How much is your 2012 Disney Vacation costing this year?

[ocalla]

Me, DH and DD14:

8 nights at Beach Club SV room: $3,654.00 (with 7 day PH tickets) Had a discounted room!
No Dining Plan (so about $1,000 OOP for meals)
Flights: had enough miles to cover flight on SW, but paid $60.00 for Early Bird Check in.
Garden Grocer Order: $100.00
Hotel at airport and parking at airport: $200.00

Total: $4900.00

 

[Makcarly]

1 adult, 1 child (Disney adult)

4/22-29, 2012

7 night stay at CSR (standard room) with 7 day magic your way (no hoppers or waterpark option) on regular dining plan- $2419

Roundtrip tickets from DAY to MCO- $673

1 week parking at DAY- $42

luggage fees- $40

Gift cards purchased before trip to use on souvenirs- $200

Food at airports, additional souvenirs, food in parks not covered by dining plan, tips, etc- $245

Grand total= 3618.00
worth every penny!

 

[Desnik]

Myself, DH, DD(14), DS(9)
Aug. 23-31 8 nights 9 days

Airfare from NY: $450 r/t (we had a couple of credits and used truebluee points for one free one way flight)

Airport parking: $165

Airport transfer in Orlando: FREE DME

Resort: 1 night AoA $280.13, 7 nights AKV Kidani 1 bedroom FREE (we are DVC members)

Tickets: 4 day hoppers $1255.25

Food: $1000

Rental Car: 6 days $300

Gas for rental: $40

Total: $3,490.38

The kids save their own money for souveniers so I didn't include that.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Sept 2012
2 Adults 2kids
6nights CBR with park hopper
free dinning- upgrated to Dlx
$3200

Air with SW points and early bird $100

Rental Car $204

Garden Grocer $100

Pirates & Pals Fireworks Cruise $200 ish?

Total $3700

 

[judowoman]

Okay - I will make everyone feel better. Just for airfare it's costing us $3,000 per person so thats $6,000 for two of us just to get there!
Part and parcel of living down under!

Yeah but you're in NZ which basically means you live in paradise!

 

[Rhongepooh]

4 days/4 nights at the CR with park hoppers and free dining for 5 adults (2 rooms BLV) and a 1 year old. . . right around $6200.00 plus another $200 for an additional night at a downtown disney hotel and don't know about gas or the rented vehicle we are taking.

 

[HANDYMOM]

2 adults & 2 Disney kidults (13 & 11) Sept 7-12, 4 day non hopper with free regular dining $2024

4 round trip airfare with Southwest $798

total $2822

Sounds cheap compared to most.

 

[ktmo]

Last year:
Oct 20-24
BCV 1BR
Park Hoppers and DDP
@$5000

This year:
either
June 19-25
ASMu
WP&M and dining OOP
@$2000
no DH on this trip

or

Sept 25-30
BWV 1 BR
Park Hoppers and free DDP
@ $4200 plus airfare hopefully around $1000

 

[redheadx3]

DS and Me (mom) Sept 15-19
be at Sports 4 nights with 4day base ticket $930.09
Free QS
Air fare from Houston one way for both of us $379.60, using airline reward points for other half
I have a few hundred reward $ on my Disney Visa, this will buy our MNSSP tickets, pins, extras.

Grand total $1309.69, would have been $1689 if I had paid for entire airfare.
Hopefully, I can control too much shopping and not spend much more.

Airfare is $130.00 per ticket more this year than our last trip, summer 2010.

 

[Flews]

Well THIS is a depressing thread. (for me, that is...)

While I am reclutant to state what we spent/are spending on our WDW vacation(s) this year, this thread did prompt me to tally everything up.

Let's just say I am the greatest dad on earth!

