How much will this really cost?

[denverdi]

Okay so here goes. I have the Disney bug agian! Dh just bears with me. We moved closer to DL but now I need to go to DW. Lets go through the run down here.

Me, Dh, ds, dd
We would like to go October of 2005. We would like to do all four parks at DW, Universal, Sea World, and Kennedy, Dh, ds are big space fans!!

We would be staying off site, in a condo, have a rent a car, make breakfast in the condo, and take snacks to the parks. We would eat just basic stuff, counter service maybe a sit down meal here and there. We are really not a hard bunch to please.

I know the passes and stuff are going to be expensive. But can anyone give us an idea of just how much this will cost? We are planning on DW - 4 days, Universal 2- days, Sea World 1 day, and Kenndy 1 day, one day each way for travel. I know this is alot to jam into a vacation. But dh is not a great traveler. So we need to see and do as much as we can when we are there. We may never get back!

We are going to DL this year for Christmas. I know how much that will cost. We have done that one before for very little. Thanks to Priceline. (condo is cheaper at that time of year)

Please help me figure out how much this "Great Adventure" is going to cost.

TIA

Denver DI

 

[denverdi]

I forgot to tell you that we are all adults in Disney's eyes!!!

 

[Julia M]

Expenses:

car rental: this will depend on how small a car you're willing to go with, what coupons you have....etc. If you figure $200-250 you should be safe. My car rental for a full size car is $240 in August, and I have tried EVERYTHING to bring ot down.

condo: again, depends on where you get it and where you want to stay. I would think you could have a house/condo for $100 per night.

breakfast/snacks: I tend to just assume $100 a week for those expenses

meals: this is where there can be alot of variance. I tend to assume $10 per counter service meal for adults and older kids. That includes a drink. Check Deb's site for specifics. A sit down meal can be alot more.....most of the buffets will be $24 per person before tax and tip. At other sit down restaurants, depending on the age of your kids, you may get by with a kids meal. If not, the expense goes up. Figure about $120 for buffet dinner, $100 for sit down dinner.
http://allearsnet.com/menu/menus.htm

Passes: a four day hopper with no plusses at ticketmania is $233. Two adys at Universal/IOA is $96. Sea World is $52 and KSC is $27.

HTH

Julia

 

[denverdi]

okay I guess my question is will 6000.00 be enough for this venture?
We are flying, but southwest runs great deals, so I am not really worried about flights!