Anyone care to post their budget?

[curlyjbs]

7 nights - family of 5 (kids 12,10 & 8)


airfare $771
HIFS $805 (tax incl.)
RPR $189 (tax/parking incl.)
Cirqua Tix $320
Rental Car $119 (fullsize)
UO/IOA Tix $390 (2park-5 days)
Seaworld $0.00 AB employee tix
Food $700
souveniers $0.00 (kids buy there own with gift money)
parking//housekeeping Misc. $150


total: $3444

hmmm..thought it would be less.

oh well, it is what it is.


curly

 

[bigbabyblues]

Here's what I have so far:

Disney Package (based on 2004 prices, as close as I can get right now, includes 6 nights at ASMo and UPH) - $1637.55--DH saving for this one and the plane tickets

Food - $140 per day x 7 days - $980

Souveniers (I'm guessing here) $200 total

Towncar to and from MCO - $90

Tips for mousekeeping, ttc driver $35 (may be more, depends on what I can afford)

Airfare - DH and I will use FF miles, may have to buy both kids' tickets $400 (may be lower if we can get almost 2-yo's ticket cheaper--DH also saving for this)

2 nights at airport hotels, one the night before we go to WDW, the other the night before we fly home - $225

Steph

 

[CrazySun27]

We are going in Sept it' me and my DH, DS, DD and DD.

7 nights-

929.00- 4-DAY Hopper plus-PAID
139.00-2 Bedroom/full kitchen at the Vistana Resort, we are a part of a timeshare.PAID
475.00- van rental-PAID
700.00- food, spending money, gas..


Am I overlooking anything?????????

Thx!

 

[LglBlonde]

Two Adults - May 31 to June 5

$326 Air RDU to MCO
$148 Car 7 days - compact - Priceline. (flying in two days early to visit family)
$524 Hotel 5 nts POFQ on BBY
$520 Tickets Hotwire 5 day PHP (2)
$146 Vouchers 10 Q&C; 1 VKL
$300 Meals at Ohana, Spoodles, Chef Mic's, Sci-Fi, & R&C
$400 $100 mad money each; $50 gas; $50 groceries for room, $100 miscellanous
$42 Parking at Airport

Total $2406

Ouch! That is a painful exercise!

 

[CarolynNC]

I love seeing everyone elses budgets. It helps me feel less guilty about the money I'm spending.

Mine wouldn't be as expensive if I didn't let my son bring his friend along every trip. Renting that extra room is a must but a real budget buster! That's not counting the extra airfare, food, and park ticket. They've gotten to the point where they start asking me where we're going for summer vacation shortly after New Year's. Now my sister is talking about taking a day and going to US/IOA to ride the new Mummy ride. $$$

I just keep telling myself it's going to be loads of fun and I've earned it. The people at work are beginning to talk. Something about me mumbling to myself.

Hope everyone's trip is magical.

Carolyn

 

[CrazySun27]

I know 2354.00
OUCH!!

But it's worth every penny!!!!

Can't wait.

 

[fairytinkerbell]

9 days /8 nites
300 car
588 hotel
400-600 food
450 park tix
100 universal tix
100 limo
470 air (2ppl rnd trip)

$2400 approx.
includes a lot though!

only need a bit more maybe for shopping, extra snacks!


(How much more???)

 

[MagicalMom]

Thanks so much, to everyone. It helps to know that I am covering everything. I'd hate to not be prepared for something.

 

[twinmomplus2new]

Our budget is a little differant as I have DVC.

I will figure in my yearly fees on my pints as the cost of my Boardwalk 2 bedroom.
So 2 bedroom for 5 nights at the Boardwalk.. $662
Airfare x's 5.......................................................$1240
Annual passes x's 4, 1 adult 3 kids, ..................$1450?
1 4 day park hopper around..................................$200
AKL club level 2 weekend nights.............................$600
Food store ................................................................$100
Fireworks Cruise........................................................$125
MVMCP........................................................................$160
tips, bellman, porters.....................................................$100
Happy Limo.........................................................................$120
Fantasmic package.............................................................$120
Chef Mickey's .......................................................................$110
Candlelight processional.........................................................$110
Spending money food during the day, .................$100 per day for 8 days...................................................................................$800
Misc kids flashlights etc... $200

So the grand total for us would be $6,097
It is a little staggering to add it all up.( I never do). I just book it and pay as I go.

