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stinger
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Disney in September
Would like
value resort
on site
park tkts
meal package
4-5 nights
non stop flight
Looking at sept 6/7th - sept 11th would take them out of school a day or 2. Its rosh hashanah...
Is that doable for $5000 total incld airfare?
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ml110
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Re: Disney in September
how many adults and how many kids?
i would say its doable, or at least really close depending on airfare. ( we've been going every year around that time, and thats about what we spend)
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by ml110
how many adults and how many kids?
i would say its doable, or at least really close depending on airfare. ( we've been going every year around that time, and thats about what we spend)
2 adults
2 tweens
1 teen
Kids have sadly never been. Adults have no desire to go but feel guilty...
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| Posted 3/30/18 4:19 PM |
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ml110
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Re: Disney in September
haha yeah- everybody should go once  anybody 10 and over gets charged adult prices as far as tickets and any buffet meals, etc.
but i would say $5000 is doable, or at least a really good ballpark- especially for a value hotel (which are still great!) You might want to look into Art of Animation suites- they have 2 bathrooms, which might be nice with 3 older kids. and i always buy disney gift cards with my Target Red Card- because you save 5% on them then you can use them pay for your whole trip
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BargainMama
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Re: Disney in September
Since you have 5 people, you would have to book 2 rooms, or book a suite. 5 doesn't fit in a regular value room.
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Posted by ml110
haha yeah- everybody should go once anybody 10 and over gets charged adult prices as far as tickets and any buffet meals, etc.
but i would say $5000 is doable, or at least a really good ballpark- especially for a value hotel (which are still great!) You might want to look into Art of Animation suites- they have 2 bathrooms, which might be nice with 3 older kids. and i always buy disney gift cards with my Target Red Card- because you save 5% on them then you can use them pay for your whole trip
I totally agree with getting the Suite at AoA. The rooms are teeny-tiny.
ETA: Since your children are a little older, if you want less of a themed feel, the Swan and Dolphin are a good in-between, similarly priced.
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nycgirl
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Re: Disney in September
It’s a pricey time.
Flight are $500 round trip those dates.
Just that will eat up your budget. I think you will price more like 5.5k for what you want. It’s not bad, but you could get more at other times of the year.
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starlitdragon
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Disney in September
Doing just a quick search now on the Disney TAP, looks like those dates with room+tix+meal plan cost over 5k without airfare.
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Aries14
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Disney in September
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by Aries14
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
Ugh Im running out of options at this point my kids will never go!
Kids are tool old to take out of school more than a day or 2
I just used expedia and found total $1141 RT on AA
Flight there is nonstop arrives at 9:30am
Flight back has 1 stop leaves at 11:50am
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by starlitdragon
Doing just a quick search now on the Disney TAP, looks like those dates with room+tix+meal plan cost over 5k without airfare.
Whats TAP?
I am on the resort page selected all stars music suite for 4 nights with 4 days of park passes and its $3300. Food meal plan is $1000 more.
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by nycgirl
It’s a pricey time.
Flight are $500 round trip those dates.
Just that will eat up your budget. I think you will price more like 5.5k for what you want. It’s not bad, but you could get more at other times of the year.
Anytime kids are off its a pricey time right ? If so we dont have a lot of options...
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| Posted 4/2/18 11:08 AM |
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
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Posted by ml110
haha yeah- everybody should go once anybody 10 and over gets charged adult prices as far as tickets and any buffet meals, etc.
but i would say $5000 is doable, or at least a really good ballpark- especially for a value hotel (which are still great!) You might want to look into Art of Animation suites- they have 2 bathrooms, which might be nice with 3 older kids. and i always buy disney gift cards with my Target Red Card- because you save 5% on them then you can use them pay for your whole trip
I totally agree with getting the Suite at AoA. The rooms are teeny-tiny.
ETA: Since your children are a little older, if you want less of a themed feel, the Swan and Dolphin are a good in-between, similarly priced.
Looking at all star music resort its less than AOA
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Aries14
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by stinger
Posted by Aries14
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
Ugh Im running out of options at this point my kids will never go!
