Money Saving Tips: Make Visiting Disney a Possibility For Your Family
You have dreamed of taking your family to Disney World for years, have imagined seeing the joy in your little ones eyes as they see Mickey in person for the first time, but Disney is a big strain on your wallet! You can still make everyone’s magical dreams come true by cutting corners where you can to keep your vacation within a reasonable budget. Most of it starts before you even leave- in the planning stages
Start by traveling off season– If it is possible with you and your spouse’s vacation schedule plan to visit the parks in the off season. You will save on airline, car rental, and hotels right off the bat. (Not to mention the benefit of avoiding a great deal of the crowds). Before Christmas, January, and the Fall after school is back in session are your best bets.
Do the research yourself- Avoid paying either a travel agent or the park itself for putting your package together. Research hotels, and car rentals on sites like Kayak.com , Booking.com, and Travelocity.com. Only use reputable sites for purchasing discount tickets or you may find yourself purchasing tickets a second time.
Pay Cash– While using your credit cards may seem like the only way to make a big trip like this happen you will be paying on the interest for years, and your seemingly great value will no longer be a great value. Make a plan- take a couple years to save up for your trip, use tax refunds, start a savings account where you deposit $20 each week from your paycheck, sell the kids old toys and earmark any money made for your Disney vacation.
Stay off site– If you have your heart set on a fancy Disney resort then by all means keep that into account as you build your savings or budget for your vacation. Otherwise, remember that much of your time will not be spent in the hotel but rather at the parks or other activities nearby so maybe all the bells and whistles wont be so important. This will save you a ton of money,
Skip the Park Hopper- Each park takes more than an entire day to really explore all it has to offer so these are kind of a waste in my opinion. If you go from Disney to Epcot to Animal Kingdom you are going to waste a lot of time driving around and waiting in entrance lines- crucial park time that you could be enjoying.
Spent some time digging around online, ask advice from friends who have gone before, seek out the best deals and cut corners where you can to make sure your magical vacation is also affordable!
I really want to go to Disney so I love this post – definitely going to try and do some saving!
I’d love to go to Disney as often as possible. These are great ideas! I do like to schedule my trips in the off season as much as I can.
How awesome! I can’t wait to take my kids to Disney! Hopefully at some point soon. These are wonderful tips!
Staying off site has it’s pros and cons. Offsite is less expensive however, staying onsite is convenient and you can take their transportation to the parks and not have to pay for parking
Make your trip to Mickey as magical as you can without worrying about money. Your tips are on point and do make it a reality for many!
We liked staying in their midgrade resorts like Pop Century. That way we could utilize the transportation system without having to pay parking fees. It also allowed us to stock up on breakfast foods like donuts that we could eat before heading to the park. Then we only at lunch in the park, and sprang for dinner when we left. Saved a lot of money doing it that way.
Disney is so expensive. We are going in about a week and I am bringing all of my gift cards!
We are going there in a couple of years! Can’t wait!
These are great tips. Disney is so much fun but can be so expensive.
I really like this post because I am saving to take my family to Disney. I’d like to think that it will be a possibility for us.
Disney is the one place I splurge! lol I think they see me coming too.
I think any Disney resort is quite costly! Definitely gotta spend a whole day in one park, so much to do anyways!
Great advice. I have never been to Disney World but I do understand that it is huge. I know a lot of families stay off site to save money.
Disney can be expensive but is so worthwhile. You have some great tips here.
It can be so expensive going to Disney but there are always ways to save and enjoy everything.
Those are amazing tips. Disney can be pricey so these tips come handy
Dsney sounds like so much fun right now. My kids are not that interested now that they are older
Disney is one of the most favorite place for my whole family. It has so much of fun but very expensive for sure. I think your tips would really help a lot to have a great disney trip. Love this share.
These are all great tips that I’ll certainly utilize during our trip to Disney!
Disney is so much fun but I agree you really need to learn how to organize that trip.