When taking others with you

[Dopey Sharon]

what do you pay for? We're planning a trip, for next year, and our DD asked if her BF could come. I told her I would think about it. We will be getting a 2BR at OKW, so we will have the room. They will be 24 & 25 years old, when we go.

He will definitely pay for his air fare and park hopper pass. Are we expected to pay for all his meals? We will eat breakfast, and the occasional lunch or dinner, in the room, but for the most part, we will be eating lunch and dinner out.

My kids never took any friends on vacation with us, so this is new to me.

TIA!

 

[aprincessmom]

If we invite, I pay for everything.

In this case, technically you aren't the one inviting him your DD is, so I would ask her how she plans to handle it.

 

[shelbyjosh]

If it was me, I would take care of the meals. Maybe your DD could suggest to him to maybe pick up a "thank you" dinner bill one night since you are putting him up in an awesome resort!!

 

[Saffron]

Good advice aprincessmom.

I would PLAN on paying for everything. Since they're both adults I would sit down and talk with them about your trip and meals and other details and see what they say and go from there. They may have different things in mind. Maybe they would want to have meals on their own or something? But I would plan on paying for everything.

 

[flaps]

When my parents took my sister's then-boyfriend (she was 17 and he was 20) along on a family trip to WDW, he was responsible for finding his own accomodations (he stayed with his grandfather who worked for Disney), purchasing his own admission, paying for his own meals as well any souvenirs, etc. he wished to purchase. My parents provided transportation from Ohio to Disney and back again, and that's about it, as I recall.

 

[CindysGusGus]

I would pay for the dinners. I think it all depeds on the situation though. I think it was a good suggestion to sit everyone down and see what their plans are. We took my parents last year and all I could afford was to pay for 1 sit down meal a day for everyone. Beyond that they were on their own. It really worked out well. We gave them our itenerary and they told us when they would join us. The first we went to Boma and both DS and DD were really sick. DS actually had to go to the clinic outside of WDW the morning on the drive in. $200 later he was on some strong antibiotics. My dad actually picked up the tab for Boma, he didnt have to just was being sweet. OK well back OT its good to get a strong feel of the situation before you get there. Hope all goes well for you.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

IMO -It's a compromise-

(and this is for the children, not other parents, parents IMO are expected to pay their share of everything.)

my guests are always told that they will need to bring their own spending money-
my guests have also been expected to pay for their own admission-
my guests are rarely asked to pay for accommodations unless they want to stay in their own, private room-

my friend makes guests pay their share of all meals out-
we usually have a kitchen, my friend would also ask them for cash towards the grocery bill-

I rarely ask for money towards a meal, in or out-
I never ask them for grocery money-

Please let them know beforehand what you expect them to have cash for-only so they are not surprised when you ask them for it later-