 

[hyzdufan]

Gas = $75.00
Food - $75 X 10 days = $750.00
Hotels - POFQ = $743.00
Tickets = $806.00
Recreation = $35
Miscellaneous = $100

Total $2509

 

[Julia M]

Family of Five (2 adults, ds-12, dd-9, ds-7)

6 nights, 7 days

Total $3886

HOTEL
Vistana (we exchanged our timeshare)

TRANSPORTATION
Car rental $232
Aifare $1171 (from Northern CA)
Parking at WDW $28 (4 days)
Gas $30

PASSES $1191
$257 3 adult 5 + 4 hopper passes
$210 2 kids 5 + 4 hopper passes

FOOD
Dinner
Boma: $120
Rose & Crown $100
Ohana: $120
Whispering Canyon: $100
Le Cellier: $120
Counter at MGM $50

Lunch
AK Guest Certificates $44
Counter at MK $50
Counter at EPCOT $50
Sci Fi Diner $80
off site (2 meals) $60

Breakfast
Food in Room $50
Cindy's $40

MISC
Souvenirs $100 (we don't usually buy anything, but just in case....)
Snacks at Parks $100
Snacks for Hotel $50
Food/Snacks/Drinks for Airport $50

Actually, our budget is less, as my parents are paying our air. I bought my passes last fall.

We are also spending 2 nights at AKL, and a week at Marriott Grand Vista, with my parents. We'll do Sea World, KSC, Disney water parks, HDDR, but that is not part of my budget, as my parents are paying.

Julia

 

[Misty89]

heres mine..still a work i progress, i have lots of time yet 2 adults, 2 DD's, ages 14 & 6 when we go. 4 night CR wing room


airfare - around $250 per ticket RT ( from WI ) $1,000.00

Tickets ( going to buy from alamo 3 PH 169 x 4 $676.00

TTC $ 100.00 / rent a car minivan (117.00)

food 250/ day $1,000 ( high, i know but i want to eat at nice places- we never go out eat in non- vacation mode )

resort 4 nts @ 270 ( w/ tax) /nt = $1080.00

spending money 100 per person = $400.00

tips & misc $250

dog kennel $90.00

i know i am forgeting something but this is a rough total.

TOTAL = 4,596

dont tell my DH either.....
it might go down, like i said we have a while yet, i also have been paying on the reosrt ressie litle by little and will have it paid by the end of summer
then i am going to start buying tix's each month......my goal is to only have to bring our food and spending cash along and have everything else paid ahead of time

PS LOL- this is way down, i had foolishly book tower club when i made the ressie and my total was $485/nt x 4 - $1,940...i just about died when i got that total and switched to standard wing


Tina

 

[autumnblue]

2 Adults 10/31-11/6 6 nights 7 days

Flights $500 (I'm really hoping for a $79 each way deal)
Mears $60 ( I have a coupon so this includes tip)
3 Nts at Poly $855 ($285 paid)
3 Nts at ASMU $173 ( all paid 1 in $ 2 in Kellogg Kash)
Food $600 ( I already have 6 VKLs)
4 day PHP $440
Mousekeeping $18
Cirque $150
Misc. $400


Total $3036

I'm hoping and preying for a code to come out for the Poly part of our trip otherwise we may switch to AKL poolview. I already have about $600 paid and $1200 saved. I try to put away about $150 a month so thats another $750. I have some disney dollars from rewards programs and will hopefully have about $75 from my Disney Visa. And thats just my half, DBF has to come up with the rest

Autyblue

 

[kelscross]

Round trip Airlines- direct flight from Dayton to MCO (a must for small children) - 200.00 x 4 = 800.00 (pd)

Town Car roundtrip - 80.00 + tip = 100.00

7 night/8day Garden View Polynesian Resort - 7/5 deal includes passes for (2) adults - 2300.00 (pd)

Food (one adult and two small children, they usually share) - 600.00

Spending Money - 400.00


Total = 4200.00

**My mother (the other adult) is giving me 1100.00 before we go...so my total is 3100.00.

The food budget might be a little high, as our PS's the girls will eat free and when we eat a large breakfast we usually just snack a little during the day. But it's better safe than sorry.

The spending money budget is probably high because the girls got souveniers last year that will carry over this year such as:

Autograph books - we won't start new ones just get autographs they didn't get last year.

Mickey Mouse Sunglasses, and Minnie Mouse Hats.

Additionally, they have money in savings (25.00 a piece) that they can take to buy something.

I'll probably come back with money, that's always a good thing!! Just want to make sure I have enough.

 

[jstbcuz94]

There are four of us going (DH, ME, DD11, DD8). It is our first trip except for DH who went when he was in HS (which was 15 yrs ago). My inlaws are going too, but splitting some things.

