additional costs?

[floydfamily4]

Hi there. We are hoping to have a trip this September. I have a reservation for a room at Pop Century for 6 nights and the price is under $600. I just priced a 2 bdr at WBC for under $600. I realize that being at WBC there are other costs. I was excited about the idea of being in the "bubble" with no car rental, etc. but man, that WBC resort looks awesome! So, my long country question rotflis what are some other costs that could increase my costs at WBC? I know we are going to have to pay for the park shuttle whether we use it or not but what else? Thanks.

Dawn

 

[carlamouse]

Wyndham Bonnet Creek HOA changed their minds and now only requires a $5/pp R/T fee for the shuttle only for those who choose to ride it. If you rent a car, you can avoid the shuttle, but you will still have to pay for theme park parking. If you choose to cook, you will need to buy groceries. You will also lose out on extra magic hours and the dining plan if that's important to you. Extra maid service is also an additional cost (a mid-week cleaning is already included, I think).

 

[floydfamily4]

hmmm...that is good to know although for us it would make it more than the parking fee. I imagine once you put in the shuttle costs and transport from the airport it might be as expensive as a small rental car.

 

[Janet Hill]

Cost savings: washer and dryer in unit, cooking light meals.

Not sharing a bedroom with the kids - PRICELESS

 

[big303842]

Cost savings: washer and dryer in unit, cooking light meals.

Not sharing a bedroom with the kids - PRICELESS

 

[LadyBeBop]

Believe it or not, there are some that would put a cost at sharing a room with the kids. It's their call.

As you know, transportation costs would be higher if you stay at WBC. I would definitely look into renting a car. I think the car rental fees plus the $15/day parking costs would nearly offset the airport transporation plus the $20/day (I'm assuming four in your household) shuttle fees. Plus a car rental would give you more flexiblity. You can make multiple grocery stops, plus you aren't limited to Disney Restaurants.

Your potential cost savings would be in your meals. At Disney, you're limited to Disney restaurants. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. At WBC, you can eat where you want. In fact, you can have your breakfasts in the condo, come home at noon and have lunch, then have a late supper in your condo after fireworks. That would cut down on your food costs considerably. Of course, that wouldn't help if you still insist on eating every meal at Disney.

We're staying at WBC in October. We'll have a car. What we'll probably do is eat breakfasts in our condo, lunch CS in the parks and suppers at offsite restaurants. We'll have a few TS meals in the parks. But we'll save a lot of money by eating a lot of meals outside of the parks.

 

[floydfamily4]

Cost savings: washer and dryer in unit, cooking light meals.

Not sharing a bedroom with the kids - PRICELESS

Definitely a good point My son will likely pass out first and my daughter talks in her sleep so the one room hotel is always a challenge

 

[floydfamily4]

Believe it or not, there are some that would put a cost at sharing a room with the kids. It's their call.

As you know, transportation costs would be higher if you stay at WBC. I would definitely look into renting a car. I think the car rental fees plus the $15/day parking costs would nearly offset the airport transporation plus the $20/day (I'm assuming four in your household) shuttle fees. Plus a car rental would give you more flexiblity. You can make multiple grocery stops, plus you aren't limited to Disney Restaurants.

Your potential cost savings would be in your meals. At Disney, you're limited to Disney restaurants. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. At WBC, you can eat where you want. In fact, you can have your breakfasts in the condo, come home at noon and have lunch, then have a late supper in your condo after fireworks. That would cut down on your food costs considerably. Of course, that wouldn't help if you still insist on eating every meal at Disney.

We're staying at WBC in October. We'll have a car. What we'll probably do is eat breakfasts in our condo, lunch CS in the parks and suppers at offsite restaurants. We'll have a few TS meals in the parks. But we'll save a lot of money by eating a lot of meals outside of the parks.

As I price out the transportation to WBC it will be between $100-$120 for the 4 of us. Then the $20 per day shuttle is at least another $120. So a car rental with the parking at WDW will be a wash I think. Its really the whole "Disney magic" question I guess. When we took the kids 4 years ago and stayed at Windsor Hills we certainly didn't feel like we lost any magic or any Disney feeling but I would like for the kids to experience games at the pool, and mousekeeping, and such. Maybe that is silly and maybe they have those things at WBC I know that we saved a lot of money on food because we didn't eat every meal onsite. I remember I planned for us to go to a seafood restaurant and the kids begged to go to CiCi's pizza - that saved quite a bit although it wasn't my choice We did have 2 character breakfasts and several lunches and as many Mickey bars as we wanted and still came home with money in our meal envelopes so that is a big factor. If Disney offers "free" dining then we will probably go with onsite but if not, it will make more sense to do WBC. Maybe

 

[DSLRuser]

you will spend $200 for groceries for a week. But that can save $1,000 in disney dining costs.