skier_pete
DIsney-holics Anon
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We spend one week in Disney and one week skiing in Colorado every year and find Disney comparable financially. In my opinion, the only weakness Disney has is the quality of their food. We're totally organic non-gmo and Disney has nothing to offer. I feel sick to my stomach every time a blogger posts pics of their food review. For the most part we bring our own. This year we'll also try Amazon.![]()
Your comparing Disney to the one recreational activity that is probably more expensive than Disney - though Disney has caught up.
A lot can be done with structuring trips. We have 4 trips planned in a 12 month period, using our DVC, frequent flier, and AP discounts to minimize costs. Our 5-day long trip in November is costing us very little. Dividing our AP across all trips comes to $20 per day for park tickets, two free flights, four nights in a value room at AKV is only $80 , we estimate this little trip is costing us about $540 OOP for 5 days, not counting what we spend on food - though being Food and Wine the food will likely add up quite a bit. We'd be hard pressed to go anywhere nice for that price.