Need help in budget....

[JL2002]

Hey all, planning a trip to disney from Aug29-Sept3. We are planning to drive from Markham down to Orlando. On mapquest, they show a total of 2200km approximately. I got a quote for the All Star Movies Resort for 3 adult 1 children.

5 nights
2 MYW Tix non-hops
free dining
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TOTAL: $997.56usd including tax.

and then we're going to Universal Studios probably for the other 3 days so

2days/3rd day free tix $112w/tax x4
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TOTAL: $448usd including tax.

------------------------GRAND TOTAL: $1450 x 1.24 = $1792.50cdn

now the question, how long does it take to drive down there? 2 days? and how much approximately will be for gas for both ways? And, am I missing anything that I should account for?

[hockey mom]

Welcome to the Dis. :cool1: :cool1:

We drive straight through and it is about 23 hours from Toronto. Gas has gotten a little pricier but we spent about $350 CDN for 10 days of driving.

Don't forget your food money for Universal. Make sure to show your CAA card for a discount if you belong to CAA.

Figure about $10 in tolls.

[JL2002]

Welcome to the Dis. :cool1: :cool1:

We drive straight through and it is about 23 hours from Toronto. Gas has gotten a little pricier but we spent about $350 CDN for 10 days of driving.

Don't forget your food money for Universal. Make sure to show your CAA card for a discount if you belong to CAA.

Figure about $10 in tolls.

ThX for the reply! just have a question, so total gas for the trip was $350?

[digskat]

ThX for the reply! just have a question, so total gas for the trip was $350?
That's about what we paid too, with a mini van. Now keep in mind if we stopped for lunch or a bathroom break we topped up the gas no matter how low it was. Have fun. If you are planning on driving I75 I reccomend Dave Hunter's book ALong I-75 check it out on www.i75online.com it's a valuable tool. Best of Luck

[JL2002]

That's about what we paid too, with a mini van. Now keep in mind if we stopped for lunch or a bathroom break we topped up the gas no matter how low it was. Have fun. If you are planning on driving I75 I reccomend Dave Hunter's book ALong I-75 check it out on it's a valuable tool. Best of Luck


Nice, I was putting in $600cdn for our budget for gas. So did you also pay only $10 in toll? is it for both ways?

[hockey mom]

Yes- the $350 was for the entire trip and the $10 for tolls was entire trip also.

[GrannyEv]

don't forget about the hotel rooms on the way down, and your meals on the way down. Last time our hotel room ran about 40 US.

hugs
GrannyEv :flower:

[JL2002]

don't forget about the hotel rooms on the way down, and your meals on the way down. Last time our hotel room ran about 40 US.

hugs
GrannyEv :flower:

ya, we're still debating on whether or not to drive down around 22 hrs straight or stop in between....meals, we'll probably just bring some bread or pre-cook something to save us the total cost....