Cheers

 

[rentayenta]

I'm seeing an increase in some areas and a decrease in others. We're bringing an extra child so that adds on obviously. Our hoppers were a great deal. Our return flight was über cheap $125 from MCO to SLC and we used miles for half of them. We own DVC so that's paid for. Best decision ever! We added a night at the AoA so there's another $298 with a AAA rate. Food, treats, and F&W will be astronomical but the DDP doesn't work for us and we'll spend less than if we use the DDP. Then there's groceries and booze and the TiW card, so another $400 there. Tips. Souvenirs. Etc etc...


A lot.

 

[we3travellers]

Me, DH and DS5

Aug.7 - 14

CSR Standard $1092.00
7 day reg tix $766.85 (Undercover Tourist)
Food OOP $1000.00 (hoping to keep it to $700)
Souveniers $100.00 (just for DS. DH and I don't need any)
Airfare $532.89 (2 comp, but had to pay taxes on them)
Misc $300.00 (okay, I really mean adult bevies)

Total $3491.74

Still may order Garden Grocer, need to buy insurance, pay $60 to book seat selection and pay for parking at YYZ airport.

In 2010 we went also 7 nights but in May, stayed at AKL pool view, same park tix, same air deal and spent about $4933. Had a $750 gift card from Disney promo, so actually spent $4183

No more comp air left, so next trip will have to be more creative. I think it may be time to go value during FD!

 

[madelyn]

Not exactly sure how much it will end up costing but these are approximate figures:

Driving from Texas.
Gas $500
Hotels on the road approx $450 (staying 2 nts on the beach so not cheap)
2 nts BWV 2 bedroom/2 nts BLT 2 bedroom (no cost since sister is DVC member)
Dining plan for 2 nights 6 adults/1 child (paying for my sister and brother since sister is giving us the DVC nights) $650
1 week Marriott Harbour 2 bedroom (paid SIL who owns timeshare) $750
Non-expiring 10 day park hoppers w/ fun options (cost split over 3 visits) $800
Universal Studios season passes (4 adults/1 child) $1000
1 night Hard Rock Hotel $200

Total $4350 (but this does not include food not covered by dining plan, pre-paid photopass and other purchases during trip). Kinda seems like a lot since we aren't paying anything for the on-site hotel.

 

[SCPP]

Myself, DW, DD(10), DS(13), DS (17) plus two Disney Friends
7 total

May 28th to June 8th. 11 nights 10 days in the park

Resort
Walt Disney World Swan
2 BR GRAND SUITE and an additional room for kids
Cost : FREE
Thanks to SPG Platinum Status and a whole load of SPG Points.


Tickets: 10 day hoppers $1750 ( friends are paying for their own)
Upgrading me to Annual Pass to Buy Tables in Wonderland $252
Food: $2000 (friends are paying for their own)

Gas: $200

Total: $4,202

Not bad for basically 3 rooms for 11 nights and a 10 day park hopper.

 

[chimo2u]

Sept 28-Oct 4,2012 POLY GV CL x 4 adults (me, bff, my 2 teens) with Free Dining, Basic DDP, 4 days basic tickets:
$5,030.00

3 airfare from Edmonton, AB = $1950.00 plus $75 for return luggage on Air Canada = $2,025.00

Universal HRH CL Oct 4-7, 2012 deluxe queen room
3 nights x $159 ea // BFF paying this portion approx $500

Universal Tickets x 3 day park hoppers = $150 ea x 3 (BFF paying her own)= $450

1 day Discovery cove // 2 dolphin swims, 2 non = approx $550 great deal with Seaworld AP discount!

MNSSHP tickets x 4 = $250

Spending money // misc universal food, tips, cabs, etc....= $2,000

yikes!!!! I don't want to add all that up.....let's just say, I am thankful I had a year and a bit to save, and paid in bits here and there where I could (ie) Halloween tickets, disc cove, airfare, etc....

Total: approx $8,000 plus spending money .... Memories = priceless!!!!

this is why I can only go every couple yrs or so!!! Disney is not cheap, but it is also money I never regret spending! ..... It is also my last trip with my boys // they are 16 and 19, and ready to start their own lives soon! I'll cherish this trip!

