How much $$ will we need to bring?

[Tina in FD]

We arrive at HRH club level in 12 short days. I'm trying to figure out what how much money we're going to need to bring for food/spending. My kids (DD 17, DS 1 week short of being 16 when we're there, DS 12) will go from sunup to sundown, so no need to come back and take rest breaks.

We plan on taking advantage of club breakfasts and most likely late evening snacks plus water for us & beer for DH, not sure we'll stop touring to come back and grab a light lunch or supper since the parks are only open until 7 and 8. I don't have any scheduled meals yet, but for sure would like to go to Mythos, Bubba Gump (we have $50 on our Landry's card to spend so that will help offset the bill) and possibly Margaritaville, not sure where else. We do plan on going mini-golfing one night also too, so there will be a quick $75 spent. I plan on giving them each $100 to use for souvenirs, but they're not big spenders, so they may not use all of it. I know I'll want to bring home a christmas ornament and possibly a refrigerator magnet if I can find one, maybe a keychain and a butterbeer mug.

So, I'm thinking...will $1000 in cash do it? We'll have the $50 cab fare from/to the airport so that will take it down to $900... Just trying to get organized...

If there are any other things we shouldn't miss or need to get, just let me know. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[tchrchgo]

We arrive at HRH club level in 12 short days. I'm trying to figure out what how much money we're going to need to bring for food/spending. My kids (DD 17, DS 1 week short of being 16 when we're there, DS 12) will go from sunup to sundown, so no need to come back and take rest breaks.

We plan on taking advantage of club breakfasts and most likely late evening snacks plus water for us & beer for DH, not sure we'll stop touring to come back and grab a light lunch or supper since the parks are only open until 7 and 8. I don't have any scheduled meals yet, but for sure would like to go to Mythos, Bubba Gump (we have $50 on our Landry's card to spend so that will help offset the bill) and possibly Margaritaville, not sure where else. We do plan on going mini-golfing one night also too, so there will be a quick $75 spent. I plan on giving them each $100 to use for souvenirs, but they're not big spenders, so they may not use all of it. I know I'll want to bring home a christmas ornament and possibly a refrigerator magnet if I can find one, maybe a keychain and a butterbeer mug.

So, I'm thinking...will $1000 in cash do it? We'll have the $50 cab fare from/to the airport so that will take it down to $900... Just trying to get organized...

If there are any other things we shouldn't miss or need to get, just let me know. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Don't forget small bills for tipping the bicycle rickshaws! My kids loved riding in those to and from the hotel/parks!

 

[macraven]

maybe i missed it but how many days will your trip last?

 

[Tina in FD]

We'll be there like 4ish days, get in around 4 pm Saturday and leave Wednesday around 1... so 3 "real" park days, 1 day to hit the parks late possibly and relax Wednesday morning (or flip flop, relax Saturday and hit the parks last minute Wednesday)...

 

[macraven]

We'll be there like 4ish days, get in around 4 pm Saturday and leave Wednesday around 1... so 3 "real" park days, 1 day to hit the parks late possibly and relax Wednesday morning (or flip flop, relax Saturday and hit the parks last minute Wednesday)...

i hope i don't confuse you with what i post, i have to break it down figure out food/meal costs you will have.

so that would be one meal for all of you on saturday evening.
if you do city walk, check out www.citywalk.com and get a range of prices for the restaurants there.
bubba gumps will be on the higher end of costs if you decide to go there.
i find NBA City to have lower costs and great food.

check out the menus and costs to determine if that is where you want to eat on your first night at the darkside.

for the other 3 nights, check out the club lounge.
breakfast for all your mornings is a great way to save on costs but for the dinner period, it's usually not going to be like a full meal.
try the appetizers, hot/cold dishes that are out, hit the sweet hour that will be later in the evening.
could try some of the hotel dining in between the 5:00 club offerings to the later sweet hour offerings.

just depends on how much you want to spend or what type of foods you want.

when i do city walk for dinner, i plan $25 which would include beverage and gratuity. at some places my entree is only $12.99, so i come under my amount.
if you plan on $15-25 per person for dinner each night, the low end would be $75 for the 5 of you or $125 going with the higher amount.

4 evening meals could come up to between $3-500.
lunches in the parks would be a lot less for your total time.

take snacks/water/soda from the club lounge with you to the park.
ask for ice water from the stands counter service places instead of buying bottles of water. ice water is free.

your original question was "will $900 cover our food and souvie expenses"...

yea, i think it will.