What was the cost of your trip to WDW

[homeschooler]

I must be with the king of cheapskates because for 16 days gone, 2.5 driving there and 2.5 back, 11 days at Disney, 3 adults, 1 teen, two kids, I am bugeting $3,000.00, taking $3,500.00 just in case. I get AP and use it the very last two weeks of check time in January/February and then the next year go ending on the day I started the year before so I get two - two week long trips for one AP of what, $350.00? This is the off year so next year with be $4,000.00.

 

[momx2]

We just got back 2 adults and 1 child. 6 nights at ASMo and 2 nights on the road, we drove. Had 4 day park hoppers. Ate breakfast in the room, but had one good big meal at a nice sit down or a character meal, sometimes ate again counter service, sometimes not. We spent $1900, souvenires and all and had a great time.

 

[disneefamily]

Disnee Dad Says................................................................. Thank you. It is kind of ironic, but i worked out some numbers just for fun, and you can do a seven day trip next year for about $3000.00. The main point is you need to go before you're annual pass runs out. Then the price of tickets is 0.00!!! That is a huge savings. Misc. will go way down, you won't do as many shows, and won't spend nearly as much on junk,(oops), I mean commemorative collectables!!
Now I'm not one to spread foment, panic and propaganda, BUT what if you take the scaled down trip of seven days in 2002, to give the kids a boost since it's a year earlier than planned, but don't tell them about it till a couple weeks before you leave! The big plan is you are using the 2002 trip, to explore and get the feel of WDW so you can plan the best ten day trip ever in 2003!! The $3000 trip I just mentioned becomes a $4500 trip but the other trip, if done in less than a year so the annual passes are still good just dropped $1500!!

 

[fanofwalt]

last four trips everybody in my family (my side not dw's) goes . the last trip we stayed off site because on-site accomodations were out of reach for ten (10) people. group includes grandpop, grandmom, sister, brother-in law, two nieces (6&9),my wife, kids DS 10, DD 6, and me. trip in oct-nov 2000 cost $8,150 which included everything, hopper passes 5 day-@ $3,200 , universal @ 1,500. extras like MNSSHP and universals HHN's. rental car, airfare, rented off-site home w/pool and all food, restuarants and eat-in. Best part of all is grandpop picks up 3/4's of total.

 

[homeschooler]

exaclty Disney Dad. That was what I was trying to say that we do. This is our cheapy year and although we might not be inclined to go this year (we had one kid get married and another one in December) we will because we have the 'free' ticket this year.

 

[Disneyfun1]

I put up a detailed post that you can find buy doing a search under my name about 3 weeks ago, but for everything-food,PAP,rooms,Trans,souviners-I think it was about $6,500-and that was staying for 11 days and staying at the GF,WL,BWV 1-Bed, and AKL. Plus we have the PAP to use for our trip next year! Hopefully we will be DVC members by then(we are filling out the paperwork now and have the deposit sent it!)

 

[LeahA]

We drive from Illinois, my dh, and 2 ds and myself. We've always stayed offsite. We've always budgeted around $2500-$3000. That would be gas, hotel enroute, food, tickets and offsite hotel for a week.

 

[bethie]

It was roughly $3000 for a family of three November last year. Two adults and a two year old. We did the Magical Holidays Package which included Unlimited Magic Pass, one flex feature and our 7day/6 night stay at the WL-$1800.00. We drove from VA and stayed one night coming and going-approx $250-300. We ate like pigs and did a character breakfast everymorning and two character dinners. We spent very little on trinkets! Splurge a little on some signed art. Had a grand time! Worth every penny. Now when we go next year-it will be different. We will have to pay for our daughter. I am saving now.

