What are you willing to spend to go to WDW?

[forever a child]

Just curious of what exactly everyone spends for WDW including Tickets, Travel, Room/Board, Food and Souvenirs?

The polls will be anonymous so no one will know what you've answered unless you post something.

Happy Sharing

[merlinmagic4]

I just figured out about 5000.00 for our trip:

800.00 timeshare maintenance fee
1000.00 park tickets
1500.00 spending money/food
1000.00 airfare
400.00 kennel for dogs
300.00 car rental

Yikes!

[forever a child]

I always figure between $2500- $3500 for DD and myself. Being a divorced mother of 1 teenage, I guess I get off cheap!

But I never think it is much until I add it all up...

$1000 Hotel
600-800 Airfare
$450 Food (Glad to get the Free Disney Dining)
$580 Tickets
$300 Misc/Souvenir

$2930 -3130

One year we got to go for $1500 since I was an AP holder and we got great rates on the rooms and I think our airfare we got for around $150 each...I was happy!

We don't spend much on the Souvenir side of it...I can only use so many coffee mugs and beach towels!

[LovinWDW]

The two week trip we take every summer runs around $9,000. We tend to go over the top while on vacation though. We can most likely do the same trip for $6,000 if we really cut back. Good poll by the way!

[forever a child]

Good poll by the way!

Thanks, I didn't want to offend anybody with a taboo subject. But it is always fun to hear about because everyone spends a different length of time, stays at a different level of hotel and has different size family and priority for their vacation.

I think many of us here on Intercot are Disney Addicts (and I include myself in that fine pool of people)

[GrmGrninGost]

Our trips have been anywhere from $1,500 dollars to well over $5,000. For us it depends on finances at that particular time. I would have no problem spending $4,000 or more for an 8 or 9 day trip, but it's not always financially feasible.

[GoofyforFun]

With a family of 5 the airfare hopefully is 1k to $1500 ( DW wants to drive down next time). Then we start paying for the fun part. And that can be usually 3k to 4K.

[ASweetLov]

Hmmmm lets see for my fiance and I:
*6 Days/5 Nights*

Resort and tickets- $932
Plane tickets- $418
Food- about $250 (we bring our own breakfast and snacks and eat around 3 at the food court everyday for lunch/dinner. We don't eat much)
Souveniers- $200 (it's less than that I just like to over estimate)

Total= $1800

* We stay at a value. Pop Century*

[BMan62]

We're really cheap, and proud of it!!

$1455 for 8 nights @ Pop Century w/'Free DDP', MYW tickets w/PH & WPF options;
<$300 roundtrip airfare for 2 on Southwest from Baltimore(BWI);
minimal snacks/souvenirs/miscellaneous expenses;
~$80 to get the vehicle out of the airport parking lot.

Total stays under $2500 every time, most times under $2000.

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

Although we try and keep it as reasonable as possible, we usually end up spending around $5000 on the trip. $1500 on the train/drive down and the rest at Disney.

Since we're in Canada, the exchange-rate can play havoc with our plans, and how much things cost

[beksy]

Most of the time it would probably be around $3000 for my sister and me at a moderate for 9 nights/10 days. This year we're going all out and taking Mom on a special BFF trip (mom, my sister and I are lucky enough to be best friends in addition to family). Since her health isn't good and we never know when her last trip will be, we're staying deluxe (Contemporary with a theme park view) and will have the dining plan plus a couple of other meals. We're going for 12 nights/13 days and are planning on going back for a couple of weekends next fall so we're getting APs for my sister and me (still not sure about mom). We're also doing a backstage tour and will have to rent two ECVs for the trip. The total is going to be around $8500, depending on souveniers. I'm trying not to think about it! My sister and I are splitting the cost so that will help. Now we just have to keep mom from finding out the total and hope for a great discount to come along!

[deedeebee]

With a family of 5 the airfare hopefully is 1k to $1500 ( DW wants to drive down next time). Then we start paying for the fun part. And that can be usually 3k to 4K.

Ditto, except for driving down. I will never drive from Michigan to Orlando with my 3 spawns.

[forever a child]

Now we just have to keep mom from finding out the total and hope for a great discount to come along!

Good Luck on that! Mom's have a way of finding these things out!

