What You Get For The Money - Walt Disney World
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2012
- Fine Living Network's What You Get for the Money television series takes us on a money saving tour through Walt Disney World. From value to deluxe, this special gives an overview on how to spend your money at the Walt Disney World Resort.
I'm just gonna cry now a lot. I miss Disney so much!!! I got to be a cast member for 6 months and be part of Disneyworld for 6 months. Best experience of my life. This literally brings years to my eyes! I miss it so much!! Even to just vacation and be there is the next experience ever!! I love you Disney
I used to have this saved on my old DVR!! Thanks for posting Disney Parks!! love it!
All in disney are very beautiful,wonderful , greatful and lovely.
It's completely possible to have a Disney vacation without spending a crazy amount. We are going this fall and our total cost for two of us is going to be around $1850 before food...so I'm assuming it will come out around $2500 or so by the end of the trip. This is for a 6 night, 7 day stay on property. Key tips are looking to visit during value season when prices are less all around, and stay at a value resort (we are staying at a DVC resort, but I budgeted in what the hotel cost would have been for a value resort during value season, as that is what we're paying to borrow the DVC points anyway). Going during a value season can also mean the airfare is less also. Save money on food costs by bringing along breakfast food with you in your suitcase. (We bring peanut butter, bacon, English muffins, juice, etc. with us and eat before heading out for the park), also keep in mind that Disney lets you bring your own snacks into the park, so take along some chips and granola bars in your backpacks to have as a snack instead of buying snacks in the park. This way you'll really only need to budget for one or two meals per day in the parks. Hope this was helpful to some - have a magical visit anyone going to Disney!! :)
I love every trip I take!! Looking forward to going in Sept and October!!!
We would never be able to stick to that budget. We've stayed at the All Star Music once and it was way too noisy. We went this summer with my wife and me, a college senior, teen and pre-teen, stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside with the dining plan and had park hopper and water parks. Spent way more than 1500. It was still worth the money.
Play House Disney. Man that was the stuff when I was little. When I went there when I was little it was Bear In The Big Blue House, Rolie Polie Olie and something else lol I for got, but gooooood times!
13:59, youngest kid throwing the horns! :) \m/ \m/
Im going for 3 weeks with dining plan at Port Orleans Riverside, cant wait :D
YEP -- Yes It Is -- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY -- What A Great Adventure For Everyone ...
The last two families are more like long weekends than vacations. WDW warrants at least 5 days, but I always stay at least a full week. Last trip was 12 days (2 days dedicated to travel)
We just got back from WDW and while we spent a wee bit more than $1600, it was worth every single penny!
January and February can get pretty cool at times. I've been there when the temps were in the low 50's, and that's cool to Floridians.
Park Hopper but it’s well attractive to the snow birds from the northern half of America to Canada in terms of the winter season because Florida is mostly warm year round
I'm going this year. I booked in March for Oct. My trip included roundtrip for 2, Rental Car, and off sight resort for 1010.75 add 2- 5 day hopper passes for 650 and my total was $1,660.75 . I've gone 8 times in the past 15 years and every time I go, I learn more tricks how to save.
I'll be digging around for a true disney discount online for years if need be, deluxe hotel, 2 weeks, character dining, monorail, all hidden symbols etc without going bankrupt LOL
LOL Turtle talk with crush was one thing my mom was most looking forward to when we went 2 Disney 4 a week. She love him she a big sea turtle fan. But was so upset that just the kids get 2 sit on the floor n get 2 talk with him!!! Lord when we walked n talk she even tried 2 sit on the floor. N was told it 4 kid only she was so funny she told me to kick some kids out n sit on the floor. 4 I looked younger then I am.
Im staying at the contemporary for 8 days and my trip is $7,000.. When I saw $1,600 it blew me away at first.
Of course, it's the most expensive resort. Pick the Pop Century Resort, it's 1/5 the price per night.
Riding on the AIR CONDITIONED bus I always found to be rejuvenating after walking around in the 90+ heat. They say you walk on average 10 miles a day at Disney.