 

[homeschooler]

Wow, you guys must really run in different circles. I guess because my DH doesn't go often, our price is lower but:

AP for 3 adults, 2 kids =$1,600.00 used for 2 trips of apprx. 10 days each So about $800.00 per year for passes

Airfare last year for 5 from Toledo to Orlando = $500.00
I LOVE to drive with the kids. we take 2 nights on the road, pack
some food, eat McDonalds or equiv for breakfast, real food at night
generally at least one stop a Walmarts each day for walking and a
small toy buy budgeted about $150.00 per day (usually less) $600.00 total

Last year was Caribbean. I don't emember the exact but about $1,500.00
this year offsite for $1,300.00
We really DO NOT like Caribbean

When on site, for 5 people I budget $250.00 a day for extras. We RARELY
use that so $2,500.00

When we stayed in the cabins, the extras were much closer to $100.00 a day. We ate berakfast in the cabin and maybe every third night I fixed 'kid' food, spagetti, meat loaf, things the kids are used to and one night I had friends over and we had steak on the grill with 4 extras, 2 adults and 2 kids. Anyway, I amy budgeting $150.00 a day for extras this year


I think that is about $4,000.00 ACTUAL last year for 5, 3 adults, 2 kids for 10 days ON SITE

If I am adding correctly, I will budged $3,500.00 this year for 11 nights off site. (Actually $800.00 less because the tickets are paid for but I budget it so I have the money next year for another batch of AP)

 

[loribell]

I think the difference for mine is that we haven't gone every year, just every other year. This summer we bought into the DVC. For what I have spent in hotel rooms over the past 5 trips (WDW & DL), off site every year but this year, we would have almost completely paid for our points. Now I can go every year and stay in deluxe accomodations for no more then what I was paying before. Also, this year we kinda splurged. We won't spend that kind of money for a trip again, unless of course we win the lottery! Oh yeah, we don't have lotteries in Oklahoma so I guess that's out of the question. On our first trip there were 4 adults, 3 children, and an infant. We were gone for 16 days including driving time, stayed offsite, and spent about $6,500. A lot diferent then this summer.

 

[nluvwithdisney]

Here's the breakdown for our upcoming trip on November 2 -11:

Airfare - 2 RT on AA =$420 ( pretty good price for flying on peak days)
Food - $800 for 10 days. ( we know we won't use it all)
Rental Car = 205.00 incl taxes. ( booked National EA full - size in Feb.)
GAS = $70.00
Shopping = 250 (probably won't use all of this either)
Tickets 1 - PAP for me ($440) purchased last year with MKC discount and before price increase.
UMP for wife - $417 ( we will spend a lot of time at PI) - Not sure about this might try a park hopper.

2 Orlando Flextickets (5 park) - $397 purchased through discount site.
This option was cheaper then purchasing individual tickets.

Hotel = $1410 - Staying at Dolphin w/ AP discount and 10% rebate from DU (booked last year under their special)

Grand total for 10 days is just over $4400. Hopefully we'll come home with money left over.

 

[veraletta]

this will be a cheap trip 4 adults and one child age 2
buying AP passes 3 adults 1,062.12 and 1 adult (sister) 5 day hopper pass 218.30 total 1,280.42

Hotel at all stars $49 a night plus 2 adults over $10 each... rate $69 a night for six nights total
$484.00

tickets for Halloween party 4 adults $27.51 each with shipping total
$116.04

Gas for car $60 one way Total
$120.00

2 characters meal $100 each total
$200

1 meal at rain forest cafe $100 total
$100

Food for drive down and back $50 as we have a cooler with snack and sandwiches total
$100

lunch and dinner on the park for 5 day less other meal above 22 meals at $10 each total
$220

pop and ice cream for 5 days $50 each day total
$250

We will eat breakfast in hotel room plus snacks, pop spented $100 total
$100

we all are bring charge card for gifts.. so cant say what we will spent but total trip is
$2970.46 without gifts.... yes we are taking more money.... just incase...

