Total costs!

[frannn]

I will be traveling with DH and DD, who doesn't need airfare or tickets. We will be going to Boca, then Ft Myers, then WDW for 10 nights.

Airfare- free (used FF miles from work-with permission!)
Hotel - 942.60 AS Movies, DC discount (hoping for better AP discount)
Car - 295. Two weeks rental-Intermediate w/National DC discount. (hoping for better as time draws nearer)
Food - 500. reg meals + 300 character/sit down meals
Tickets- 750. reg AP's, will use for next trip (I hope!)
Souvenirs- 600. Just a guesstimate-will probably be more
Total for 10 days = 3387.60

I am hoping to shave about 300 off this with bigger hotel & car discounts. I am also doing reward programs, which I haven't factored in (will probably end up with 100-150 in certs & fast food certs), and aready have a gift cert for 25. for The Club Car in the Holiday Inn hotel-closeby. I know I'll probably have to spend 40. on cab fare to and from the airport, but that $ takes the place of the supermarket/gas/etc bills I'd have at home. If you include the hotels and meals while visiting in FL, before WDW, it is 290 more.

Good Luck!

 

[TandyR]

This is our budget for our next trip:
12 days, 11 nights 2 adults 2 kids

train fare w/ a sleeper: $979
rental car Hertz midsize: $185
2 adult 5 day PH from AAA: $437 (we have extra day left from another trip)
1 child 5 day PH from AAA: $173 (she has an extra day lest from another trip)
1 child 6 day PHP from AAA: $210 (first trip she needs her own ticket and I bought her a 6 day Park Hopper plus so she would have 6 days like the rest of us and we will be useing the pluses sooner or later. )
2 character meals: $110
Adventures in cooking: $40
Romantic meal for Mom & Dad while kids are at the Cub's Den: $200 (meal and child care together)
Sea world tickets: $150
groceries: $150
eating out: $660
Souvenirs & random stuff like Pony rides: $400
DVC member staying at VWL: don't know how to price that

total: $3494

 

[Chloesmom]

Originally posted by 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?????

A lot of it depends on the days you are flying out. We never leave on a Friday or Saturday. Also, try looking for any other airport that may be near. We are lucky and have 3 within the same amount of driving time so we have a lot of options.
AND, look at places like travelocity and then go straight to the airline web page and look for the same flight. We searched and got a rate of $220 per person at Expedia but went and got the same rate for $176 thru Delta direct. This is not the first time we did this.
You can also try Hotwire or Priceline...if you are flexible with times, etc. I cannot stand stop overs so this way would never work for me. We always fly straight thru.

 

[Princess Tink]

This is what we paid in July 2002 (DH, DS 4, and myself). When we went in 2000, when DS was only 2 we spent 5500.00 (though a TA).
Rental Car-National (one week mid-size plus insurance) 358.00
Air (Southwest) 645.00
Room (POR) 8 days/7 nights (waterveiw room + UPH) 2055.00
Meals, Snacks, & Drinks 945.00
SeaWorld Tickets 140.00
Souvenirs 400.00
Cirque de Soleil 130.00
Refrigerator Rental (paid at time of check in) 85.00
TOTAL $4758.00

We are planning a trip this July (budgeting) and trying to spend substantially less. Granted we are now DVC Members so we won't have the ONE SHOT HOTEL EXPENSE (that saves us quite a bit right off the top)! And we are driving this time. I went on a lot of road trips when I was young and miss them. I want my son to experience this a little. I finally talked DH into at least trying it once!

 

[madthemouse]

Approx. $2700 thats for my daughter and I.
1 night at HRH, 3 nights ea. @ BWV and BCV, full size rental car,gas, food and spending money, and two 4 day PHP tickets.
Still have days left on PHP tickets from last year and the same for USF/IOA.

 

[tink2dw]

Living on the west coast doesn't help those airfares either!!

dreaming for a WDW trip.

I would be very lucky to find Airfare of $250 with fees and taxs,for each of us,Dh DW[me]and Dd a teen but considered an Adult for a disney Vacation!! So that shoots up the cost.

Then 3 Adult tickets for WDW,Universal,and SW. Maybe Discovery Cove.

