Okay guys, hit me with your best budget saving tips for Disney travel!
We're headed to Disneyland but any Disney tips will do!
Where do you pinch corners and tighten the belt?
Our airfare and room is paid for, for everything else we need to figure out how to make it cost less!!
I am anxiously awaiting any tips to help MY trip to DisneyLand as well so "bring em on".
We sign up for all of the offsite restaurants, and give them our trip dates as our birthday's, that way we get 'birthday' offers so use while we're there.
Our Very Merry 24 nighter Nov/Dec 15
Watson's go West May 15
The one with all the birthdays Oct 14 4 Big Birthdays and a Vow Renewal thrown in
The OMG trip June 14 30th Birthday present from the hubs
Girly trip March 14 A last min cheapy week
September 13 our first all DVC stay
TR May 2013 the last min bargain trip offsite
Oct 2012 TR with a cruise!big family trip featuring the beach club, AKL, the dream and a villa offsite
TR on a budget May - June 2011offsite condo
TR Sept - Oct 2010 big family trip in an offsite villa
Are you staying in a DVC villa? If so eating a lot of your meals in would save a good deal of money.
We sign up for all of the offsite restaurants, and give them our trip dates as our birthday's, that way we get 'birthday' offers so use while we're there.
Sneaky, I love it!
Are you staying in a DVC villa? If so eating a lot of your meals in would save a good deal of money.
We are indeed in a Villa. I'm thinking that I may need to cook while I'm there, that probably will save us a lot of money. Breakfast food is fairly inexpensive, and Disneyland is small enough that we can head back to the room for lunch without too much fuss. There's a Super Target about 2 miles from Disneyland. Someone told me that Vons Delivers. I'm sure I can cut the budget.
I'm planning on bringing coffee, tea, and crystal light mixes. We'll be carrying a water bottle with us and not drinking soda should save us $15 a meal x 3 meals a day x 6 days = $270!! I'm sure my kids will complain but that's more than pocket change. And, we'll stay well hydrated that way.
We sign up for all of the offsite restaurants, and give them our trip dates as our birthday's, that way we get 'birthday' offers so use while we're there.
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scrappy wrote:Are you staying in a DVC villa? If so eating a lot of your meals in would save a good deal of money.We are indeed in a Villa. I'm thinking that I may need to cook while I'm there, that probably will save us a lot of money. Breakfast food is fairly inexpensive, and Disneyland is small enough that we can head back to the room for lunch without too much fuss. There's a Super Target about 2 miles from Disneyland. Someone told me that Vons Delivers. I'm sure I can cut the budget.
I'm planning on bringing coffee, tea, and crystal light mixes. We'll be carrying a water bottle with us and not drinking soda should save us $15 a meal x 3 meals a day x 6 days = $270!! I'm sure my kids will complain but that's more than pocket change. And, we'll stay well hydrated that way.
Also, if they are absolutely dying for a soda, you could get some of the small bottles or cans from the grocery store and keep them in your room. You'd still cut lots of money out. We always do that.
Another thing we always do is when we eat at CS restaurants, we always only order one meal because we can never finish one by ourselves anyways. And that way we have a little extra to get a snack later AND we're not absolutely stuffed from one meal and not wanting to eat another meal later or ride rides on a full stomach.
Another thing we always do is when we eat at CS restaurants, we always only order one meal because we can never finish one by ourselves anyways.
A friend in California told me today that Plaza Inn, Rancho del Zocalo, and French Market have large portions in Disneyland, and that we can get a whole Pizza at the Pizza Port. Also Plaza, Rancho, and Pizza Port have free refills on drinks and that you can ask for a "To Go" cup. So if I have to have a diet coke, that's a good option.
I always carry my own water bottle on trips. You can get ones with filters now. I also bring my own snacks. I tend to pack food so that I have room for souvenirs on the way back as well.
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I would love to take credit, but I read it on my other forum, they even have a thread with the restaurant list with which ones send out stuff on your birthday! so so sneeky hehehehe
Our Very Merry 24 nighter Nov/Dec 15
Watson's go West May 15
The one with all the birthdays Oct 14 4 Big Birthdays and a Vow Renewal thrown in
The OMG trip June 14 30th Birthday present from the hubs
Girly trip March 14 A last min cheapy week
September 13 our first all DVC stay
TR May 2013 the last min bargain trip offsite
Oct 2012 TR with a cruise!big family trip featuring the beach club, AKL, the dream and a villa offsite
TR on a budget May - June 2011offsite condo
TR Sept - Oct 2010 big family trip in an offsite villa
You can also use MouseHouseConcierge.com. They'll deliver any supermarket-type items you need...I'm gonna get a couple cases of bottled water for us so we don't spend a fortune for em in the parks...