 

[TomM]

We are going in January on a limited budget
gas $210
5 day hopper pass $615 2 adults 1 child AAA discount
camping in a popup $240 w/AAA discount 8 nights
food $320 (breakfast & dinner at camp)
mouse ears for 4 yr old & misc. $150
Total $1,535

TomM

 

[Beverly Lynn]

my last trip I did the contemp tower club for 4 nights at the rate of 833.
this helped with drinks and some snacks. meals I spent 218 ttl and then souveniers I spent more than I should have. I already had my park passes I got them before they raised the prices last year. my air was free so that helped me a lot! (they lost my bag last feb and I had a 400 voucher to use to pay for both tkts and still have $123 left over for another flight!) I still have 14 days in passes left to use too. it helps to be in the travel industry and get the better discounts too.
oops almost forgot the rantl van. that cost 199 ttl for 5 days. and that cost was split between myself and my friend who went with me last time.

 

[JesNJakesMom]

We are spending about $4,700.00. There are 8 of us going (6 adults, a 3 year old and a 15 month old). We are staying 1 night (2 rooms) at the HI Maingate East and 3 nights, 4 (full)days at the Fairway Villas with the Discovery Magic Package. I think this is pretty good considering when we made the reservations our price was closer to $5,200.00. But by watching this board and using discount codes we shaved quite a bit off our price! The fact that we are driving, saved us the costs of plane tickets! And, since we have a full kitchen we'll prepare our own bfast and lunch and use one of our flex features for dinner.

 

[Mic]

We just returned from our last trip late Sunday night(10/14), and we actually spent a little less than I budgeted. DH decided at the last minute to join us(because I caught the flu right before we left) so he did the driving. There were 6 of us total(kids 13,11,9,and 7), and we stayed at the BWV for 7 nights. I spent less than $1000!

We are DVC members, and used points for the room. We all had AP's that expired mid-week, and a day left on a multi-day ticket at Islands of Advnture. I budgeted $100 a day for 1 lunch in the parks, and spent @ $65 for groceries to take down with us for snacks,light breakfasts and easy dinners.

Gas(roundtrip) ...$96.20(8-seater van, gas-hog)
Fast-food on the road.....@$50
Lunch in Disney parks(3 days)...Teppanyaki($90),Tony's($65),and Coral Reef($66),but 2 oldest DD's did not eat at the Coral Reef with us, had counter service at MGM instead($15)
Dinner at Rose and Crown($72)
Lunch at Mythos(at IOA)...$100(just wanted to try it, but was not impressed)
Non-park days: Had breakfast from the BW bakery 3 days($60)
Lunch at FW for 4 of us(oldest DD's wanted to eat Easy mac in room and hang out at Comm. Hall)...$44
Dinner for 2 at Big River Grill on BW(kids had pizza in the room beforehand($20)and explored the BW while we had dinner...$60
Lunch at Olive Garden....$51
Pizza from BW takeout another night, and ice cream from Seashore Sweets...$40
Goofy bars(not called that anymore!) in the parks, and 5 pins....@$80

We ate in our room more than usual on this trip because I was not feeling well the first few days, and we have done all the character meals on past trips. This is the first trip we skipped 'Ohana's, too, which would have added $120 to our total. For in the-room-dinners, I used only an electric skillet twice and a slow cooker twice, and cooked shrimp one night, with salad and peas and carrots, and chicken breast another night with instant rice and salad. One night we had spaghetti with Ragu in a jar(not DH's favorite) and salad, with olive garden breadsticks(bought the day before while we were there for lunch). Because of DH's work hours being recently cut, and year-long financial "slump" we have experienced due to an auto accident last year(10/04/00) that required physical therapy for me, I am quite pleased with our budget trip.

If we factor in the cost of DVC(less than $200 a month for points and dues) and our AP's($1850 for 6), and divide by 3 (the number of trips we have taken this year), it would still be less than $2500. I have to agree with a previous poster that anyone that goes to WDW at least once a year(or even once every other year) should consider purchasing DVC or another timeshare. It's a lot easier for me to pay monthly for the lodging than all at once. Now, if Disney would follow Anheiser-Busch's lead and offer AP's at a monthly charge, I would have renewed mine. As is, I am not sure when we will return, because $2000 is a lot of $$ for us right now for passes(without the renewal discount).