Disneyfanman
Well-Known Member
We always call Disney multiple times for deals, look to websites like this one and Mousesavers.com, and use the unofficial guide as a resource. I buy multi-day tickets with no expiration and use a few days each year. We never go to the parks 5 days straight because it kills us. The last time I purchased 7 day hoppers and went two years (3 days and 4 days). I have stayed on site and off site, and either is fine because we usually go during the busier times and don't care about the EMH perk. (I avoid the park that is offering the morning hours!). I look for hotels that have a nice pool, and a place to ease back and relax. You can stay at nice places for between 75 and 125 per night if you look for deals.
We eat at one nice restaurant per day, and snack the rest. Usually McDonalds for breakfast (Either the one by the AK or the one by Goodings). I know exactly what each restaurant costs because I am a frequent visitor.
The whole thing usually costs us between 2,000 and 3,000 for a week each year. I spent 5,000 on my first visit years ago, and not since. The tickets are included in that and the cost of those are spread out over the previous year or two.
This year we spent 4 days (three days in the parks)
I had the tickets, but they were about 30 bucks a day per person.
Daily costs:
Daily tickets: 120.00
One nice meal 125.00
Breakfast at McD. 25.00
Daily Snacks. 50.00
Hotel: 140.00
Misc. Shopping / day. 50.00.
That was 500.00 per day on park days, and one extra night in a hotel. For 4 days it was about 2200.00. You can do it cheaper too, but we really like eating at one nice restaurant every day. You could knock off 50 bucks per day if you didn't do that. You can also stay in much cheaper hotels. We have paid as little as 70 dollars per day (including tax) for a cheaper place to sleep. In recent years I have stayed in nicer places though.
Of course, you still have transportation costs. We drive to Florida to visit my parents every year, so I never figure that because I have to spend it anyway.
It's expensive no matter what you do, but you don't have to spend 5 grand.
We eat at one nice restaurant per day, and snack the rest. Usually McDonalds for breakfast (Either the one by the AK or the one by Goodings). I know exactly what each restaurant costs because I am a frequent visitor.
The whole thing usually costs us between 2,000 and 3,000 for a week each year. I spent 5,000 on my first visit years ago, and not since. The tickets are included in that and the cost of those are spread out over the previous year or two.
This year we spent 4 days (three days in the parks)
I had the tickets, but they were about 30 bucks a day per person.
Daily costs:
Daily tickets: 120.00
One nice meal 125.00
Breakfast at McD. 25.00
Daily Snacks. 50.00
Hotel: 140.00
Misc. Shopping / day. 50.00.
That was 500.00 per day on park days, and one extra night in a hotel. For 4 days it was about 2200.00. You can do it cheaper too, but we really like eating at one nice restaurant every day. You could knock off 50 bucks per day if you didn't do that. You can also stay in much cheaper hotels. We have paid as little as 70 dollars per day (including tax) for a cheaper place to sleep. In recent years I have stayed in nicer places though.
Of course, you still have transportation costs. We drive to Florida to visit my parents every year, so I never figure that because I have to spend it anyway.
It's expensive no matter what you do, but you don't have to spend 5 grand.
