10 days at disney~how much?

[worm761]

ok. we just talked about DS and I going to disney for 10 full days. that would be 11 nights i think. so i started thinking. it is just DS and I. DS is will be 7 when we go. we are going in may! staying at the All Star Sports (DS will NOT change his mind!) airfare is hovering around $200- $210 per person round trip. not including fees and such. will buy an annual pass. no water parks. will do disney quest but i already have those tickets. (thank you Mary at mousesavers for getting us those deals with ticketmania!) do you think $3000 will cover everything. airfare, hotel, passes, food, etc? DS has his own spending money. he has been saving since july and has over $100 for play money.

 

[welovedis]

I think 3K should be plenty for the trip but you didn't say when you are planning on going. Even if you roundup for airfare at 500 with taxes/fees, 2 APs (1 adult, 1 child) 727.40, food (at $100/day) $1000 would only be $2227.40. That leaves a over $700 for your hotel and if you got an AP discount at the ASSp, that should be fine.

Plus I said $100/day for food but I never spend that and we are family of 4. I have no idea what you might spend though!

I think if you plan for spending 3K you should be fine.

Just my .02!

 

[Chloesmom]

We too are going in May. The 3 of us got a great deal at the contemporary and AKL fo 10 days total. Our budget is $4000. That includes airfare , rental mini van, 7 days park hopper, Universal studio tix, and food. We are staying at much pricier hotels, have rented a car, and are going to Universal. You should be more than fine.
BTW, I think a trip to Disney with just your child sounds like a great idea! Makes me wanna do it...but then my daughter is 4 and would kill me long before my 10 days were up! maybe when she is 7!

 

[summerrluvv]

Originally posted by Chloesmom
We too are going in May. The 3 of us got a great deal at the contemporary and AKL fo 10 days total. Our budget is $4000. That includes airfare , rental mini van, 7 days park hopper, Universal studio tix, and food. We are staying at much pricier hotels, have rented a car, and are going to Universal. You should be more than fine.
BTW, I think a trip to Disney with just your child sounds like a great idea! Makes me wanna do it...but then my daughter is 4 and would kill me long before my 10 days were up! maybe when she is 7!

Wow, that's a pretty good budget. We spent $5000 for nine days at the YC and ASMO and didnt' have a rental car. We got cheap airfare on jetblue, but spent way too much on food and souveniors. I hope to go back in October and stay as long, but spend way less. I think this one might be just a trip withjust DS and I, but he is four too, and I'm thinking I will be burnt out by day five with just him and I. Maybe I can get my sis to come along to help...hmmmm LOL.

 

[tink2dw]

I've been when Dd was 4 and 7.
At 4 everything was magical for her! But she tired easyly and got cranky.

I think 5 is the best,they still believe in MAGIC!! Everything is Wonderful. And they are bundles of energy.

At 6 they are emotional basket cases Up one minute crying the next.

At 7 the magic had receded and it was more about wanting to know exactly "how" did they do that.

 

[Dopey Sharon]

You should be able to do it on $3000. Did you check AirTran? DH and I flew them, out of Philly, in November for $353 for two roundtrip nonstop direct flights. The discount codes should be coming out next week. I got $55 a night at ASMu. Food, I budget $100 a day, but we never use it all. We ate either at the food court or counter restaurants. Good luck and have a great time!

 

[worm761]

thanks guys for the advice. airfare jumped today to $300/person. so i am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that it comes down!

chloesmom~ my DS and i went in 2001 for 7 days. DS was 5 at the time. the only thing that was bad was the fact that i have no one to talk to. adult conversations are a good thing. we did ok. my boyfriend has no interest in disney so he wont go. BUT he is more than happy to pay for us to go! LOL

 

[Halle]

I know the moderates used to rent small refrigerators, don't know is AS does but having breakfast and snacks in the room is another way to save money.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

On our family trip we didn't fly- but we are 5 people where as you are just 2 on this trip.
We were there 10 days- spent 4 days at WDW parks (5 day park hoppers though) and 3 days at IOS/US- and did other things offsite as well. We did not count pennies when eating out/etc and paid $129 per night offsite. (which should be more than AS costs!)

We did that entire trip including food, gas, souvenirs, hotel, parks, stuff we did offsite, etc for right at $3500.

And that was before I knew all the "tips" from this board!

The airfare is the variable at this point- but I really think $3000 should be plenty. Especially using tips, discounts, etc from this board. I have already been doing figuring on our upcoming family trip (again, that's 5 people in this family) -driving though- for 9 days and it's coming around $3500 again. But we're doing more character breakfasts (food cost going up since NOT staying in a "2-3br house" offsite this time), buying 7 day park hoppers even if we don't use all the days (plus the 1 day we have leftover from before)/etc.

I really think unless your airfare turns out extremely costly, you should do fine with that budget.