Hello again!!

[mickey's minnie]

a few of you may rememer me,I wanted to go to disney this coming december with my kids ......well jobs,money and other things prevented it.. I am now starting to plan our !st trip again!! so any and all advise is needed!! we are now going the 1st-the 10th of december2003 is there anything i can do now?? like tickets, book rooms, airfare???we are coming from indianapolis,indiana flying and want to stay at the cheapest but nicest place. i dont think staying onsite is nessesary unless it is at an astounding rate!!we can rent a car if nessasary one adult and 4 kids 14, 10,8 and 4 LOL we need all the help we can get thanks!!!

 

[disneefamily]

Disnee Dad Says...........................Keep an eye on the boards, last year stayed at Courtyard by Marriot for $25.00.! Thoought it was a one time deal because of 9/11, but they did it again this year. It is on Hotel Circle and is pretty nice.

 

[tink2dw]

This will get you Started!!

Now you can start deciding what are the things that are "must do's" and "must
see's." and decide the length of your trip.

Then decide on the tickets you will need here.
http://www.mousesavers.com/tickets.html

To keep an EYE on All the discounts for on-site and off-site resorts check here
often and sign up for the MouseSavers.com newsletter to get all the best news.
http://www.mousesavers.com/wdw.html

For Air fares sign up at all the Airline Web sites that fly out of your airport
that fly to Orlando or MCO in airline speak. Then Check Expedia,Travelocity for
airline deals. Also check out the Transporation Board air,car deals.
http://www.disboards.com/

Start a WDW change jar to save for your trip.[there are many tips here on this
board!!]

Also you can decide where you will want to eat and start making plans to make
your food budget and check the Priority Seatings Calculator to know when you can
make PS's some are as far out as 730 Days.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/pscalc/dispscalc.html

Also to help decide where to eat you can find menu's at Deb's wdw site,this
works 2 ways to see where to eat what,and how much it costs, to finalize the
food budget.
http://www.wdwig.com/menu/menus.htm

To keep all this info in one place,here is a computer Disney Vacation Planner.
It will print each day on a seperate sheet. Also check the pull down menu'sat
the top for loads of info!!
http://www.intercot.com/planner/default.asp

Well,this should get you start on a thousand more Questions!! So,don't be shy!
Ask away!! The kind members here will share what they know! So,check back
often!!

Planning is 1/2 the FUN!!
tink2dw

 

[Pumbaa_]

Think about budgeting to stay onsite. There are many opinions on this, but onsite is so special. We don;t rent a car while we are there, we rely on Disney transportation and we do quite well.

Once we leave the airport, we don;t see the outside world again until we return to the airport. It is very convenient to return to the hotel midday for a rest, and then go back out later.

Just something to think about.