I've ran the #s, my plan. Do you mind reviewing?

[AngieInOH]

Hope the details can help some others out. Sorry if it gets too long!

Numbers based on 2 audults 1 child (5yr), 7 nights, 7 day park hopper. Any discount rates were taken off mousesavers. Includes tax. The TOTAL line is always $30 more than what I get quoted from Disney site, I can't figure out why? A/P rate is buying annual pass for my 5 yr old. Did I leave out anything? Oh yea, standard rooms (the cheapest I could get-I'll hope for a bump!)

Here's the numbers: (sorry it looks so weird, had to try several things to make it look OK)(Val = value season, Reg = regular season)


************Val POR*******Reg POR***Val WL/AKL****Reg WL/AKL
Room #######1,045.87######1,162.98####1,553.23#####1,865.43
Tickets #######706.12#######706.12#####706.12######706.12
Dining Plan#####560.00#######560.00#####560.00######560.00

TOTAL#######2,311.99#####2,429.10#####2,819.35####3,131.55

AAA (10-20%)##2,102.83#####2,254.62#####2,586.34####2,944.98

A/P (Rm & Tick)#1,628.00#####1,706.19#####1,823.26####1,940.34

Free Dining Cd##1,751.99#####1,869.10#####2,259.35####2,571.55

Anyone care to check these numbers?

So what does this all mean for my planning?

Right now this is my plan: I want to be able to stick to 150/night or less on my room. So that means staying at POR in Value or maybe Regular if I don't get any special codes. I'm wanting to stay either in Nov (regular season) or Jan, early Feb (value season). Is it worth the extra $150 to stay in Nov rather than Jan?

I thought I would wait to see if any codes come out for Nov. If not, I will decide on POR for Nov or wait and see if any codes come out for Jan. If no codes for Jan I will book POR for Jan, early Feb.

If nothing else I will buy AAA and get a discount there. Or maybe I should buy the A/P for son to get A/P rates (which aren't guaranteed). Also, A/P means no dining plan. We love to eat, and DH isn't budget conscious when ordering food. I'm thinking maybe we should go for the dining plan. Any thoughts?

For moderate resort I'm set on POR AB. As far as deluxe (if I get a code) I'm not sure which I'd choose WL or AKL. Any suggestions w/ 5 yr old? Also, consider transportation as we will not have a rental (at least I don't think so). Are you able to get from place to place fairly easily? We'll be doing character dinners and would like to eat at a variety of places. We won't just be eating at our resort.

Right now I'm trying to work on an excel spreadsheet that everyone could use to do this kind of $$$ comparison. It's still in its early stages, and I don't get much time to work on it. I assume many of you have already done this kind of number crunching anyway!

Thanks to everyone for this fantastic board! I've learned so much!

 

[AngieInOH]

Sorry, just giving a bump

 

[Alicnwondrln]

well i stayed value last year in sept at the wl i got a rate of 130 with taxes and i had a courtyard view
so...
i would sign up for all disney things maybe you get a pin code or postcard
i dont have an ap so i dont know cuz those arent a gurantee like you said
i have aaa so thats multifunctional so you never know

i love the WL its wondeful we took the boat to mk and then the boat from thre to the ticket center to got to epcot plus you can take boats to the CR and GF

i have never stayed mod so i dont wanna give an opinion

as for the dining plan i have never used it but my aunt did last year and said she felt like they had to eat alot to make it worth there while but i think and i am not sure that there are varaitions of the plan where you get some meals im not sure

so it hink it depends on how much you eat...are you gonna make it worth it to spend all that money

 

[califred]

The dining plan changed at the begining of the year, even if you dont eat all the food you'll probably still save money. I figure for one buffet it'd cost 10/for my kids each so to feed them for 10/day is awesome!

Also, I can't figure out why you're getting 30/more than the disney site either sorry