Ayla
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Ticket increases for 2025 were announced 7 months ago.
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Price hike coming 10/9
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Disstevefan1
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Lessons of life -
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bmr1591
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Honestly, it depends on your family. Since it's only my wife and I, staying at an All Star is a better deal (especially with an AP discount) than staying off site. After paying for Ubers/Lyfts, it's cheaper to just stay on site and use Disney transportation. We also avoid hidden resort fees that can often make the price more expensive just for the stay.
Fido Chuckwagon
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I'm not saying it'd be super pleasant, but you could stay at a disney springs offsite hotel (cheaper than all stars) that is walkable to SSR to catch the Disney transportation to the parks. There are ways to do disney really really cheap, but obviously you're losing a lot of the convenience factor.
bmr1591
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I attempted to do this this past weekend. We were coming down for just the Halloween party, so we decided try the Lynx bus to Springs since we'd only have backpacks. I booked a hotel next to Springs for the first night and we were going to stay at AKL the next day to enjoy the pool on the party day. The price looked great for the hotel, but then I saw mention of a potential resort fee. So I called and the $90 a night hotel suddenly had a $35 resort fee, plus a 10% tax on all of that, so I was looking at nearly $40 more for the night. All Star Music was only $140, so I switched over to it for $10 more.
JD80
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You can find inexpensive hotels in Orlando, and if you drive to save money then you have a car. You can easily find rooms for $100 a night most times.
The biggest cost is tickets, but you can try to get when Disney does some ticket deals. Like this summer was 4 tickets to be used at each park form $100 ea.
That's your best bet. You can stay at like Silver Springs resort near AKL that has a full kitchen and it's somewhere between $100 and $150 a night to help with food costs. A less expensive WDW vacation is possible.
I'm a big stay on site and dine person but with 3 kids and the costs going up the first thing that goes is restaurants. Which is why they aren't as crowded anymore.
The biggest cost is tickets, but you can try to get when Disney does some ticket deals. Like this summer was 4 tickets to be used at each park form $100 ea.
That's your best bet. You can stay at like Silver Springs resort near AKL that has a full kitchen and it's somewhere between $100 and $150 a night to help with food costs. A less expensive WDW vacation is possible.
I'm a big stay on site and dine person but with 3 kids and the costs going up the first thing that goes is restaurants. Which is why they aren't as crowded anymore.
Raineman
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Are you a bus driver?
Eric Graham
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Dollywood in Pigeon Forge TN can be really fun also and maybe more affordable for you. They have a number of rollercoasters as well. We have done both Disney and Dollywood.
Eric Graham
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Doesn't Universal usually follow suit when the other raises prices and vice versa?
TrainsOfDisney
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They all add resort fees and parking fees so if you are driving, Disney can still be cheaper or basically the same price.
The only one that will likely be cheaper than All Stars is the Wyndham, especially on Priceline and if you aren’t parking a car.
If you have hotel points with Hilton - they don’t charge resort fees if you use points so it is totally free.
JMcMahonEsq
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Looking right now at just Marriot Properties available in December of this year, you can find 5 properties under 150 per night, some as low as 110 and 105 per night, and that's all within 5-10 miles away. Fairfield Inn and Suites Orlando/Kissimmee Celebration is $89 bucks per night.
TrainsOfDisney
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Those are not Disney Springs hotels so they are not on property - which are the ones I was responding to.
I’ve stayed at the 2 Marriott properties at Flamingo Crossings and they are great choices if you have a car and are a passholder or otherwise have free parking at Disney.
Eric Graham
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Also, if they stay at a Disney resorts and other select hotels you get the added benefit of booking some rides for the duration of your trip 7 days before your trip
bmr1591
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Just a quick check, but from what I see, Fairfield charges a mandatory $10 per night 'destination fee' (resort fee) and $19 per day parking fee, so if you're driving, it's up to $120 quick.
Purduevian
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I'm staying at a Disney Springs hotel on my next trip. 2 Adults, 1 baby (1 year old), 4 nights, 3 day park hopper, I'm estimating ~5k all in for my trip.
| Flights | 1131 | Booked using points, but this is the $ equivalent |
| Tickets | 1098 | Discount through AAA |
| Hotel | 948 | Hilton Buena Vista Disney Springs (includes resort fee, parking, taxes, and theme park parking) |
| Rental car | 260 | Discount through Work |
| Memory maker | 180 | Prebook |
| Food | 800 | $80 per person per day |
| LLMP | 100 | $25 per person per 2 park days (not doing the AK day) |
| parking | 90 | (parking at Disney parks is $30 per day) |
- I could save $508 by staying at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista. I've stayed here before and it's fine.
- I could also probably save $300 in food by being super stingy, not doing any TS meals, not drinking alcohol, not getting snacks, ect.
- I could probably save up to $600 if I wanted to grocery shop and make sandwiches, and never eat park food.
- Finally memory maker, and LLMP are optional, so there's another $280
JD80
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Save another 270ish for not doing hoppers. I always felt hoppers were too much with really young kids. Assuming stroller and bus use.
tissandtully
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Lucky to live locally and be AP holders, which has crossed insane price territory but it is what it is. Bought and paid off DVC a long time ago so our rooms are already basically paid for if we wanna stay overnight.
Purduevian
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Yup, forgot about that one. We did it a year ago when he was ~9months old. The plan is to go to MK on a party day. Last year we were kinda done with it around 4pm, so a few hours at the hotel, then back to DHS/EPCOT for a ride or 2 and a night show. The other morning, we started at EPCOT and kind of finished around 3pm, so we went back to MK.
I'm buying a standard ticket to start in case this year is much different. However, I'm fully intending/expecting to upgrade to a hopper. I'll report back if we don't end up upgrading!
TrainsOfDisney
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Was that cheaper than a Disney Resort or do you prefer Hilton properties?
the_rich
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I just did 5 nights at the ak lodge 3 booked using points I bought and 2 through Disney. 4 day tickets for 2 adults.
$1400 for the room
$900 for the park tickets
$400 for flights(but used points so it was free)
$900 gift card for food and souvenirs($200 was from points.)
$160 for LL
$220 for party Tix
So almost $4000 if i paid for it all, but $3400 out of pocket. For me this was well worth the money and about the same price as I paid to go to Cancun for the same amount of time.
$1400 for the room
$900 for the park tickets
$400 for flights(but used points so it was free)
$900 gift card for food and souvenirs($200 was from points.)
$160 for LL
$220 for party Tix
So almost $4000 if i paid for it all, but $3400 out of pocket. For me this was well worth the money and about the same price as I paid to go to Cancun for the same amount of time.