Kids are tool old to take out of school more than a day or 2
I just used expedia and found total $1141 RT on AA
Flight there is nonstop arrives at 9:30am
Flight back has 1 stop leaves at 11:50am
That's not a terrible price. Just know that you will be picked up from the resort to go to airport around 7am on the day you leave
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jamnmore
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Disney in September
I know you said on site. But we stayed at a hotel in celebration for $99/night. It was a 2 BR suite with full kitchen and LR. The amount of money we saved, covered the rental car and parking for the week. and we still saved. I did not feel like I missed out on anything because we were off site. We went as adults for the first time. It was an easy 15 min drive and park to Disney. We even had character reservations early in the am that we made on site the day before. Just something to consider.
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| Posted 4/2/18 2:11 PM |
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stinger
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Re: Disney in September
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Posted by Aries14
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
Ugh Im running out of options at this point my kids will never go!
Kids are tool old to take out of school more than a day or 2
I just used expedia and found total $1141 RT on AA
Flight there is nonstop arrives at 9:30am
Flight back has 1 stop leaves at 11:50am
That's not a terrible price. Just know that you will be picked up from the resort to go to airport around 7am on the day you leave
Wow is that regardless of what time your flight is?
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PitterPatter11
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by stinger
Posted by Aries14
Posted by stinger
Posted by Aries14
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
Ugh Im running out of options at this point my kids will never go!
Kids are tool old to take out of school more than a day or 2
I just used expedia and found total $1141 RT on AA
Flight there is nonstop arrives at 9:30am
Flight back has 1 stop leaves at 11:50am
That's not a terrible price. Just know that you will be picked up from the resort to go to airport around 7am on the day you leave
Wow is that regardless of what time your flight is?
I don’t know anything about that, but you can just uber to the airport whenever you need to be there. We did that when we were in Orlando since the hotel shuttle didn’t work for us time wise.
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Mill188
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Re: Disney in September
If you are staying onsite and use Disney’s magical express to get to and from the airport you will be picked up 3 hours before your flight time. So if your flight is at 11 am, they will pick you up at 11 am.
During times when Orlando airport is know to be busy they will pick you up 4 hours before your flight.
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b2b777
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Disney in September
Look at hotels in downtown disney -- off site. All of them offer transportation and are likely to be less money. You can also do hotwire or priceline if you are willing to rent a car.
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lightblue
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Re: Disney in September
If you are open to it look around Veteran's Day to see if you can get any cheaper than 5k. We paid around $2600 for a 5 night stay, 3 day park tickets (non hopper), with meal package. This was for 2 adults, 1 kid and 1 infant, in a value resort. What was great was it was decorated for the holidays and the weather was warm but not blazing... it was around 75-80 degrees.
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nycgirl
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Re: Disney in September
Posted by stinger
Posted by Aries14
I looked into flights for those days and it is pretty expensive
Ugh Im running out of options at this point my kids will never go!
Kids are tool old to take out of school more than a day or 2
I just used expedia and found total $1141 RT on AA
Flight there is nonstop arrives at 9:30am
Flight back has 1 stop leaves at 11:50am
That’s a great flight price for 5! If that gives you enough days there, do it! Staying on site vs off site is so personal. It’s easier to stay on site. Not bad to be off site and you get more for your $ but on a short trip, may make sense to do it easier... unless you are on a real budget (I’ve stayed at nice hotels for $75 a night that included transportation to parks). MCO is a bit far from Orlando... but with Uber, it may be cheaper now.
The Not so scary party is during your dates! In planning, consider skipping a day pass and going to the party. It’s a LOT of fun, especially with kids that can stay up late and lines go down to nothing. Only negative is that time in September can be rainy (I’ve gone 2-3 years that week before kids started school).
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mnmsoinlove
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Re: Disney in September
A lot of times in September its free dining. If you can land the free dining promo you can save a lot of money. We went last year in the 3rd week of September and airfare was more expensive than our disney stay. Look out for when they announce free dining.
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