TornadoTitan
Biggest Nick Wilde Fan!
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I only been to WDW once last year, but saw a chance to do a last minute trip to Orlando first week of October so taking it (despite what the responsible, money wary side of me thinks) and planning the trip out now. I will be flying in from a business convention in Atlanta and when I leave will be flying back home to Texas, after a 4 night stay.
Since I have a limited budget I am working with and am a solo traveler so can't split travel and hotel costs I am split between doing a cheap budget hotel or Disney Resort. I never been to a Disney hotel aside from the one at Disneyland, but see that advantage of keeping that Disney magic with me outside the parks, the Magical Express from the airport, luggage to the rooms, extra magic hours, and shuttles to the parks as a plus. On the other hand as I plan to spend most of my time at the parks and looking around Orlando, I don't really plan on being at the hotel aside from sleeping, so really need no TV, pool, room service, etc. The cheapest Disney hotel at the time is All Star Sports at around $140 a night. So 4 nights would be $560. So getting this plus 4 park tickets would basically right under the budget I allowed myself for this trip, with just enough money for very cheap food and that's it.
On the other hand I am looking at budget offsite hotels like Seralago and Red Lion, which are $25-40 a night, which at around $120-160 for 4 nights would basically be cheaper than just one night at the cheapest Disney hotel. Calculating the cost of shuttles and Lyft/Uber to and from the airport and parks, it would still make this option much cheaper by $100-300, meaning I would have extra spending money for food at Food and Wine, souvenirs, and other things. Downside is, looking out on extra magic hours, having to get my own rides to and from the airport, and rides to the park (though the hotels says they have complimentary shuttles to the parks, reviews show they are not consistent). Also for hotels in that low price range the reviews are mixed to poor, though I am not expecting or needing resort level comforts, just a place to sleep for the night and keep my luggage.
For other solo travelers out there, do you normally do Disney Resort, off site hotel, or even AirBNB? Would definitely like to hear ideas from others.
Since I have a limited budget I am working with and am a solo traveler so can't split travel and hotel costs I am split between doing a cheap budget hotel or Disney Resort. I never been to a Disney hotel aside from the one at Disneyland, but see that advantage of keeping that Disney magic with me outside the parks, the Magical Express from the airport, luggage to the rooms, extra magic hours, and shuttles to the parks as a plus. On the other hand as I plan to spend most of my time at the parks and looking around Orlando, I don't really plan on being at the hotel aside from sleeping, so really need no TV, pool, room service, etc. The cheapest Disney hotel at the time is All Star Sports at around $140 a night. So 4 nights would be $560. So getting this plus 4 park tickets would basically right under the budget I allowed myself for this trip, with just enough money for very cheap food and that's it.
On the other hand I am looking at budget offsite hotels like Seralago and Red Lion, which are $25-40 a night, which at around $120-160 for 4 nights would basically be cheaper than just one night at the cheapest Disney hotel. Calculating the cost of shuttles and Lyft/Uber to and from the airport and parks, it would still make this option much cheaper by $100-300, meaning I would have extra spending money for food at Food and Wine, souvenirs, and other things. Downside is, looking out on extra magic hours, having to get my own rides to and from the airport, and rides to the park (though the hotels says they have complimentary shuttles to the parks, reviews show they are not consistent). Also for hotels in that low price range the reviews are mixed to poor, though I am not expecting or needing resort level comforts, just a place to sleep for the night and keep my luggage.
For other solo travelers out there, do you normally do Disney Resort, off site hotel, or even AirBNB? Would definitely like to hear ideas from others.