How much was your least expensive trip to Disney?

[dissybroad]

Well, Pat's Dragon gets the prize in my book!

Mine was a week long solo trip, drove 14 hours in one day, tent camped at FW, ate breakfast at the site and one CS meal a day, packed snacks. My one splurge was dinner at Citiricos.

 

[pigletto]

Ours will probably (hopefully) be our February trip if we decide to go. Still up in the air on that one, but once winter hits I am sure I can be convinced.
We have a 300 dollar Southwest credit to use, AP's and will hope for AP discount for the room or stay at AoA in a Little Mermaid room.

 

[scdufek]

Oh my! Our 2005 trip, we stayed at the AKL for seven nights. Somehow when I called, our hotel total came out to $600.00 and some odd dollar! When we arrived, they upgraded us to a Savannah view for free. My kids were only 4&2 at the time, so tickets and dining were fairly cheap as well! The good old days!!!:0)

 

[*Fantasia*]

Oh my! Our 2005 trip, we stayed at the AKL for seven nights. Somehow when I called, our hotel total came out to $600.00 and some odd dollar! When we arrived, they upgraded us to a Savannah view for free. My kids were only 4&2 at the time, so tickets and dining were fairly cheap as well! The good old days!!!:0)

What?!! $600 for 7 nights at AKL?!! WOW!!! Awesome!! I mean that is a steal!! ...and then you guys got sprinkled with ~*Pixie Dust*~ of an upgrade to Savannah view?!! What a "magical" trip!

 

[scdufek]

What?!! $600 for 7 nights at AKL?!! WOW!!! Awesome!! I mean that is a steal!! ...and then you guys got sprinkled with ~*Pixie Dust*~ of an upgrade to Savannah view?!! What a "magical" trip!

It was awesome, and back then I was new to Disney, so I didnt realize at the time how spoiled we really had it!!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

There are two that stand out. Both were off season which helped and having AP's and ff miles were key to going "cheap"!

April, 2005, we had AP's so that expense was already bought and paid for earlier in the year.

We got an AP rate of around $79 a night for POR.

We had frequent flyer miles for three of our four airfare tickets.

We only stayed 6 nights (our shortest trip ever to WDW, we normally stay ten nights or even longer)

We only did a two full serve meals and since dd was under ten she was eating for cheap.

All total, I believe the trip was around $1200.

Three years later, we did a similar trip staying at ASMU on an AP rate, ff miles all the way around and only a couple of full serve meals that were discounted due to having the DDE card. I think that trip we shelled out less than $1000 total. Free airfare and tickets that were already paid for and staying at a value, off season with an AP rate (and again, only six nights) all made it possible.

Wow, I sort of depressed myself when I look back at how much cheaper it used to be! Dh no longer travels for business so our frequent flyer miles days are over, the kids are both teenagers so not eating for cheap, everything has gone up at WDW and my days of getting the four of us there for our ten night trips for much under $6,000 with airfare are over. Which is why we go less than we used to (still go every year but not multiple times like we used to) and will probably not go for a couple of years after this October's trip. Its gotten to expensive, we've been so many times and there are many other things I want to see. We'll be back and we'll always love it, but its hard to justify (for me personally) when I know what I used to pay vs. what I pay now. And our income has gone down which makes it even crazier!

I think that is how I got hooked on Disney: buy AP's, get the discounts, use dh's ff miles and go off season (which I can no longer do since my kids are no longer on year round scheduule at school).

 

[glaserjm]

I guesses my childhood trips when I was a little mooch and my parents paid don't count!
We are two adults, no kids. Our 2010 summer trip we camped at Ft. Wilderness with a group for seven nights, 7 day park Hoppers, food and souvenirs for about $800.
This October we rented DVC points for 7 nights at OKW and bought UT tickets for a total of $1400, will likely spend $500 for food and souvenirs.


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[aubriee]

2001 and 2002 we booked the values at $49 a night

2005 we booked the CR wing units at $137 a night

2008 we booked AKL CL zebra trail view for $180 a night

2009 we booked WL for $129 a night

2009 we booked Poly CL for $300 a night

I think those are the best deals I have found

Jan 2005 we did a split stay and got an Arusha Savanna view at AKL and a Courtyard view at WL both for $149.00 a night

May and Dec 2005 we got CSR and POFQ for $79.00 a night using an AP discount.

Sept 2005 and Jan 2006 we got Pop for $49.00 a night using an AP discount.

I made five trips that year using one AP and got great AP deal every single trip. That first Jan split stay trip the room discounts alone were more than AP cost, so it was like having a free park ticket for all five trips. Boy, I miss those days.

 

[Donna3271]

Hmmm.... What comes to mind is Nov 2008 - Pop at $62 a night, and Jan 2011 Poly $179, Jan 2012 CR $189. In 2004 I remember booking CSR for about $89.

 

[missycj96]

In 2003 we did a buy 4 get 3 free fairy tale package. We paid 2300 for 7 nights in a polynesian GV concierge room, and included length of stay park hoppers, plus they gave us a nice framed philharmagic pin set. Those were the days. May not have been the cheapest but it was the best value. Also I think E nights were around 15 dollars pp.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Well can I say FREE..at least for the room.

A few years ago we cashed in DH frequent flier miles for 3 nights at the Polynesian and 3 nights at the Yacht Club. Garden View rooms. (Free)

We did note that it was one of our BIG anniversarys. I dont want to say which one.

Well when we got to the Poly we were so surprised to learn we got upgraded to the concierge Hawaii bldg. for free!! It was magical. Even ran into diser SeaSpray there (she got upgraded to Hawaii bldg. too for free)

Then we moved to the Yacht Club and when we got there, they told us we were upgraded to the concierge floor for free too.

It was just an amazing trip, what can I say!

 

[*Fantasia*]

Well can I say FREE..at least for the room.

A few years ago we cashed in DH frequent flier miles for 3 nights at the Polynesian and 3 nights at the Yacht Club. Garden View rooms. (Free)

We did note that it was one of our BIG anniversarys. I dont want to say which one.

Well when we got to the Poly we were so surprised to learn we got upgraded to the concierge Hawaii bldg. for free!! It was magical. Even ran into diser SeaSpray there (she got upgraded to Hawaii bldg. too for free)

Then we moved to the Yacht Club and when we got there, they told us we were upgraded to the concierge floor for free too.

It was just an amazing trip, what can I say!

FREE is always NICE! ...and a free upgrade to concierge floor!! It's always nice to be sprinkled with ~*Pixie Dust!*~

 

[andrea2289]

In 2011 - Total for 5 days and 4 nights = $964

4-day Military hoppers = $552
4 nights at POR = $412 with code
Food, drinks and spending was all paid for (with some to spare) - I accumulated Disney gift cards from various surveys/reward sites.

We don't do much shopping...just not our thing. The "dollar amount" was $964, but I pay for our Disney trips every year with what I call "free money" - I just had my yearly "Disney yard sale" and added an extra $491 to my Disney fund for September woohoo