I just got back yesterday - had a great time! Without this board(and Mary at Mousesavers!), I wouldn't of been able to do half as much, and would of spent so much more!! Thank you to everyone who helped me plan along the way. Here's the final expense rundown for me and ds9 & ds11 (my sister went also but paid her own way):
Hotel - All Star Sports - $49 a night - total 6 nights $329 (my sister paid $129 so my cost $200)
Airfare - RT Philly to Orlando $135 pp ($405 total - my mother paid for us as an early Christmas gift (yippee) so no cost for me)
Main Park Tickets - $380 (3 day bounce back tickets 2 adults & 1 child, we had 1 hopper day left from several years ago - so 4 park days total)
Disney quest - $75 (aprox.) - used DC discount
Water park (free, we also had one "plus" option left on our old tickets)
Transportation to and from Orlando airport - $6.60 rt (took Orlando bus $1.10 pp each way - leave extra time, it kinda sucks, so keep saying "I'm saving sooo much money doing this"... over and over in your head...)
Maid - $4.00 a night/ 6 nights - $24.00 (sister paid for last night - my cost $20.00)
Spending money - $380 (for myself and children - I actually brought $100 more and didn't spend it - how great is that!!) - all food (we ate breakfast in the room, and brought snacks to the parks, we only ate counter service (we are from NYC and have lots of nice eating choices at home)/ drinks (we drank at the hotel bar every night (20%+ tips included) - this is a vacation after all!)/refillable mugs/passport books for Epcot/2 stuffed animals/ pressed pennies/ pressed penny book/small souvineers for people at home.
Total cost for me and kids - $1,060.60
with airfare - $1,465.60
I'll post a trip report soon !! Any questions, I'll be glad to answer! Thanks again to this board and Mousesavers Mary!!
Hotel - All Star Sports - $49 a night - total 6 nights $329 (my sister paid $129 so my cost $200)
Airfare - RT Philly to Orlando $135 pp ($405 total - my mother paid for us as an early Christmas gift (yippee) so no cost for me)
Main Park Tickets - $380 (3 day bounce back tickets 2 adults & 1 child, we had 1 hopper day left from several years ago - so 4 park days total)
Disney quest - $75 (aprox.) - used DC discount
Water park (free, we also had one "plus" option left on our old tickets)
Transportation to and from Orlando airport - $6.60 rt (took Orlando bus $1.10 pp each way - leave extra time, it kinda sucks, so keep saying "I'm saving sooo much money doing this"... over and over in your head...)
Maid - $4.00 a night/ 6 nights - $24.00 (sister paid for last night - my cost $20.00)
Spending money - $380 (for myself and children - I actually brought $100 more and didn't spend it - how great is that!!) - all food (we ate breakfast in the room, and brought snacks to the parks, we only ate counter service (we are from NYC and have lots of nice eating choices at home)/ drinks (we drank at the hotel bar every night (20%+ tips included) - this is a vacation after all!)/refillable mugs/passport books for Epcot/2 stuffed animals/ pressed pennies/ pressed penny book/small souvineers for people at home.
Total cost for me and kids - $1,060.60
with airfare - $1,465.60
I'll post a trip report soon !! Any questions, I'll be glad to answer! Thanks again to this board and Mousesavers Mary!!