You get a great experience when you have a camera crew following you
A commenter below mentioned how the Steakhouse is 2 dining credits. Yes on the regular package, but it actually states that they got the dining packages that includes the wine... this is a more expensive package, and does include the 2-credit restaurants as a single credit. The part about 5 nights/6 days = 5 days of dining is correct however. Disney doesn't cover your travel day (the 6th day) as part of the dining package. We got around this by buying a pizza (only about $20.00) to save our dining credits one night.
Last year We did 2 parks a day for 2 days w/ a 5 day hopper and spent the next 3 days enjoying the parks at a slower pace and 1 day park to park @ Universal and Halloween Horror Nights. It was well worth it. They say you walk 10 miles a day, I walked 70 miles in a week not counting the swimming at the resort...
This can be done if A) you don't count airfare and B) choose the right time of year to go. Last time I went with my family it cost a fortune as it was Spring Break. Best time to go is around September, just after school starts, as many Disney packages (at least here in Toronto) offer free dining meals and discounts on Park tickets. I will be taking my kids out of school in end-September next time we go to save around $1000.00. The dining packages they offer are worth it. Going a-la-carte I think ends up costing you more...
do the whole package just 3000 dollars for disneyland and california adventure and the dining plan is a definite plus/new orleans restraunt was incredible! bring cash for souveniers and extra shoes! paradise hotel was included along with a charac ter breakfast that my grandon loved, disney really does it right!doing one park a day is good especially with childern
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its a small world scared me as a child. it wasnt the ride or the singin machines it was the water that was at the begin when ur bout to get on the ride. i used to think that there was some kind of creature lurkin in the water
It is cheap if you are willing to book way far ahead and compromise on a few things. We were able to plan a five day trip including flight for about 1k per person.
I know right! Also it a very short trip I went 4 a week n 08! Now I can c it if it was Disney land it has 2 parks yet you are still rushing. I also hate stay at all 4 parks n one day.
Video is about 6 years old. Have to figure in flight/travel time. 4-day park hopper/water park tickets for 1 adult & 1 7 y.o., 5 nights Disney value hotel, Disney Dining, and flight all 2 months from now comes in at $3,181. That's just with 1 adult & 1 child and we're double what this video shows for nearly the same package as the 2nd group. Not booking, just comparing. DW ain't cheap.
omg i wanna go... need to have kids first!! LOL
Same here we were dreaming and with a dining plan flight and extra spending money this came with a 7 day stay at a Disney hotel it come out to 5,500?!?
Sounds about right
How old is this?! I'm in the midst of planing a honeymoon to WDW, and for about a week and a half at a moderate resort with 6-day tickets without parkhopper and no dining plan, it's running $3000. That's not even counting flights or any perks, tours, etc.
A year old
If you're coming from Canada, no way you can do this in under $3K.
Mario Svalina Ah, that would make the difference.
CoryTheRaven This doesn't include airfare. Which makes sense, as that can vary from destination to destination. Fly out of Buffalo (if you're from Toronto) to save a ton.
Mario Svalina I did it for 1500 including flights and pre paid food and hotel etc. Coming from Toronto for a week
29:33 Pause...oh god..oh yeah...almost there!!
29:33 Almost there!!....
agreed
We booked our trip for a family of 7 last night and it cost $9,901.24 for 5-day tickets with the water park option and 2 quick serve meals per day. We're staying at the Saratoga.
+Jessica Hayes Did you take advantage of the free dining plan?
I didn't know anything about a free dining plan...we booked through a Disney rep over the phone and weren't told anything about it. We chose the dining plan separately, as part of a vacation package.
+Jessica Hayes here you go :) disneyworld.disney.go.com/special-offers/resort-stay-dine-package/details/
+Jessica Hayes the only problem is that you can't combine it with any other discounts.
It looks like it's only for those traveling during certain times of the year. Our travel dates aren't valid for the offer :(
i wouldn't advise it at all either--i do one park a day--sometimes i do Magic Kingdom two days
What time of the year is it that they are able to wear jackets, ive been there twice and i was sweating like a pig the whole time.
Me and my fiance go 1 - 2 times a year were actually getting married there this june!
