captsparrowslady
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I posted this over in the Budget board, but I've been informed I'll probably get more help here... so here I am... (sorry in advance for the long post and the repeat info from my other post on the Budget Board)
In the past, my mom has always been the one to plan Disney trips but she recently passed away July 2017. She loved coming here to the disboards (maybe some of you knew her, her name here was Tink2DW).
My sister, my SIL and I want to maybe plan a trip to Disneyland (or maybe a non-disney cruise), for some time next year (2019), probably in the summer... If we did go to Disneyland, I know my sister has said that she would also want to go to Universal Studios...
It's been a really long time since my sister has been to Disney (not since the 80's) and my SIL has never been to Disney or Universal. It's been about 10 years since I've been to DL.
So I'm thinking probably 5 days in Disney and maybe 2 or 3 days for Universal... So probably a 10 day trip (I was looking at going over the 4th of July weekend, because my birthday is July 1st and I've never done Disney on my Birthday... So maybe like... arrive on June 27th, and leave on the morning of July 7th)...
I know prices will probably not be the cheapest because of the holiday so I've been trying to figure out how much a trip to Disneyland would cost and I don't really know where to start or what a reasonable budget is for certain things or where to find the best deals.
I am in AZ and, most likely, I would drive to Anaheim with my dad's van (with his mobility scooter on the back ... it's about a 6 hr drive) but my sister & SIL are in Idaho. They would have to fly into LAX.
My difficulty is trying to figure out what hotel to stay at. Normally, in past trips my parents and I would stay at the Desert Inn & Suites but it seems like they are BOOKED all summer of 2019 (either that or maybe they're just not taking reservations out that far yet?). So I'm not sure what hotel would be similarly priced, in roughly the same location (ideally across the street from DL is what I'd like).
My other 'want' for a hotel room is either a suite with 2 separate sleeping areas that have a door between them... or hotel that is inexpensive enough to have 2 hotel rooms with a connecting door between them... as much as I love my sister and my SIL, they both snore and I can't sleep with snoring people in the same room... Free parking would also be good, since I would be driving to Anaheim (or the hotel cost inexpensive enough to offset the cost of parking)... free breakfast would also be nice to maybe help cut down on food costs?
Speaking of food... I have no idea how much to budget for food... I know a hotel with free continental breakfast is one way to cut down cost, but then there's still lunch & dinner costs... and I'm not sure if we would want to do a character breakfast/dinner (Not sure if they would bring my nephew with them or keep it a girls' adult-only trip).
I know that AAA offers discounts on Park Hopper tickets, so that's one way to save money... but there is so much about planning a Disney Trip that I just don't know and if my mom was still with us, I'd ask her to help... but I can't do that now... So I'm turning to the people here on the disboards for advice.
Thanks in advance,
Beth
In the past, my mom has always been the one to plan Disney trips but she recently passed away July 2017. She loved coming here to the disboards (maybe some of you knew her, her name here was Tink2DW).
My sister, my SIL and I want to maybe plan a trip to Disneyland (or maybe a non-disney cruise), for some time next year (2019), probably in the summer... If we did go to Disneyland, I know my sister has said that she would also want to go to Universal Studios...
It's been a really long time since my sister has been to Disney (not since the 80's) and my SIL has never been to Disney or Universal. It's been about 10 years since I've been to DL.
So I'm thinking probably 5 days in Disney and maybe 2 or 3 days for Universal... So probably a 10 day trip (I was looking at going over the 4th of July weekend, because my birthday is July 1st and I've never done Disney on my Birthday... So maybe like... arrive on June 27th, and leave on the morning of July 7th)...
I know prices will probably not be the cheapest because of the holiday so I've been trying to figure out how much a trip to Disneyland would cost and I don't really know where to start or what a reasonable budget is for certain things or where to find the best deals.
I am in AZ and, most likely, I would drive to Anaheim with my dad's van (with his mobility scooter on the back ... it's about a 6 hr drive) but my sister & SIL are in Idaho. They would have to fly into LAX.
My difficulty is trying to figure out what hotel to stay at. Normally, in past trips my parents and I would stay at the Desert Inn & Suites but it seems like they are BOOKED all summer of 2019 (either that or maybe they're just not taking reservations out that far yet?). So I'm not sure what hotel would be similarly priced, in roughly the same location (ideally across the street from DL is what I'd like).
My other 'want' for a hotel room is either a suite with 2 separate sleeping areas that have a door between them... or hotel that is inexpensive enough to have 2 hotel rooms with a connecting door between them... as much as I love my sister and my SIL, they both snore and I can't sleep with snoring people in the same room... Free parking would also be good, since I would be driving to Anaheim (or the hotel cost inexpensive enough to offset the cost of parking)... free breakfast would also be nice to maybe help cut down on food costs?
Speaking of food... I have no idea how much to budget for food... I know a hotel with free continental breakfast is one way to cut down cost, but then there's still lunch & dinner costs... and I'm not sure if we would want to do a character breakfast/dinner (Not sure if they would bring my nephew with them or keep it a girls' adult-only trip).
I know that AAA offers discounts on Park Hopper tickets, so that's one way to save money... but there is so much about planning a Disney Trip that I just don't know and if my mom was still with us, I'd ask her to help... but I can't do that now... So I'm turning to the people here on the disboards for advice.
Thanks in advance,
Beth