Total costs!

[BeckWhy]

Not to be really nosy or anything, I'm just trying to get an idea of somethings.

How much does the average trip to Disney World cost you? Also include, if you drive or fly (if you drive, do you stop at a hotel on the way there), how long you stay, what hotel(s) you stay at, and if you get any vacation packages.

 

[mickeysaver]

$4000 for our last trip in September, 2002. We drove from Atlanta to Deland then after one night in a hotel and a day with my honey's family, we went to WDW. We spent 6 nights at ASMu for $49/nite. I bought a 5 day PHP from TDS before the rate hike almost caught me. My honey was technically still a FL resident, so we got her a play 4 days pass and a single park entry pass, which was cheaper than buying any other combo we could find. We spent 5 days in the parks and one night at PI. We ate on property during the stay at WDW including one order of pizza delivered to the room. We took a carriage ride at FW. We tipped the housekeepers daily. We drank lots of fluids in the parks. We bought lots of collectable goodies. We had the best vacation ever! And then we paid for the petsitter when we got home and bought our new Chihuahua, Athena with left over vacation money the next day. lol

We have about the same budget planned for our next trip. We think we should have about $4200 for our December trip. MVMCP, the hotel, and the tickets should all be paid for before we arrive. I love WDW! Mickey

 

[Chloesmom]

We will most likely not spend $4000 but that is our budget. we will fly from Cinci to Orlando, rent a mini van, stay at Contemp. for 5 nights and AKL for 5 more. We got a great 7 day PH thru SOG and also a 2 day Universal pass. We eat at the park for every meal ( sit down) and we buy way more than we should. Last time we did it almost the same way ( stayed off site though) and only spent $3200. That included an ugly goofy statue for $200 and my beautiful pewter stein from Germany for another $200.

 

[BelleBeautyandtheBeast]

When Dh & I went (without the kids) 2 years ago for 4 days/3 nights we flew down and got Disney's cheapest package that includes Hoppers. The package was $1130, plane tickets were $500.00, the transfer from the aiport to Port Orleans Riverside and back was $100 (with tip) and for food & spending money we spent about $450. Total spent approx. $2630. And I think we got lots of bad deals . I know booking separately is cheaper and I paid way too much for our plane tix because we booked our trip at the last minute & I didn't have time to shop around for a great deal.

When I took the kids alone (2 yrs ago, my best friend & her son were there too) I spent less. We did 4 days/3 nights ~ plane tix were $400 (for 3 of us), hotel was $260 (All Star Movies), we only went to 2 parks and both kids were free since they were so young $100 on tickets, $100 for transportation to & from the airport and I can't recall exactly how much I spent on food & shopping but around $300. Total spent ~ approx. $1160.

We are planning a trip in December for all 5 of us (me, DH, DS 5, DD 3 & DS 1) which I am trying to keep under $2500. We will be driving this time (from Ohio), straight thru on the way down and stopping over night on the return trip. Gas $200, cheapo hotel $45, 4 - 4 day park Hoppers (2 kiddos, 2 adults) $750, 6 nights at a hotel (undecided which one, but prob. All Stars or HIFS) $600, food & spending money $800. Guesstimated total $2395.

I love Disney but we don't have tons of money. $2500 for one vacation is a HUGE chunk of money to us, my DH doesn't even make that much in a month LOL. Wonder how he would feel if I told him it took him over a month of salary to pay for our trip

 

[mm6mm6]

Last year we drove from the Chicago area down to WDW and back. We stopped in Chattanooga, TN our first night and then stayed at the Radisson Twin Towers at Universal our second night. When we drove home, we left WDW and stopped in White House, TN for the night and then made it home the next day. Total cost of gas and three nights hotel stays was $349 exactly.

We booked the Coronado Springs Resort for 6 days/7 nights this coming August with 7 day Park Hopper Plus tickets for me, my wife, and my DD6. Total cost was $2187.

So now we're at $2536.

