Money Saving Tips

Now a days with the economy the way it is, people are always looking for ways to save some money on vacation.. So here are some helpful tips ....

Dining:

With as many wonderful Meal Plans that Disney offers, why not get one.. They are amazing savings... There are 3..

1)Quick Service (less then 30.00 per night for guests 10 and over and less then 9.00 for guests 3-9) This plan allows for 2 Quick Service meals,2 snacks as well as a resort refillable mug.. This is a great value especially for families who like to eat on the run or have little children who they don't' want to have to sit through a long dinner..

2) Standard Dining ( less then 40.00 per night for guests 10 and over and less then 11.00 for guests 3-9) This plan has 1 table service, 1 Quick service and 1 snack per person per night. Now this one does not have the refillable mug.. That is really the only downfall on this one..

3) Deluxe Dining( less then 70.00 per night for guests 10 and over and less then 30.00 for guests 3-9) This plan has 3 service (table or counter) 2 snacks and a refillable resort mug. This one is awesome for everyone but especially those that are wanting to dine in the Castle, dinner shows or some of our Signature Dining like California Grill in the Contemporary or Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge since most of those take 2 services you still have one and 2 snacks left over)

These plans will save you about 30-40% off what you would pay at the park.. Just as a breakdown... Dinner at Bomas is 25.00 plus drink and tax so your total per adult would be able 30-35.00 then you have the counter service.. A desert is 4.00 and a combo meal is 9.00 and then a drink is 2.50 s that is another 15.00... Then you want a Mickey Bar as your snack.. So you pay less then 40.00 for all of this and in the end you are not even paying more then your sit down and snack.. And think about 15.00 or more per day for a couple so that is 30.00 a day for 2 adults and then they are staying for 10 days. So in the end that at least a 300.00 savings.. And that is a GREAT Savings..

Also there are sometimes during the year that they offer FREE dining.. ( I don't really know with the Quick Service Plan how it is going to work next time.) Also, if you just don't feel that any of these plans are for you or you think that one plan might have to much and you would rather not over pay, you are allowed to bring food into the parks with you.. This comes in handy especially with smaller children who might be more involved with characters and other things going on then eating.

Resorts:
There are a number of ways to save money in this department.

1) Make sure to keep an eye out for any offers that might be happening. But go ahead and book your package.. Some people wait for a sale to come out but now that up until 45days prior to arrival you can make changes to your booking with not fees and after that there is a $50.00 change fee.. At some times when you are saving a couple of hundred dollars then it is very worth it to pay that change fee..

2) Also make sure that you put tickets with your room.. It doesn't matter if you wait until you get to the parks or not but Disney has the right to change ticket prices an time they wish so if you don't already have that old rate in then you are out of luck..

3) Look at when you are going to be traveling.. During Spring Break or Summer isn't the best times for those that are trying to save money.. Try or a fall break or Think about giving the little ones a vacation from school to save some major dough.. Also some teachers will be more then happy to help your child make up the work as well as love the extra learning tools with some video of the Land (Science) or World Show care(Socal Studies)

Tickets
There are so may options with the Different tickets I hope that his helps to choose..

1) Do the add ons.. If you think that you might want to do ONE hopper day add it.. It is going to make it easier to do dinning as well... You want to make sure that you have all the flexibility as you would like and need in a vacation..

2) DO NOT BUY WATER PARK TICKETS DIRECTLY.. Please do the add on.. PLEASE... On a one day ticket you get 2 trips to the water parks so the big picture you could go to MK or your favorite park one day and then go the other days to the water parks for $50.00.. And Think about it if you have a 7 day ticket.. That is 7 trips to the water parks, Disney Quest and the walking golf course ( and currently PI) and it ONLY $50.00 When you look at the fact that it is $40.00 for one day at the water parks and 30 something for the DQ and 22.00 to go to PI and I know that it is about 40.00 to hgo to the gold course you are saving alot.. just think about you visit each thing once you could be saving about 150.00 a person if not more..

3) Get the length of stay ticket.. By doing that you have full run of the parks while you are there so if your little one says on a resort day that they would like to go see Mickey you don't have the hastle of having to try to add that extra day onto your pass..

Anywho, I hope that these tips will help you save a little money on your next Disney Vacation...

Until Later