Im going in October for Mickys not so scary for 9 days.. Stay at port Orleans riverside but tickets/room
Codting me over 4000$ not including airline tickets or food or Mickys not so scary tickets!! 😖
This is from the earliest 2008. You can tell by what parade is on.
That explains it. 2008 was the year everything went to shit. You could never afford to do all that today.
I was in wdw in 2009!
Oh my god! No way! This is you?
Never mind! I'm an idiot!
Four parks in one day is too much. The most we attempted was two-a-day or a water park and a theme park.
The video stated that the meal plan included meals *per day*- which is incorrect. Your meals are counted *per night*, so a 6 day 5 night stay will only include dining for 5 days. It can really mess with the budget of a family while on vacation- it happened to us on our honeymoon almost 5 years ago. Luckily we had a buffer for food for an additional day. We should have read our paperwork more carefully, though our travel agent also should have mentioned it.
We know now, so our 5 year anniversary trip in June will have no nasty surprises- at least not with dining.
me to i don't go to every single park in one day
I assume the $1600 budget includes only hotel and passes. What they conveniently omit is the high price of food and beverages there. Even counter service you're talking $150 a day. Then there's transportation cross country from California at $2700 for four. Another $200 for incidentals, tips, souveniers, etc and you have a more realistic $5100 for even the most basic visit for a family of four who needs to fly in. Knock off $2500 if you live within a day's drive of the resort. Californians should stick to Disney Land if money is an issue.
they said they got a meal plan included so if they stick to counter service meals that means no tips
I looked it up, and 8 days, during July 4th week, with a Little mermaid room at the Art of Animation resort, with tickets, park hopper and more option, and Deluxe Dining Plan is around $2,450, for one person.
So worth it.
My kids and I went for a week vacation every year for 10 years. We never spent anywhere near that much for food and could never justify the extra expense for the meal pass. The food is reasonably priced, for a park, and exceptional quality.
I don't think anywhere it claimed they were booking a 2 week stay. And, since this show was aired in ~2006, prices were significantly different at that point.
First family...same hotel (standard, off season), tickets and dining package today: 2292.76.
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True lol
This is from 2008, so take the advice with a grain of salt .
1 week if you are in orlando you must visit universal studios too
Okay so this video is clearly out date so.. How can I sign up my family to volunteer in an updated version..
These days Disney uses popular blogger/vlogers to do preomotional videos. Just watched one where they had a family do 30 resorts in 30 days!
Air fare 350, comin from detrot. For 4days Room is 500, aans parks 350. Total 1200 per person for 4 days
Expedition Everest opened in 2006, so unfortunately this video is no longer very accurate. However, it certainly does a good job of advertising the park!
"well, im sure you're tired of talking to me...." (in the most monotone voice, ever...)
uh, HI! hire someone fun!
it is around 1600 for two people - a family of 4 on that budget, no way! we do love the park hopper though. i don't know about all 4 parks, but i like to hit about 2 parks a day. magic kingdom is deadddd at night - no lines. we also tend to skip animal kingdom
Seems confusing to me buying certain stuff for a certain time one park to the next what if some people can't afford luxury or you wanna stay a night or 2 in one hotel and wanna move another the rest of the of stay so you buy meal plans does that mean the meals you get are no good because if you want something fancy you have to pay more for it but in the meal plan you get basic stuff I dunno so many questions had a look online a night is like 600doller that not correct surely
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10/3/2013 just went and test booked this at the Disney site. Vacation Offer August 18 - August 27, 2014 | 3 Adults Disney's All-Star Movies Resort Standard Room. 10-Day Ticket with Park Hopper and Water Park Fun & More Options.Disney's Magical Express Service (Complimentary Airport Transfer Service) Offer Subtotal $2,417.76 Thats about $80 per person for ten days. Anyone over 15 is considered an adult. If I had researched more probably could have got it cheaper or added dining for free.
$1,600.00??? I wish!
its doable
Not doable for my family. We go every year and have never spent just $1600.
29:33 Pause....oh god...oh yeah..almost there
Hilarious. Tig-0-bitties :0)
The teenage trip seemed kinda rushed with them going to like 4 parks every day. I'm a teen and would just stay in a different park each day.
