Vacation packages--which one to buy?

[dizfamily]

We did sort of a "package" with our first trip...I didn't know any better. But it was just a basic package...room, LOS passes (well, they were LOS at the time) and I think 1 "flex feature." We never went to the water parks or PI (it was just us and our almost 2 YO). By the next trip I figured out that booking everything separately was the way to go. This trip we went through DC for our room and got a pretty decent rate of $124/night for POR and it includes mini golf or the sports complex. I was thinking we'd do the mini golf anyway since dh is there for a convention and we have quite a bit of "non-park" time when daddy will be busy. So this worked out perfectly for us. We have never done the water parks and won't this trip either, so I just got 5-day park hoppers from TDS with our DC discount.

 

[Gorechick]

OK, OK...Enough put downs on both sides about purchasing packages. I myself have gone with and without a package. I've done the research and personally I enjoy having some things already paid for like you get in a package. I currently am awaiting my honeymoon at the Wilderness Lodge on the Discovery magic plan. I plan on making good use of all the components I can including fine dining, spa treatments, recreation, and shows. I've researched the package and how much things cost at WDW and found it was the best option for me for a magical vacation. All this bickering about whether to buy a package or not doesn't make planning a trip to WDW very "Magical."