Who pays for what when you bring a friend

[mickeymom629]

If your parents let you bring a friend to WDW, who pays for food at restaurants, dinner shows, tickets? I would appreciate anyone's advice to this. Transportation and lodging are not an issue; we are staying in places with plenty of room and driving in our van.

 

[TiggerBelle05]

when i went with my friend for vacation last year she payed for a lot of her meals, but we bought her tickets, u know since she was a guest.....and then she would split the price on some of the dinner shows, if i t was really expensive.

 

[BabyLove99]

I went to WDW with a friend before, and then she went with my family. We both paid for our own airfare and park tickets. Meals were paid for by the family taking the person.

 

[mickeymom629]

My DS is 15 and the friend is his present girlfriend (his third in the last year). I want to bring along a friend for him because I think it will make the trip more enjoyable, but we do have 13 and 9 year old sons and an 11 year old daughter. It's more like bringing a companion for him rather than a "guest" who is special to the family (I hope you know what I mean; I don't want to sound rude). If it was one of his buddies who have been around the house for years playing ball and feeling like another one of mine, I would treat it more like a guest, but this girl could be out of the picture by the end of the summer. I don't want to be paying for her meals She doesn't need to worry about the transportation or rooms because we are taking care of that. I can get her a discount on tickets. I can also get her a discount on meals, but I have only so much budget for my family of 6. How can we do this tactfully?

 

[lancerguys]

first of all, if you are paying for airfare and room, then I would expect her to pay for at least some stuff. I mean, cmon, youre right, she could be gone by the end of summer. I'm 15 and I know how fast some of my friends go thru girlfriends and boyfriends. treat her for some stuff, but I think she should not only pay for some of her stuff, but maybe even treat for your whole family but thats just me
Kraig

 

[Disney Daniel]

As you said, she does not have to worry about transport or a room charge which is wonderful for her. I would assume that she would be aware that she would need to pay for her own meals etc. The only thing that I can suggest would be making sure everything is set prior to departure, so there are no conflicts upon arrival.

Have a great trip!

 

[mickeymom629]

Thanks for your opinions. We'll see what happens. I do think I will consider having her parents give us meal money (within reason) ahead of time and buy her a hopper pass before we leave. And to bring her own $ for souveniers (which I would think would be normal anyway). That's if they say yes, anyway.

(Hope it was all right to pop in on your teen board)