We spent money on meals and souveniers and treats but I didn't keep track of that cash. We brought $1500 with us. But we also stayed in Daytona for four days on the beach after WDW. We still had $300+ when we came home.

I know we spent $121 for dinner at Fulton's Crab House for the three of us but otherwise I figure we would spend money at home for dinners (not every night out of course) and other meals anyway.

Hope this helps!

 

[mom2of2]

Hmmmm....to break it all completely down is hard so I will give you the basics:
Airfare=4 pple $532 from ABE to SFB
Rental car from SFB to Dolphin=40.99 + 5.32 gas
7 nights CBR=832.00
6 day PH...3 a 1 c =1050 w/ shipping
2 char meal dinners=$142.00 w/tip
mousekeeping=7 days x $4 last day $5=$29.00
used 6 Q&C vouchers for lunch=60.00
Rental car from Dolphin to SFB=50.99 + 6.00 gas
Valet parking at Airport=72.00 w/tip
took down 1500.00 including $340.00 in DD and came home w/500.00
boarding for dog=225.00

total cost=PRICELESS!!!
lol, actually I don't have my calculator out and it's not working on my puter...I kept track of things in my Passporter.
Hope this helps....

 

[kinlaw6450]

For the first time EVER I am spending under 1500, usually our trips run in the 3000 range.

My mother suggested we have a "reunion" in October. Camping!

So here's my breakdown for this October trip

Ft. Wilderness Campsite 6nights 220.00 (split with my sister and best friend) so figure 73.00 (for a WEEK!)

Tickets for me and 2 kids 616.00 (5 day park hoppers from Paramount)

Food Probably around 500.00 but that is a HIGH estimate as my kids usually don't eat full meals anyway.

Then our spending money which is wear we usually mess up...LOL

The total has my DH completely HAPPY! Which is good considering this is the 2nd trip this year

 

[kinlaw6450]

For the first time EVER I am spending under 1500, usually our trips run in the 3000 range.

My mother suggested we have a "reunion" in October. Camping!

So here's my breakdown for this October trip

We are driving because my best friend won't fly...120.00 for gas.(split so 60.00 for me)

Ft. Wilderness Campsite 6nights 220.00 (split with my sister and best friend) so figure 73.00 (for a WEEK!)

Tickets for me and 2 kids 616.00 (5 day park hoppers from Paramount)

Food Probably around 500.00 but that is a HIGH estimate as my kids usually don't eat full meals anyway.

Then our spending money which is wear we usually mess up...LOL

The total has my DH completely HAPPY! Which is good considering this is the 2nd trip this year

 

[ASFCurly]

I am taking a 8 day, 8 night (arriving late at night) solo trip and my costs so far are

airfare- $200
ASMu- $663
8 day UPH Tickets- $358
mears shuttle- $28
--------------------------------
total- $1579

plus I have $700 for food and souveniers, I am hoping not to spend it all, though I doubt that I will come home with much.

 

[punkin]

Our next trip (comming up in may)

4 air tickets: 595
8 nights Hotel (1 nt Hyatt 6 nights Dolphin via Priceline): 510
Rental car (National full size with codes): 150
AP Passes: 0 (have them from last time)
Food (budgeted-we'll see how we come out): 1500 (we eat a lot of sit downs)
Souveniers: only if we see something really special. I was there in Nov nd we bought lot of pins. I don't want to do that again.: 500
Total: a shade over $3000 (I can't add this early in the morning)

 

[TRAPPED-PARENT]

We just got back and I haven't done gone through all the receipts yet, but I'll give you the estimate for our 11+ day trip from SW Michigan. We are a family of 4 -- both kids are late teens so you are looking at 4 adults essentially.