You can only go during peak if you have children, this video is a little deceptive: 1) $1600 during peak season will not cover all your expenses, you can clearly see they did not go during peak, because they have jackets on, and during peak season Orlando is like an oven. 2) There are no lines which is impossible during peak. 3) The Rowe family had only had 2 TS credits but spent 3 TS credits how is that possible, Yachtmans steakhouse alone is 2 TS credits 4) Magic Express and Airfare is extra.
At the end the women said chowder
I went when I was about 3 so I don't remember anything :(
This must be really, really old. You can't do these vacations for anywhere near $1600 anymore. The teen trip - tickets ALONE - cost more than $1500 in 2013. Not sure when this aired, but it just can't be done anymore.
Mom needs more clothes!
they probably went during an off season where the lines are much shorter
Ah, you need at least 5 days there.
Is that Kylie minogue in the thumbnail
Having to waste all that time on the bus would bum me out. I'm a one park a day kind of guy too
vlatka is one hot mom
I don't think they went to 4 parks everyday since they had different clothes in each ride
It might have something to do with the teen family only having one parent
No, it's not possible.... I think the 1600 was AFTER they booked. Like they already paid for the room and the trip down, the 1600 was for everything else like food and sovineers and extra activities.
Only $100 for airfare? I wish. lol. The airfare most likely costed more than the disney vacation package for these families.
I guess you and 28 people didn't watch the video. Their clothes are different in every theme park which clearly shows it is a different day in each clip.
I don't even think $1600 was reasonable then. Like who actually wants to stay at a value resort? I'll only stay at Riverside or one of the Deluxes. With Disney Vacation Club, we don't have to stay at the lesser quality resorts. The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge or Beach Club Villas for us!
Well not everyone can afford to go to the deluxe resorts. And I actually love the value resorts. I've stayed and regular and value resorts and there's really no difference except the price! It's pretty stupid of you to be bragging to youtube about how you think you're too good for value resorts. Vacation club is a fucking rip off anyway lmao.
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whats the cost of an adult's daypass these days? 99 dollars?
its not realistic because they don't tell you how long you have to stand in line for the attractions. 4 parks in one day?! When the average line wait is often over an hour? How is that possible?
This is very misleading as it appears the Persins went to Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios AND Magic Kingdom in one day, but notice the change of clothing on all of them and it is reasonable to assume this was recorded in several days. I have been to WDW many times and it is extremely unlikely that the Persins visited all 4 parks, 2 waterparks, and DisneyQuest as is suggested by their trip package. Bus service one way to their hotel from MK alone is 30 minutes. IF the bus is there and ready.
vlatka is close to average shes just has her hair and make up done for TV
1600 for the trip too bad they didn't add airfaire or it would have been 1700
That because this show is so old now the prices have gone up over the last couple of years
They didnt go during peak time.
Im sorry. I just booked a trip and it was way more than 1,600.
Yeah def dont recommend doing that. I did it once and it was the most exhausting day ever!
Not judging, but I feel the majority of people that complain about WDW trip costs are either parroting things they've heard others say or have no clue about planning a trip.
I've taken my family of 4 (5 on last trip) to the world three times since 2010. The highest I paid for any of the trips was $2,000. That covered the tickets, room, meals. We give the oldest two kids $75 gift cards that they are allowed to spend on anything. Once it is spent, they know not to ask. So, we are now up to $2,075. Add in tips on 5 table service restaurants, plus rental car & gas to & from, add souvenir purchases by the adults, you are up to close to $3,000. That is $3,000 divided by 6 days= $500 per day. Divided by 5 people= $100 per day. I do not think $100 per day is too much for the memories it will make.
Fast forward to next year, and we've priced a 7 day 6 night stay at Port Orleans Riverside for September. $3,000 covers tickets, meals, rooms for 5 people. Again, do the math. $3,000 for 5 people, to spend 7 days in a Moderate Resort is as close to reasonable as you could find.
