We looked at doing ABD Yellowstone this July and couldn’t believe it would be $11,000 PLUS airfare for 2 people. While Yellowstone is on my bucket list, that price seems a bit… steep, as Ansel Adams would shoot.
We had the idea, what if we set up the same itinerary, same hotels, and same activities without Disney. Granted we won’t get the private museum event, but, as DVC resale buyers extoll, it’s worth the savings. Disney publishes the itinerary including hotels and activities, so we are giving it a shot.
We booked the same hotels, including Canvas Under Yellowstone and Jackson Lake Lodge. We are staying +1 day more than ABD offers. We signed up for the Hoop-Dee-Doo like dinner theater at the Bar-T 5 ranch and a Snake River boat trip. We looked at private tours at Yellowstone, but they were $1,000+ per day.
We rented the car from Costco Travel. We are flying in to Bozeman and out from Jackson. (Turns out it was cheaper to drop the car in Jackson than return it to Bozeman). We could have driven 6 hrs and dropped it at Salt Lake City to save $600 on airfare, but decided to take the extra time in Jackson.
All together, with airfare and car, our package was $8,100. ABD Wyoming with airfare would have been $13k. So we are saving ~$5k ignoring meals, giving up the ease of a tour guide, but gaining a car and flexibility.
Does anyone who’s been on the Yellowstone/Wyoming ABD have any recommendations on what to do/skip?
We had the idea, what if we set up the same itinerary, same hotels, and same activities without Disney. Granted we won’t get the private museum event, but, as DVC resale buyers extoll, it’s worth the savings. Disney publishes the itinerary including hotels and activities, so we are giving it a shot.
We booked the same hotels, including Canvas Under Yellowstone and Jackson Lake Lodge. We are staying +1 day more than ABD offers. We signed up for the Hoop-Dee-Doo like dinner theater at the Bar-T 5 ranch and a Snake River boat trip. We looked at private tours at Yellowstone, but they were $1,000+ per day.
We rented the car from Costco Travel. We are flying in to Bozeman and out from Jackson. (Turns out it was cheaper to drop the car in Jackson than return it to Bozeman). We could have driven 6 hrs and dropped it at Salt Lake City to save $600 on airfare, but decided to take the extra time in Jackson.
All together, with airfare and car, our package was $8,100. ABD Wyoming with airfare would have been $13k. So we are saving ~$5k ignoring meals, giving up the ease of a tour guide, but gaining a car and flexibility.
Does anyone who’s been on the Yellowstone/Wyoming ABD have any recommendations on what to do/skip?