$700 3-day park hopper plus (used the plus at TL)
$550 9 nights Ft. Wilderness campsite + 4 rounds mini-golf
$150 2 nights hotel in Valdosta, GA & Hampton Inn Elizabethtown, KY
$120 Ohana restaurant
$70 Eagle Pines Golf
$120 Kennedy Space Center
$85 River Roost Lounge
$45 House of Blues
$80 2 meals at Crockett's Tavern
$250 Gasoline (used premium since we were towing camper)
$20 Misc Tolls
$230 Souveniers (mostly shirts/sweatshirts)
$30 Colombia House
$200 Misc meals/snacks
$60 Misc groceries
$140 Water Sprite Rentals (5 hrs total...wish we'd done LOS pkg)
$450 Approx pre-trip expenses (tires, repack of wheel bearings, oil-change, food, film, etc)

Approx $3,300
Equates to $75 per person, per day

We've done the trip for less money before ... this was the first year we did any golf or boat rentals, so that by itself added $220. I think we also ate out more ... we could have easily saved more money by eating at the campsite.

All in all, it was a good trip and, compared to trips when the kids were little and we were more strapped for cash, we basically felt that we were in a better position to spend a little extra.

 

[CynJ]

My budget for 4 adults and 1 toddler under 2 is $4386 if I can't do better then rack rate at the FW Cabins. We are driving down from CT and will get 5 day PH's.

My 2004 trip plan is here: www.geocities.com/cynjendrejcak

on the first page click on the graphic at the bottom -
then on the next page go to disney then 2004 trip


For comparison my mom and I went in Feb 2002 - took an Amtrak sleeper car down w/towncar transfer, stayed at the ASMov (6nights), 5 day PH's, = $3812 ($1200 of this was souvenirs & other stuff like replacing camera etc)

 

[HockeyDadof2]

Maybe I just don't know how to shop for airline tickets but I can never get them for less than 1K for the four of us. Is it because I fly out of DFW or are you guys just better shoppers?????

 

[darlene walker]

Oct. 2002 8 nights, 9 days, family of 5, me,dh,dd17,ds5,ds4

Air pwm-mco $205.00 x 5 =$1025.00

7 day park hoppers $1425.00

Universal 1 day $250.00

mini van for entire stay $300.00

OKW $720.00 for 5 nights

Fw cabin 4 nights $480.00

HRH 1 night to get fol access $125.00 THIS HOTEL ROCKS!!!

Spending money $1500.00

 

[Pat_Elliott]

Tale of Two Trips:

We have a delux plan and a budget plan. We've run both. Note that there's only me and DW. The quick tally:

June 2001:

BCV Seven nights
Two airfares from BWI to MCO
Cheap rental car
Tickets (2 Stars and Stripes passes, the Federal employee verison of the ultimate hopper)
Meals and take homes

Total: $3,200

Now, to show you what a little planning can do, our September trip last year, a throw-together "budget trip" went as follows:

AirTran from BWI to MCO: $250 (an awsome rate)
Best Western LBV six nights @ $30 per via Priceline, somewhere around $240.
Americar sub-compact rental: $87 for one week (for the record, don't abuse yourself by renting from Americar).
Parking at BWI, one week: $42
Gas costs for rental and drive from State College, PA due to great BWI rate: $25.
Meals and in-room food: $400

We took home about fifty dollars worth of "stuff."

Total: Approximately $1,000. And we felt we lived it up. Note: in June 2002 we bought PAP's in anticipation of the return trip, they'd probably have to be figured in there.

Regardless, there's a big spread there depending on your desires on a given trip.

