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We are!! Well we are getting married at Disney and then just staying for the honeymoon!! I have been an "addict" for years and Df is newly converted, lol.
Are you going right after your wedding? If so, as an Orlando resident, I recommend buying some cheap plastic ponchos - the ones that are packed at about the size of a deck of cards. This way when you get hit by the short, afternoon showers, etc you already have something without paying the $20 for a disney poncho.
Oh, and go here: http://www.floridadiscountsavings.com/
Register/print out the Tourist Savings Card they'll email you. You can go through the site and find all the places that accept the card for savings.
Oh and a tip for the parks if you're not staying in a Disney Hotel and are renting a car. Park in downtown Disney and take the free transportation to avoid the $12/day park parking.
@starburst Thanks for the advice!
We will be there the weekend after the wedding. We'd like to go a whole week, but my FH is in school.
There is no more direct transportation from DTD to the parks to avoid people trying to skip out on the $12 parking fee.
WDWBride... there isn't? My brother and his girlfriend just did it 2 months ago when they visited. Did they just recently do this?
EDIT: nevermind, I remember now that they couldn't do that but found out they could park at a resort for free by just saying they were interested in staying there on their next trip.
That is still really discouraged...usually you are given a 3 hour pass if you are going to a Disney Resort. Imagine if you went back to your own hotel and couldn't find a place to park because people who weren't guests of the hotel parked there. Just saying...
Hmmm. Well luckily we're staying at a disney resort, so parking won't be a problem. But that is all very good to know for the future.
Where are you staying Trish?? We are staying at Disney's Boardwalk!
Caribbean Beach Resort. I was actually reading about the Boardwalk earlier today...it looks great. We've only been to Disney once before, and we didn't get a chance to see everything, so that is absolutely on my list.
Personally, I would try it next time I go because paying $12 a day is pretty absurd and can add up for a family vacation.
And I don't really think that the resort would be out of parking spots... there is quite a lot and I've known people who stay in the resorts to avoid renting a car in the first place. If I did it only to end up getting a ticket or towed, then fine, my bad.
A further note, it was a Disney employee that told my brother to park there to avoid the fee.
Saving $12 is worth getting towed? PLUS if you stay on Disney Property saves time and you wouldn't even need a car. We like to have one anyway but some of Disney's resorts can be inexpensive depending on the time of year. The value resorts can be $80!! We are only paying $130 a night by renting from one of Disney's Vacation Club Members (timeshare) which we hope to buy into soon.
Concerning the parking situation -I'd never recommend parking at a resort if you weren't planning on at least dining there =) Just sayin' =) If you stay on property, you don't have to pay for parking anyway.
I said if we got towed, oh well our fault - the point being that I HIGHLY doubt a tow would happen in the first place. I didn't mean to start an argument - just pointing out possible ways to save, especially when they came direct from a Disney employee. I'm sure I could spend 10 minutes googleing Disney money-saving tips and I would find other ideas for getting around parking fees, etc.
Lol, "getting around parking fees"...seems kind of unethical. Disney charges $12 to park, does it suck, SURE! But if you want to go then either pay it, stay on property or stay a hotel that offers a shuttle. Lots of area hotels offer shuttles. Just because it's on the internet as a savings, doesn't mean its ok. Plus just because a Disney CM says it doesn't make it so. There are over 50,000 CM's at WDW...sometimes communication isn't the greatest. As a former CM I can tell you lots of things my co-workers thought were true.
Ok, fine this is going nowhere. I posted it as an option, as an idea that other readers could take and do what they want with - whether someone else will choose to do it is their decision.
We're considering a Disney World honeymoon, because I've never been and I thought it would be nice to go before we have children so that I can do all of the "grown-up" things (ok, ok, and some of the kid things...). The FH has been before but is totally willing to go again. We can't honeymoon until after the new year even though our wedding is in November, so we have some time to plan.
Btw, this thread makes me scared to post suggestions... suggestions are just that, you take them or leave them...
I definitely recommend going before you have kids because it is a different experience. I have such different memories from going as a young kid, a teenager, and an adult as well as taking 2 little kids. Some things just aren't enjoyable for the kids - and the adults- with kids in tow.
On the parking issue, I'd say go ahead and pay the $12 to park and use the in and out privileges and the extra time you're saving to leave the park and go have dinner somewhere where you could probably make back the $12 by not buying expensive park food anyway. I don't know much about WDW, but I've had a disneyland (anaheim) annual pass for years now. Usually, the best way to save money at the parks is not to find ways to get around the rules, but to take advantage of their special discounts, package deals, and to leave the park for for things like food and such.
I appreciate everyones thoughts :). We decided to go with disney because we can only take a few days and we thought it would get us the most bang for our buck. lol. Plus we are both kids at heart.
@laylabelle I think its a great idea to go before you have kids! My first experience was awesome. Although I have to say I am thrilled that's its just going to be the two of us this time. We went with his whole family and it became a little dramatic at times.
Awww I love Disney World!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially Epcot Center!!!!! Ahhh... I probably will not be back until I am one day a mom! =)
P.S. ... look what I happen to stumble upon in google reader posts I have waiting!
http://208.112.112.94/?postID=1650&weddingtip--name-your-tables
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Hi bees! I am super excited for our disney world honeymoon!!! Anyone traveling to the best place on earth?