Rental car.

Hotel, they are about the same cost for on or offsite. Moderate or HIFS or Paridise Pier.

Food I'm diabitic 6 meals a day.

suvineers Dd saves $100. Dh $50. me $50.

I think thats all!! Estimate of costs $3500.00

 

[Julia M]

Our last trip was in April 2001. For 2 adults and 3 kids (ages 4-9) we spent just over $5000.

Since we went with my parents, they paid for some meals, and we did also (for counter service meals). While we paid for the seven of us at the ice cream social and dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern, as well as the Family Magic Tour, my parents paid for an Illuminations Cruise, HDDR, Fantasmic dinner package at Mama Melroses, late lunch at the Biergarten and b'fast at Cindy's. So that helped out. If we had done these without them, it would have probably added another $400 to our total.


Our total also included a character b'fast at Crystal Palace, and dinner at the RFC. It includes 3 nights at PO ($623 during very high season) and our exchange fee for our timeshare. Also, airfare from CA, a rental car for 10 days, parking, snacks, and counter service meals. The kids did the Pirate Cruise, and my 2 youngest did the WOnderland Tea Party. Our 7 day hopper plus tickets were $1307! I also bought t-shirts and outfits ahead of time at the Disney Store, as well as snacks from home for the plane. I counted EVERYTHING I used for our trip.

Including our travel days, we were gone 12 days. So, I spent $1080 per person, including airfare, lodging, meals, and souvenirs. Since we splurged on alot of special things, I don't think that's too bad.

We have another trip planned for August 2004. I am planning a tighter budget for that trip!

Julia

 

[PatriciaH]

Originally posted by 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)

WOW! You got the Dolphin for about $63 a night? That is even great for Priceline! Any tips for getting a rate like that

 

[PatriciaH]

Well, here is the breakdown for our next trip (DH and I) in August:

Air/Southwest-$353.58 ($176.79 RT each)
Hotel: about $495 for 8 nights- 6N Marriott Downtown Disney (1 night @ $67/5 nights @ $20.03 + tax) 2N Wilderness Lodge OR Swan ($139 + tax)
Tickets: Have AP's already
Food: around $500
Transfers: $50 ($25 RT each on Mears) We may rent a car if we get a good rate

 

[KimR]

This makes no sense....last time we spent right at $8000 (family of 4) and stayed 8 days. We drive, so we don't have to pay airfare. I just broke it down and here's what I come up with:

Resort: 2500
Park tickets: 1200
Food/souveneirs/parking,etc: 4300 ???!!!

Gosh, that sounds like an awful lot for food, etc., but that's what we spent! We ate breakfast in the room every morning, counter service for lunch, and then a nice sit down dinner in the evening. We ate at San Angel Inn, Le Cellier, Teppanaki, Fulton's Crab House (twice), Rose and Crown, and Rainforest Cafe. Where the heck did the money go??!! We didn't spend much on souveneirs. We've figured we'll spend about the same on this next trip (actually probably more becuase we're now a family of 5). Seems like we should be able to cut down the food expenses, but I'm sure we'll break the bank on that again..somehow.

Kim

 

[frannn]

You guys are living it up at WDW, 'eatin all that fancy-schmancy food! I don't speak much....you wouldn't even know I was there....

 

[punkin]

PatriciaH:

The exact numbers for the Dolphin portion of it: $69 pre night for 6 nights, Subtotal $414 + $47 tax and $5.95 priceline fee. Garnd total: $467.59.

Tip for getting this rate: biddingfortravel.com

The downside is, you get whatever hotel priceline gives you. None of them are actually bad. On another trip I got the Hilton for $60 per night and was totally satisfied.

 

[momof2intx]

What would be the average price of a quick meal (counter service) at the Themeparks? We have 2 children ages 4 and 2 who usually are happy with either a hot dog, pizza or chicken nuggets.

Trying to budget our food expenses.

It's been a while since I've been and my husband has never been to DisneyWorld!

Thanks!!

 

[emmagata]

Originally posted by 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.

Pardon me for questioning your math but how does all that break down?

$4000 sounds quite a bit on the low side especially since you're staying on site an the Comtemp and AKL for 10 nights.

