vacation..!.

[real mad hatter]

Good Morning All..Especially to those who have already booked their next Disney vacation and the clock is counting those days away.....Lucky sods..But what about us dreamers.? .....The ones who haven't yet put down a deposit..There I was this morning, making a small deposit ( $200 ) into our Disney account ( Yep,we opened up a account with Santander several years ago, and named it Disney ) So anyway, the girl behind the counter asks are we heading back to WDW soon ?..Nope..Not until 2015 ..October..But I did mention that were off to Andalusia in 2 weeks time. ( just doesn't feel the same ) ...Depression setting in already...But hey! I'am packing a couple of Disney T- shirts, and my new Mickey swim shorts....Here's my question to all you Disney dreamers..How do you motivate yourself on planning a trip that's exactly two years away...Forget about the easy stuff like where to eat, how much $$$$$ to take, or what resort to book,etc..I'am talking long term motivation...Now as far as savings go, I've got that tied up in a plan of how much each month to put away and a reasonable cash target..I'am wondering about the self belief in what your planning for..Two years seems so far away..So much can happen in that time..Do any of you have a dream motivation plan, if there's such a thing..?..As far as all you lucky sods that can just down tools and zoom off..Don't respond here....or else...I'll turn green and get angry....

 

[s&k'smom]

For us it was opening a savings account that we use specifically for Disney trips. We also turn our camera tapes into DVD's so we watch them and then go on youtube to see what rides we should try that we were two scared to before, of course we are brave a year out but surprisings start to debate if we should really go on once the trip gets closer!

 

[jw24]

All I can say is take it one month at a time. You could save a little each day but it becomes too overwhelming and painstaking that you may forget. Keep it in your mind but it's not something you need to fret about every day! I would think that there are certain months/times of the year where you'll need to spend more like for holidays, birthdays, other vacations or the need to buy big time products or big events and such. So depending on which months doesn't require a whole lot of spending overall per say, those months should be the designated ones where you're willing to put more in the savings.

 

[awoogala]

We started, our first year, 2009, with not quite enough, but expecting a great check in a few months, and an awesome sale (buy 4 nights, get one free or something, plus free dining). We bit the bullet and put it on our credit card, paid it off in 2 months ($3000 for 4). We never expected to go more than once or twice..lol
When we got back, we opened a separate vacation account, and started saving for the next one, and the next one..we put any extra money in there, seriously pushing the savings up for a long time.
These days, we tend to have enough for 2 trips saved in there, so its not such an issue. (sorry!)

 

[Susan Savia]

We are going in February 2014 for 2 weeks, but we are now planning a 2 week September 2014 trip as well. We know we want to go to the Halloween party most of all, might even go twice this time! So far we've figured out the dates we want. The savings for this trip will begin upon our return from the February trip.