My advice to people who are going for the first time, or who had a bad time before-
1. Use a travel agent (we use kingdom konsultants)
2. Skip the park hopper & water park option. If you have kids, park hopper can kill your trip. And you can swim at home.
3. Be willing to go during slower times (February or September). If you have kids, that would mean missed school, but feel free to use that to bribe them into better behavior/grades. Going during value seasons will mean cheaper rooms and usually free dining.
4. If budget is a huge issue, stay at Pop Century. It is very well themed. Has a great food court. Has dedicated busing. And is reasonably priced.
Those staying at $700 a night rooms at the Poly are getting no more park experience than someone paying $120 per night at Pop Century. They are basically paying five and six times Pop Century cost for the ability to ride the monorail to the Magic Kingdom. That point proves the adage that a fool and their money soon part.
Brandi Harvey shoulda said, "We are now up to $2,150".
+Brandi Harvey How the hell? My girlfriend and I are going for 4 days/ 5 nights and it's nearly $2,000 for us staying at the least expensive hotel.
$2,150 was a comment on two previous trips in which we paid for 5 people (2 adults-3 kids of which we only paid for 2 of them). We stayed at Pop Century. We used a travel agent. And went during a value season which gave us free dining. So, in short, that is how.
I'm not even staying inside the park and I'm spending 1600 and that's booking with Costco if I hadn't it would of been 2800 for me and my husband for 7 days. That's not even including the dinning plan! Or memory maker! But idc I love Disney I'll be there in 3 days 😁
+Brandi Harvey I've always stayed on the main loop and enjoy the experience each time. I've stayed off the park as well and the Disney experience was less enjoyable than staying at one of the resorts on the main loop. I've been for as little as $800 (
This price quote is bull crap, has nothing to do with time of year you go. I have gone to Disney in January for the past 3 years, 2 adults, base ticket (no hopper, no water parks, not to mention no spa or golf) , regular meal plan, (not deluxe), 4 days, 5 nights, moderate resort, not including air or extras, like tips or souvenirs, never less than $2,500. And to the person who commented on Gabby's post about the $100 airfare, I believe that was sarcasm...
PS.... disney world is the best. done.
Disneyworld is nothing like that. They made it look like no one was there and that you can just skip to parks as you please. Four parks in a day! Come on... I wish it was like that :)
How are they wearing jeans!? It's way to hot
This video is misleading and bogus I just booked my trip Total cost as of right now $2200 I have the same package as the couple with the teens. Lets be honest here I have not even made it there yet.. Yes for those that have kids know that this price will go up for thing for the kids THIS IS THE TRUE BUDGET!! SAME PACKAGE > $2200 GEE I wonder why????
that second group annoyed me... dont know why????
I've visited Disney World 12 years in a row now, and this past February was our last visit. Hate to break it to you, folks, but it's no longer worth the visit. The nickel and diming from food and beverage to their retail shops, along with the the constant sea of humanity elbowing you every step of the way in every park, kills the magic. We initially went for our kids and along the way fell in love with Disney ourselves. But over the past 4-5 years, it has become unbearable. We reached our tipping point. It's a shame. We loved the place. But we've learned that extracting every dollar possible from their "guests" has long since become Disney's number one priority. Not sure Roy would have approved.
been going to Disney world for 17 years, sometimes once a year or twice, still love it HAHAH
Wait till the next economic bust (coming soon enough). That thins the herd some. Also, February is much busier than other times of the year for various reasons, including increased foreign travel from places where it is their summertime. You can beat the food/beverage ripoffs by bringing a cup and getting water from a fountain, eating before you enter a park, and passing on the overpriced shops.
i have gone every october for the last 3 years. i have been in more peak months in the past and the crowds in october are practically non existent in comparison. we were able to get everything we wanted to do done by sundown at every park almost every day. and the cost for me is around 22-2400 for me and my wife and that includes everything except tips and souvenirs. i live in New Jersey and have driven the last couple of times and with the gas mileage of my car about 40hwy it cost less than a plane ticket for 1 let alone the 2 of us that went
WASTE
That little kid is so annoying he's like ten and acts like he's 6.
At Disney... we are all 6 😀