Airfare from MCI to MCO $848
Pop Century 8/2-8/9 $503.50
Residence Inn 8/9-8/12 $300
Sea World 3 adults 146.52
1 child 40.69
Minivan Rental (our part) $254.80
1 Annual Pass (to get AP rates) $403.64
2 WDW PHP $654
1 Child WDW PHP $264

Also throw in

the cost of sharing a fridge $35.
Ice Cream Social $28
Illuminations Cruise (my part) $80
Chef Mickeys Character Bkft $52
10 Q&C Vouchers $115.

Total of $3725

Plan on doing bkft in the room, and snacking in the parks. Will probably get the refillable mugs for each of us too. I have no clue on how much to allow for souviners. I know Im forgetting other things too such as road tolls, tips, gas, etc. The rest of it is the hard part to figure out for me.

 

[bigsis1970]

Cast - Me (33) my Mom (53) DD (10) and DS (will be 8) Oct 28 to Nov 6 ,2004

Transportation = $ 926.87
Bus RT Portland Me to Logan $111
AirTran RT Logan - MCO $ 603.60
Rental Car (4days ) + gas = $157.27
MurrayHill Towncar o/w with tip = $55

Lodging = $ 966.22
Tropical Palms ( 4 nights ) = $ 264.32
Beach Club Villa Stuido -rented (4 nights ) = $480
Wilderness Lodge (1 night ) = $221.90 -- hope a room only code comes out for this so it will be a bit less

Food = $ 642.50
includes Groceries at Tropical Palms and 4 Q & C vouchers for Beaches & Cream and 6 Breakfast Vouchers and 1 Dinner at Chef Mickey's

Tickets = $ 1261.33
5 day PHP with Hotwire ( 3 adult / 1 kid ) = $944.19
MNSSHP tickets for 10-31 ( 3 adult / 1 kid) = $131.00
SeaWorld tickets for 10-30 (3 adult/ 1 kid) = $186.14

Misc. = $365
Kennel for our beagle = $100
spending money for me ( kids+mom have own) = $ 200
Tips = $ 65

Grand total for pure bliss in the Happiest place on Earth $4,161.92

Not too bad really ( altho it does hurt to have to pay adult prices for my DD oh well !! ) Michelle

 

[madison66]

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[HenDuck]

We don't have a WDW trip planned yet, although I'm thinking in a few years, BUT I just wanted to share this with you all so you can feel GOOD about your budgets...

We must travel from Hawaii (yeah, I know I don't get much sympathy for living here) to Orlando. The airfare will probably be in the $600+ range per person!

So if I can't swing a deal or use FFM, I have spent almost $2,000 before I even get to the hotel (or vacation rental home, as the case may be). Ack!

So your budgets look pretty GOOD to me!

Thanks for sharing your info. It will help me when I start preparing my WDW trip for DS' 8th birthday!

Mahalo!

 

[MomofKatie]

We are planning a short trip Nov 2- 5 2004.
Me, DH and DD6.

Driving to WDW from NC (roundtrip)- $100.00
Lodging en route in GA- Free (parents)
Meals on the road- $50.00
Groceries (B'fasts, bottled h2o, snacks)- $40.00
3 night AAA rate ASMo Preferred section (w/tax)- $225.00
UPH for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th ( prepurchased from Disney)- $475
Meals at WDW- $250
Snacks, Mickey stuff- $100 (we are not big souvenier buyers)

Total- $1240.00

Much of this has been prepaid- we will be trying not to put anything on a credit card!!!

 

[spacemtn1971]

Cast of Characters:

Me (32, SpaceMountain junkie), wife (30, along for the ride), Zoe (3, loves anything that moves and kissing Mickie on the nose), Amanda (3, not as adventurous but a big fan of Dumbo)

Time of Event:

September 6-September 17th, 2004

Price Breakdown:

Airfare from CVG to MCO: $1100
(this is the maximum amount. i was going to take USair for $136/pp but it wasn't nonstop. Delta will come down or else we'll fly out of dayton)

Rental Car: $294.56/11days with AVIS

Hotel: Holiday Inn Family Suites $108/nt for 4 nights

Condo at Daytona: $675.00/week

Gas Expenses: $125.00/ 4 fillups based on $2.25/gal

Food: $300/11days
(breakfast free at HIFS, three meals at CICI's pizza, one meal at Ohana, park food for three days, eat in most meals at condo)

Misc and Souveniers: $125.00

Total Cost including tax (with worst case airfare): $3101.24

Total Cost including tax (with airfare price from 2003): $2501.24

Needless to say I hope Delta has a fare sale for at least one day! and maybe Holiday Inn will do a buy one night get one night free promotion!


ps- we have old park hoppers which is why i am not figuring admission into the budget
jwb

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