Our family is in the process of planning what we are calling our 'Rite of Passage' trip to Disney.
I figured it may be helpful to log a journal as we go through the planning process and hopefully other can benefit as well.
First some background and criteria.
Parents-Ages 37.
Kids Boy-9, Girl 7, Girl 6
Oldest two have were last there is 2011 and we stayed at the AofA Hotel.
Our research goal is find the balance between budget and promotions that allow us to get the most bang for our buck.
We also want to pre-plan a fair amount of the dining to avoid worrying about when, where, and what to eat on a daily basis once we arrive.
We will explore looking at package deals via going direct, Expedia, travel agents as well as ala carte options. We post as much as we can as to our findings.
Budget-We set aside $8,000 BUT would like to be closer to $6,000 because we have a winter trip for just the adults coming right behind this one for the family. But $8,000 is our line in the sand.
When- Mid October 15'- Jan 16'. We are pretty flexible and hoping to take advantage of the free dining.
We believe this would eliminate the ala carte shopping.
Lodging-We will research the Moderate hotels as well as renting DVC points.
Airfare, we are flying out the Mid-Atlantic so prices should be decent.
Tickets-package or third party seller.
I am looking forward to jumping down the proverbial rabbit hole and see where all this takes us.
Thanks for reading along and please share as much as you can.
I figured it may be helpful to log a journal as we go through the planning process and hopefully other can benefit as well.
First some background and criteria.
Parents-Ages 37.
Kids Boy-9, Girl 7, Girl 6
Oldest two have were last there is 2011 and we stayed at the AofA Hotel.
Our research goal is find the balance between budget and promotions that allow us to get the most bang for our buck.
We also want to pre-plan a fair amount of the dining to avoid worrying about when, where, and what to eat on a daily basis once we arrive.
We will explore looking at package deals via going direct, Expedia, travel agents as well as ala carte options. We post as much as we can as to our findings.
Budget-We set aside $8,000 BUT would like to be closer to $6,000 because we have a winter trip for just the adults coming right behind this one for the family. But $8,000 is our line in the sand.
When- Mid October 15'- Jan 16'. We are pretty flexible and hoping to take advantage of the free dining.
We believe this would eliminate the ala carte shopping.
Lodging-We will research the Moderate hotels as well as renting DVC points.
Airfare, we are flying out the Mid-Atlantic so prices should be decent.
Tickets-package or third party seller.
I am looking forward to jumping down the proverbial rabbit hole and see where all this takes us.
Thanks for reading along and please share as much as you can.
