disneyfan150
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This made me laugh. DD likes it when DS drives because we get places so much faster.get there between 1 and 3 (depending on if I drive or my son drives) and go to a park.
This made me laugh. DD likes it when DS drives because we get places so much faster.get there between 1 and 3 (depending on if I drive or my son drives) and go to a park.
Yep, I just hold on and look out the side window.This made me laugh. DD likes it when DS drives because we get places so much faster.
How did you get such a low price? We always check DVC rental and currently they are at $17-$20 a point, way more than $144 a night.Maybe we’ll see each other We’re going Sept 12-18. I feel you on not wanting to over-pay especially now with stuff changing and unknown. We always look but just haven’t found a price offsite that saved us enough to consider. Yet at least.
Rented DVC at Boardwalk $144/night (includes taxes, fees & parking)
Rented car at Sixt (now inside MCO) BMWx7 $423. This is DH’s splurge. I tried to convince him we don’t need it as we can bus to MK, Uber to AK and walk to HS/EP. Makes him happy. Ok.
2rt Flights JetBlue with checked luggage, used 17k points paid $22.40
Our room is only a studio but works fine for us. There’s really nothing else that competes at that price. If we had a larger family then offsite options would be more attractive. Our price is not common but it’s possible. I’d be willing to pay more only if I knew stuff was returning.
Onsite value varies depending on so many different factors. It’s not necessarily a worse value. Guess it comes down to cost difference. Is X amount of dollars going to elevate your experience enough to justify?
I think it shows a certain privilege to say you would never stay offsite or you must stay at Yacht Club. Most normal families can’t afford $600/night!
For the 30 minute early entry, is this for all parks every day or certain parks on certain days? Is there a name for this so I can research it? A thread? And when does it start? I’m helping my sister with her family’s trip but we I haven’t been keeping up with changes since we didn’t have a trip planned. Thanks!
We booked back in the end of January. Saw there was an opening for BWV standard studio and quickly made contact with an owner who was renting points for $16. At the time there were also still a few BWV owners with boards renting for $14pp (even $12) but they did not respond quickly. At less than 8 months out the room was at risk of being booked quickly. The owner I contacted was wonderful. Got back immediately and worked everything out over the next 2 hours. The 5 nights we booked in Sept are 9pts/nite.How did you get such a low price? We always check DVC rental and currently they are at $17-$20 a point, way more than $144 a night.
I might sell my DVC. They've overpriced everything and taking all the magic away.
If you’re paying $600 at night for a standard view at YC you’re doing something wrong or going during Xmas, in which case you’re paying through the nose for everything anyway.
“Normal” is subjective. My family consists of myself and my partner, do we not count? (Lol). We are by no means wealthy people, I’m just a civil servant with a decent paying union job. But Disney and travel in general is my priority so that is where I spend the majority of my discretionary income. I’m just frugal elsewhere...I’m a gamer but I don’t need the latest and greatest on launch day, most of my games come from sales and I only buy new consoles after price drops. I save up and buy quality things that last rather than throwing money away on cheaply made things that need replacing. I stock up on necessities during sales and shop around. I utilize Rakuten and other cash back sites/apps. I also play the credit card rewards game, and I don’t carry debt either. I know families with kids who fly free with SW companion passes. With specifics to Disney, there’s tons and tons of hacks to do things cheaper. I pay for my vacations with discounted gift cards purchased with one of my CCs to maximize cash back. I never get the dining plan, my food budget always comes out cheaper doing it this way. And so on.
People who think you have to be rich to do this are just not savvy, tbqh. There is a lot of free education online nowadays about traveling well on a budget. Much of which can be found on these very boards.
One possible downside to a large group staying off site, is that the group has to be rounded up and set off and leave together. Whereas, staying on site, individuals can come and go as they please.