 

[debrapagliasotti]

We have 2 trips booked for this year...

Oct 17-20 (3nts) @ CR (TPV) 2 adt, kids are 10, 9, 3 & 2
Dining plan (1 QS, 1 TS, 1 snack)
2 day tickets (non hopper)
Total $3299

Airfare & MNSSHP tickets not included

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Dec 18-28 (10 nts) @ BW (Deluxe CL room) 2 adt, kids are 11, 10, 4, 3
DxDP
7 day tickets (non hopper)
Insurance through Disney Travel Co.
Total $15721

Airfare & MVMCP not included. Also need to add 1 more day of tickets.

After these 2 trips, we wont be going back to WDW for several years.

 

[MissSaraMangel]

Me & DB
October 14-19th
5 day tickets with Park Hopper
6 days, 5 nights at POFQ
Airfare Bufalo-Orlando
=

$2007.
1003.50 each.
Not bad!

 

[rjvose17]

We are from Maine as well and have felt the airfare crunch as well. We are DVC, TIW and annual pass holders so basically it's only the airfare that we have to pay for. We almost always fly out of Portland Jetport but in Sept we flew Manchester.

Sept 2011 $647.00 2 kids 2 adults
Dec 2011 $ 440.00 2 adults
April 2012 $ 820.00 2 kids 2 adults
October 2012 $ 960.00 2 kids 2 adults

So basically in a year it's gone up over 300.00 for our trip. I know it's still much cheaper than most get it, so I don't complain but to my DH. I am just thankful to be able to go as often as we do. If it wasn't for us finally taking the plunge on our DVC two years ago we wouldn't be able to go as often as we do.

If we were to break it down we pay in maintenance fees, loan payments, annual passes to disney, sw, us, ioa, busch, and aquatica, airfare X 4 about 9000.00 a year. Divide this by 4 trips and we average about 2250 per trip is what our actual costs come out to. That of course doesn't include food or souvenirs. I like that idea since we like to stay deluxe and can do so with our DVC. Thats with figuring 4 people in it too. Those figures aren't exact but close estimates, so give or take a few hundred for any change or expenses I forgot. For example I didn't add this Octobers MNSSHP tickets. Typically we spend anywhere from 10 - 14 days per trip as well. I <3 my DVC.

 

[jimjenkids]

We are going Dec 22-27th....have 2 rooms-prefered(non poolside) at POP.....2 adults, 4 kids (10+). we have 6 day hopper passes......still holding out and hoping for free dining.....our total cost for the trip is $4149. we do drive down and have budgeted @600 for the travel expenses down and back.....right now we are in the process of saving the spending/food money as the trip is paid

we were there in 2010 and stayed at CBR with 30%off PIN(took that over the free dining that was offered) we had a prefered room and hopper passes for 7 days(6 nights) and we spent right @ 4200.....all in all, not a bad price for then, but are spending the same amount for POP prefered-1 less night & day.....still a better place for xmas-heres hoping for warm weather(it was a bit of a cold spell last time)

 

[stellastar23]

Specifics

2 Adults
Last week in August
6days/5 nights

Breakdown of costs

Gas- 7 hour drive - $200
Package deal (hotel[POP] + MYW base tickets[5day]) - $1,057
FREE QS Dining plan - $0
Buying DisneyQuest Ticket - $ 60
Souvenirs-$200
(I like to collect disney pins, so I bought a lot set of 100 on ebay for around $60, plan to trade while there)

TOTAL: $1,517
............................................probably will be up to $500 more than that. I will maybe go for 1 table service meal and spring for more stuff, maybe


never gone for so cheap before, well I've always gone with my parents during Christmas/new years eve, and they liked to stay at the contemporary resort. Anyway, I think what me and my bf are spending on our whole trip is equal to what my parents paid in one day (maybe 2) in their vacation. So I am extremely pleased.