DisLiss
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Gosh, such a subjective thing, really. I know people who would say any Disney vacation is a splurge, really.
For me, it all depends on the trip. My honeymoon, a splurge. Then two years later we were back, and we thought it was going to be a more subdued trip, but I found out I was expecting our first child while we were there, and then it turned into a babymoon, LOL! And so we were back to splurging--sort of. We were already booked into an All Star resort, and we did stay there.
After we had kids, all of our trips were more on the saving side, and our next trip is as well. For us, just getting to WDW costs a good chunk of change, so while the amount we spend may still be higher than what other folks are spending, it's still a trip we tried to keep lower in terms of complete cost.
So we're staying at value resorts with the kids; and we eat breakfast & evening snacks in our room and bring some of our own snacks to the parks (Although this has a lot to do with our eating preferences, too.); we eat mostly counter service (again, this also has to do with a fussy & impatient kid not just the cost ) and we don't really buy souvenirs at all. We also didn't upgrade our travel as much as we might if it was just DH & I again.
And some of our saving starts at home. We bring ponchos and misting fans from home instead of paying Disney prices for them. We bought fuel rods online to save a few bucks each. Instead of buying personalized, matching Disney outfits, we just pack the same summer time moisture wicking clothes we already owned.
But we do include a few extras...my kids are saving for a droid next trip. We'll be going to an earlier (and therefore less expensive) Halloween party. We do plan on a character meal. So it's not all scrimp and save. Sometimes we spend some of those pennies, too.
For me, it all depends on the trip. My honeymoon, a splurge. Then two years later we were back, and we thought it was going to be a more subdued trip, but I found out I was expecting our first child while we were there, and then it turned into a babymoon, LOL! And so we were back to splurging--sort of. We were already booked into an All Star resort, and we did stay there.
After we had kids, all of our trips were more on the saving side, and our next trip is as well. For us, just getting to WDW costs a good chunk of change, so while the amount we spend may still be higher than what other folks are spending, it's still a trip we tried to keep lower in terms of complete cost.
So we're staying at value resorts with the kids; and we eat breakfast & evening snacks in our room and bring some of our own snacks to the parks (Although this has a lot to do with our eating preferences, too.); we eat mostly counter service (again, this also has to do with a fussy & impatient kid not just the cost ) and we don't really buy souvenirs at all. We also didn't upgrade our travel as much as we might if it was just DH & I again.
And some of our saving starts at home. We bring ponchos and misting fans from home instead of paying Disney prices for them. We bought fuel rods online to save a few bucks each. Instead of buying personalized, matching Disney outfits, we just pack the same summer time moisture wicking clothes we already owned.
But we do include a few extras...my kids are saving for a droid next trip. We'll be going to an earlier (and therefore less expensive) Halloween party. We do plan on a character meal. So it's not all scrimp and save. Sometimes we spend some of those pennies, too.