Sounds like a great time together

[BluewaterBrad]

Wow!! What a great post!! Reading already what people wrote was cool. Now , we live about 2.5 hrs away so we visit mostly for long weekends. That is why i picked the 1000 range. Most times it is much less for Michelle and i. We are AP holders, but this year did not renew in March(pay cut at work............that was my "cut") We will downgrade to the seasonal AP pass in Oct. That is when we spend 4-5 nites for the Food and Wine Fest. Sorry guys.............Rambling!! All in All............we probably spend 4k ayear......not including!!! (I do not want to know that $$ figure!!)

[forever a child]

Wow!! What a great post!! Reading already what people wrote was cool. Now , we live about 2.5 hrs away so we visit mostly for long weekends. That is why i picked the 1000 range. Most times it is much less for Michelle and i. We are AP holders, but this year did not renew in March(pay cut at work............that was my "cut") We will downgrade to the seasonal AP pass in Oct. That is when we spend 4-5 nites for the Food and Wine Fest. Sorry guys.............Rambling!! All in All............we probably spend 4k ayear......not including!!! (I do not want to know that $$ figure!!)

Wow, that sounds like fun! I know DD and I would love to go multiple times for 2-3 night stays! Haven't been able to find a job that would bring us to FL and make that possible though!

[spoiledraf]

While our average four day, three night, plus the first and last night in a Disney sister hotel usually runs about $3500 in a deluxe with the premium plan. Plus the drive down which runs us about $200 in gas plus a food stop or two.

This trip will go well into five figures as we are celbrating our 35th wedding anniversary and bringing our kids and their faminlies along and paying their way as anniversary gifts as well. So theres also the three grandkids, 3 rooms at the BC (4+3) plus the deluxe dining plan. And of course Nana wants to do some "special things" for the little ones. It started out a lot less, but...... hey it's Disney and we will never do this again. We'll bot soon be retired and deluxe will probably be out of our range. Heck Disney may be out of range with whats happened to my 401 K!

But as I break it down for the tow of us;
gas 2400 mile@ 30 mpg at $2.00 a gal. = $160
food in transit - $120
Hotel the night before and last night off site - $86 x 2 = $172
4 days / 3 nights deluxe on the premium plan - $3000
Snacks souveniers - $100
valet parking - $40
tips - bell sevices, valet, dining(no longer included in meals)- $200
taxi a couple times - $40
other - $50
total $3882, pretty much comes in at average.

We could go longer if we went with a smaller plan, free dining plan or went to a moderate, but we like to splurge on vacation. Pamper mom a few days a year.

[morebroccoli]

USUALLY for our annual (or every 10 months now , it seems) trip we go bout 7 nights. for the 2 of us.

-usually we stay at a moderate
(bout $100 a night with the off season fl res/passholder discount)
-get FL res seasonal passes
(bout $475 for both)
-then average $75 a day total on food (we share)
-$350 plane tickets/car/gas/whatever way we decide to travel
- finally $200 a piece misc/souvenirs.

*** total - bout $2500 er so.


but THIS year its going to be about $4000. eeek!

i decided to put my foot down and FINALLY stay at the POLY. sooo my cost just about doubled this year! (free dining is helping a lot though!) but i figured if i dont do it now, i'll just always be dreaming of staying there and saying " well one day when i get rich".. well i dont think that will happen and if it does i am tired of waiting, so im just gonna do it!

[Dulcee]

DBF and I have gotten it whittled down for a 7 night / 8 day trip to 3,000 including our airfare down. We're pretty content with that.

I can't imagine spending upwards of 10K on a vacation but I suppose thats just me...


However I could see doing that if I get my way one day and the DBF and I will be able to swing that for WDW wedding...

[forever a child]

I can't imagine spending upwards of 10K on a vacation but I suppose thats just me...

DD and I can go to Israel for 2 weeks all inclusive for $9K Which we are planning for 2012! Or China for 2-3K!

[merlinmagic4]

We're really cheap, and proud of it!!

$1455 for 8 nights @ Pop Century w/'Free DDP', MYW tickets w/PH & WPF options;
<$300 roundtrip airfare for 2 on Southwest from Baltimore(BWI);
minimal snacks/souvenirs/miscellaneous expenses;
~$80 to get the vehicle out of the airport parking lot.

Total stays under $2500 every time, most times under $2000.

Oh, how I wish we could do that!!!!! I am always so envious of people who can travel during value times!!!! That is awesome Someday..................