Pat

 

[Mic]

We go to WDW several times a year, and as the kids got older, we were restricted to going during peak/holiday seasons(can you say NO AP Discounts?). We are a family of 6, and we usually have 2 rooms, so that's a budget killer right there. We bought into DVC so we could have 1 big room and to spread our room costs out over the year instead of all at once, so I will try to estimate the cost of accomodations based on what I pay monthly. My payment with dues is @$300 per month($3600 yearly), divided by 3 trips(average), so $1200 sounds reasonable for on-site accomodations. I also purchase AP's for everyone (I won't even tell DH what that costs each year), but we took a year off and I found a new way of spreading this cost out over a year and still always have them. I upgraded a 7-day hopper to an AP last June, so I will need to renew it in 2 months during our next trip. My daughters' AP's are good until Oct.,and will need to be renewed during our trip then, and youngest DD and DS have an AP good until Dec.(hoping for a trip then). It did require purchasing enough hoppers for those who did not have an AP for 2 trips, but I purchased 2 at a time in the months before the trips. My DH does not have an AP because he insists he will not need one this year(but I am saving $$ for June). I know it sounds kooky, but I could not see putting a $2000 charge on my credit card for 6 AP's at once. It is much easier for me to come up with $700 3 times a year. We drive down(@10 hours one-way), fill up in GA (cheaper gas), and spend @$120 a trip in gas. We also like having our own vehicle while at WDW(even if we can't find a parking space at the BW). We usually eat breakfast in the room, except for the occassional character breakfast, lunch is always sit-down in the parks, and dinner is a combination of counter, sit-down(must do 'Ohana's each trip), and in-room dinners(nothing fancy--pizza, spaghetti, salad,etc.) We average $125 a day for 6 days(@$750 a trip) including groceries for the room. I am mathematically challenged, but I estimate my cost to be @$2770 per trip, which is not too bad for on-site accomodations for 6 and flexible tickets, but is bad if you consider how much I spend in 3 trips I hope this is not too much info!

 

[taylor1293]

Total costs for the 4 of the us, me, DH, DD, and DD who is only 2.

2 trips, 10 nights each trip.

Total cost for both trips approx. $10,000

This includes both trips:

PAP for 2 adults and 1 child - $1,300 (can't remember the exact amount?)

1 night Priceline
6 nights HIFS
5 nights Polynesian LV Concierge
5 nights BWV's 1 bedroom
3 nights AKL Concierge
Total hotel cost: $4,600

Food/Drink $2,000
Souviners and other extras and misc. - $1,000
Boarding our 2 dogs - $600
Travel to WDW from Illinois by car - $500

Teresa

 

[Ratpack]

Both last year's trip and this year's trip cost about $2100 each. That covered 6 nights at WL and PH for 5 days and food and spending.

 

[blanq]

Here is our budget for our upcoming mid-May trip. Note that these costs are for 2 adults and 1 child, and we will be at WDW for 7 nights.

Airfare: $748.50
Resort (AKL standard at $139/night): $1165.00
Towncar Transfer: $80.00
Tickets (4 day PH w/1 plus option): $585.00
La Nouba: $229.00
Food (and Tips): $900.00
Tips (Mousekeeping, Towncar, etc): $60.00
Souvenirs/Misc: $200.00

TOTAL: $3967.50

So, basically $4K has been budgeted. We probably will not spend what we have allocated for food/souvenirs, so I imagine we might come out around $3700.00 for the trip. We also spent close to this amount for our last two trips (7 nights in early 12/99 at WL and 7 nights in early 12/01 at the Swan).

 

[dturner]

My trip last year for me and my 6 year old son were as follows:

Please note that I did a lot of shopping around and got the lowest possible prices:

6 nights at All Star Sports on the Fall Fantasy Package included UPH for $950.00 (included round trip transfers from MCO to hotel)

Round trip airfare from Dallas to Orlando (note to the person above who is from Plano - airfare from Dallas to Orlando is always high, don't know why but it is, the fares I found last September on Delta were only available for like 3 hours one day so I jumped on them, haven't seen airfares that low since, I check every day) - $310.00

$600 cash spending money.

I managed to do this trip for under $2,000 for the two of us which I thought was very good but I did a lot of research every day looking for lower airfares or discounts.

I've been trying to get together a trip for this September but haven't seen any airfares like last year, hoping they go down a bit in the next couple of months. I also like to travel off season to get better rates and no crowds or waiting in lines.