Cindie-rella
...Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age.
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- May 23, 2004
I don't think she said how long they stayed, but unless they were staying CL TPL or in one of the suites it had to be more than a few days to be $9K for a family of 3.
In 2007 we spent over $7K for two of us for 8 nights at the Poly on the Platinum Plan, and that was value season and a regular GV room.
I think you would be surprised how many people spend $9K or more on a trip to Disney.
A week vacation for two at the Poly can easily run more than $6K when you factor in all that you spend while you are on vacation, especially if you like to eat well while you are there.
It was for 8 nights LV...and adding it up quickly it actually looks like the total trip, incl airfare, meals & spending and of course the resort and park hoppers w/wp looks like we spent approx $9200. or a little better. We did not pay rack rate either...that was with a 35% room discount.It just kind of disgusted me when I look at the overall cost...whew ! That's quite a bit to leave not really feeling like we had a great vacation. I might say it was just ok, but not really good and definitely not great.
I know Alli76 that you said you'd be there the same time as us. Maybe it was luck of the draw as to what parks we did on what days that made the difference. I felt overwhelmed at times with the crowds. I have never experienced Disney so crowded. We have always had great experiences as far as weather and crowds. So I guess I just had myself set up for basically the same great vacation. My cousin always goes in the peak of summer and said he deals with big crowds, so he's used to it and knows exactly what to expect. I guess the slow days are further and fewer in between
I'd still like to go back, just for now it will take DH some time to heal from his disappointments. Maybe in time he will want to give it another shot. I just can't talk about going again right now while its still fresh in his mind
All that said, I'm sure glad I got to experience the POLY b/c I really did think it was so beautiful !