this next post was sent to me by my friends who just went to Walt Disnay World for their honeymoon nd they came up with some great money saving ideas.
we just returned from Walt Disney World(WDW). I was there 7 days/6 nights. we stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter at $99 per night but this is just one of the hotels we stayed in. This story needs to be rewound back, in the summer holiday me and my fiance packed up and prepared to go to one of our dream destinations- Walt Disney world inOrlando,Florida. we saved for months and put every extra dollar in our vacation account to help purchase Disney World tickets, trinkets, and meals at Disney. Before we left we went to the Disney website to analyse and plan. Some of the money-saving tips alone can make enough money to pay for all our meals in the park for the entire week. Below are some of the strategies that me and my fiance applied to spend an economic price but having the same excitement.
Firstly, if you're planning to stay on-site, and you don't mind switching hotels twice, I highly recommend staying at a non-Disney hotel the first and last night of your visit. On the first morning when you wake up, you can check-in early at yourWalt Disney World hotel and get your Disney park passes. The Disney resort hotels will store your bags for you, or you can keep them with you. Your passes are good as soon as you pick them up, which means you can spend the day at the park of your choice and actually move in to your room when you are through playing. On the morning you check out of the resort, your passes are valid until midnight. You get one complete day of playing, and then you rest up at your off-site hotel before heading home. I personally saved nearly $400 on a 7 day vacation with this tactic, and I didn't lose any park time.
Secondly, you sure will buy some cold beverage during your time in the park especially if you are going in the summer time. My advice to you is avoided buying soda in the park. Get a 24 pack from the public store and pack a cooler. Just keep it in your locker. Also, your soda will not get too hot, if ti does go into restaurants and ask for glasses of free ice.
Thirdly, if you have decided to take the breakfast items from home then you must look at here because I had been told that milk was very expensive there. However, I found a GREAT alternative - there is ultra pasteurized milk called ‘Parmalat’. You can buy it at Wal-Mart which is located in the breakfast food walkway. The shelf life is 6 months unopened and 10 days after opening. It comes in square boxes that will lay flat and pack well. We can't tell the difference between the boxed and dairy case milk. The cost is $1.50 for 32 oz.
Fourth, we actually learned this one when we went to Disneyland. The water is horrible there, too! We filled our ice bucket the night before and accidentally let it melt. The water tasted much better than the tap water! Another night, we stayed at the Polynesian and we got our money's worth from the food they serve at the lounge and then some. We ate breakfast there and several lunches and dinners. We aren't big eaters, so it hit the spot. The cooks also made special treats for guests with special dietary needs. Plus, we could take all the bottled water we wanted. And we loaded up on the candy goodies and boxed cereal for the kids to snack on in the parks. Plus we had a great view of the Magic Kingdom from our balcony.
Fifth, We really enjoy all of the sit-down restaurants at Walt Disney World, but they are way too expensive to eat at for all meals. To save money but still enjoy the dining experiences, we go to the local Wal-Mart and buy breakfast foods and individually packed snacks. We eat breakfast in our hotel and take the snacks to munch on during the day at the parks. Then we eat our "dinner" early, around 4:00 p.m. We still get the lunch price, usually, and because it is at an off-peak time, the restaurants usually aren't as crowded as the peak time.
Sixth, almost everybody who visits Walt Disney World cannot resist buying souvenirs, so do I!!! But the reality is, it's very pricy. However, I suggest to walk about 10 minutes away from Disney World, I forget which direction, is an outlet mall called ‘Belz’. It's a huge outlet mall, and in it there are 2 Disney closeout character stores. The prices are low and some of the items are discontinued so
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