Pixie_Dust
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2000
Is it worth the day trip? How long does it take to drive back, and is it hard at night to make the long drive back after the show?
Is the luau and show worth it, as well as the daytime activities?
I am having a hard time finding pricing as there are so many options. Entertainment book offers BOGO, but then how much do you have to pay xtra for the luau (middle option, not the buffet or prime rib, but the one in between) and show?
It is on the Go Oahu card with the show as a bonus item, but I don't think we'll be scrambling to do things so far away from the resort, otherwise, why spend a fortune in DVC points to stay at Aulani (which seems kind of far away from the Go Oahu offerings). I can't decide if we should just not do anything that is on the Go Oahu card and try to come back some day finding cheaper lodging elsewhere to do all the activities, with this trip be more relaxing at the high-end resort.
Also feeling the tourists' vs. the kama'aina rates are making me feel like they are not sensitive to our budgetary needs, to put it mildly. Don't like feeling like my pocketbook is being squeezed in a tourist trap. I'm feeling shocked at the price differentials right now between tourist rack rate and the other options (or non-options).
Is the luau and show worth it, as well as the daytime activities?
I am having a hard time finding pricing as there are so many options. Entertainment book offers BOGO, but then how much do you have to pay xtra for the luau (middle option, not the buffet or prime rib, but the one in between) and show?
It is on the Go Oahu card with the show as a bonus item, but I don't think we'll be scrambling to do things so far away from the resort, otherwise, why spend a fortune in DVC points to stay at Aulani (which seems kind of far away from the Go Oahu offerings). I can't decide if we should just not do anything that is on the Go Oahu card and try to come back some day finding cheaper lodging elsewhere to do all the activities, with this trip be more relaxing at the high-end resort.
Also feeling the tourists' vs. the kama'aina rates are making me feel like they are not sensitive to our budgetary needs, to put it mildly. Don't like feeling like my pocketbook is being squeezed in a tourist trap. I'm feeling shocked at the price differentials right now between tourist rack rate and the other options (or non-options).