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Hi, any thoughts on the value vs cost of the Adventures by Disney trips?
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Were there many kids on your tour? So many package tours cater to adults (especially older adults) that having one that takes the kids into account would tip the scale toward “worth it” if I had a family.Worth it is subjective... We did the London/Paris ABD, and it was totally worth it. We had great guides. We got in and out of the major attractions without waiting in line. In addition to the major attractions, you get to do smaller things that are really special, like wine tasting in MontMartre, or Archery near Windsor Castle. You stay in upscale hotels. All your luggage is handled for you.
It may help you to know who ABD appeals to: On our trip, probably half the people were Medical Doctors and their families. There were also some business owners and then some miscellaneous retirees and Disney fans (like us).
The characteristic of Medical Doctors and similar professionals is that they have money, and they lack time. They don’t get a lot of vacation, and they have even less time to plan out a vacation so that they could save money. But to have someone else do all the planning, so all they have to do is show up and enjoy, and they get to see the sites and spend quality time with their family, that is magic.
So ABD is great and we enjoyed it a lot. But if you are in a profession where you have money to spend, but time is precious, ABD is a home run.
No matter when you book?But as a DVC member, you always get opening day pricing.
Were there many kids on your tour? So many package tours cater to adults (especially older adults) that having one that takes the kids into account would tip the scale toward “worth it” if I had a family.
We did an all adult tour, which we liked. But probably 90% of ABD adventures include kids.Were there many kids on your tour? So many package tours cater to adults (especially older adults) that having one that takes the kids into account would tip the scale toward “worth it” if I had a family.
Most ABD tours we looked into as potential trips allow kids. But there are some of their tours that are specifically identified as Adults Only. Most of the China tours in 2019 allowed kids (I mention that trip because we're familiar), but there were a couple at the end of the season (in October) that were Adults Only. Those are explicitly mentioned on their web site.
Since there are a lot of tour companies that cater to adults but few that design their tours to engage kids, I'd think that ABD would be "worth it" for families with kids younger than teenage but maybe not so much "worth it" for adults only.We did an all adult tour, which we liked. But probably 90% of ABD adventures include kids.