We are in the process of getting a trip together for this November for 2 adults and 2 children.

I'm at $1000 in airfare and $810 for the accomodations (we stay off site. We're renting a 3 bedroom/2 bath home about 10 minutes from WDW).

The cost of the park tickets (5 days WDW, 2 days US/IOA and 1 day SW) is about $1700 (it's higher than normal because we are getting 2 APs for our trip in Oct 2004).

So as you can see, we're up to $3500 without food or other expenses (parking etc...)

 

[kwnancy]

week trip 6/3 to 6/10

925.00 two rooms at the all stars (FL resident rate)
300.00 mini van rental (as we are bringing dd and three friends)
100.00 gas - drive from key west to WDW
696.00 six play 4 tickets (116 each)
312.00 seaworld tix (51.95 for admission for the remaineder of '03)
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2333.00 total so far,

our mini van rental may be less.. dollar car rental is 199.00 for the week plus tax and probably an extra day to get everything loaded

now the biggie.... FOOD - it's myself, DH, DD 15 and Friend 17, Friend 12 and Friend 10 - two are pretty hearty eaters and two are not

I'm figuring per person -

breakfast 10
lunch 15
dinner 20 ... so a total of 45 per day per person for seven days, 1890.00 - each kid will have their own spending $$ - i'm kind of figuring breakfast in the room, counter lunch and a few sit down dinners

plus DH - dive quest 140.00 (non-negotiable)

so grand total $4,363.00

wow - i was figuring closer to 3,500 - can all six do food for a week on 1,000 ??? and not OD on poptarts and spagettiO's

 

[PatriciaH]

Originally posted by momof2intx
What would be the average price of a quick meal (counter service) at the Themeparks? We have 2 children ages 4 and 2 who usually are happy with either a hot dog, pizza or chicken nuggets.

Trying to budget our food expenses.

It's been a while since I've been and my husband has never been to DisneyWorld!

Thanks!!

Look on wdwig.com under menus. Deb has a lot of counter service listed as well as sit down!

 

[Alice28]

This is what our trip cost:
Dates Feb. 27- March 8; 9 nights at the Contemporary, Shades of Green Rate ($66 a night, plus tax): $630
4 R/T tickets from Oregon to Orlando- $762 (Southwest Airlines)
1 night at Portland HoJo with free parking- $62
Tiffany Towncar ($5 coupon) $95 with tip
Groceries- $45
2 adult, 1 child 7 day park hopper plus passes. $866 (SoG discount)
Food- $800 (we had several meals paid for by our parents; we had budgeted $900)
Souveniers- $350

= about 3,600

Plus I spent probably around $200 on film, snacks, special treats for the plane, and $40 walkie talkies specifically for the trip...and then there was the $80 to get film developed! Yikes...and I just got my credit card bill last week...it wasn't pretty. But worth it!

Next time we go, I know we will spend far less on souveniers. We went a little crazy at the end! But we got GREAT deals on our room and airfare, so we went a little wild.

 

[Kallison]

I really don't like to think about it! I think I've convinced DH to go for the AP's which will be $1900 for our family of five. He wants to stay at BC and we are going for 10 days so that is another $3K unless we get some kind of AP discount. We usually figure out $1K per person, with a 10 day trip probably a little more. He refuses to eat budget, has to sit down at least once per day. I don't usually regret the Disney money we spend but this trip is giving me little agitation!! I actually went back to work this year after 12 years as a SAHM so I would feel less guilt. Fortunately I adore my job so it has all been worthwhile.

 

[SpikeLover]

We've actually gone expensive & cheap. When we took my inlaws a couple years ago, we paid for everything. 2 rooms at the Dolphin, 2 meals a day with priority seating, all sorts of souveniers, E-night, etc. Spent over $10,000.

However, last year, we camped in a tent at FW, used our AP's, cooked most meals & spent less than $1000. We already had all the camping gear, etc.

We always drive, takes us about 10 hours.

ETA: What we always laugh about is while we love the restaurants at Disney (well, many anyway), we actually had more fun on the cheap trip we took. We didn't really have anything in particular planned so everything was spur of the moment. Probably one of our best vacations.