Best way to do 2 wks..package or room only?

[kathyg]

I know the packages max out at 10 days...so, is it better to book 2 - 7 day packages or go room only with AP? We are AAA members, so we can get a discount there. Also, we would be interested in a DDP, so how would that figure into this? Our goal is to go the least expensive route, but I'm not sure how to even begin this. Need expert advice. Thanks.

 

[DisneyGeek2000]

Room-only ressies may max at 10 days also.

 

[KJMAX1]

Same boat here.... Want to go for 10 days but not sure even where to start. Not even sure which is the best discount. Thinking of just doing a room at one of the All Stars because we are rarely in the room anyway.

 

[tripplanner2]

My family did this last year in July. What I did was buy one AP for the discount. We paid $99 per night instead of $150 at POR. We also had my parents and sister with us so we used 3 rooms and all 3 rooms got the AP discounted price. We bought the 10 Magic Your Way base tickets. I did not purchase hopper or no experation option. I bought the tickets from Ticketmania. Ticket total price for 1 adult and 2 kids, ages 3-9 was $539.

We did not go to the parks on travel days and we incorporated 2 pool days into the trip. We really needed them with the heat and after a day at MK the kids really needed a break from the parks anyway. MK days seem to be longest because we like to stay for fireworks and then waited for a bus. We wouldn't get back to the room until after 11:30pm.

We also purchased the DDE card instead of the DDP. It was $50 last year and gave us 20% off most meals. We did eat at the food court at POR a lot and the card was accepted there. Our trip came to $2900 for 2 weeks with air. That does not include food but we had accumulated $200 in points on our Disney Visa card and that really helped to pay for most of our food. We only spent maybe another $500 out of pocket and I will say that we never felt like we were skimping.

Hope this helps.