Comments on: How I saved $2,289 on our budget Disney vacation (+ you can too!)

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:56:30 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. Rebecca! I did NOT know that! Thank you for the tip. I actually LOVE popcorn (it's my favorite snack) so I'm 100% going to get one on my first day on our next Disney trip so I can reuse it. Thank you for the excellent tip!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:51:43 +0000

So many great ideas! As a Florida family of 7, we are all about budgeting our Disney trips! I have 1 tip to offer you may not have been aware of or considered. In reference to the ‘super-spendy souvenir popcorn “purse.”’, the popcorn bucket may run $10 BUT, it’s $1 refills……forever. For my family, that works out to be a great deal. We have 2 buckets that we bring every time we go & we refill them just about every time we see a popcorn stand.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:28:00 +0000

In reply to Katie. I hear you: Any savings is good! (I think of savings for travel as $ I can put toward the next trip, haha!) I hear you on bringing in your own food and drink—especially with the markups inside the park.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 23:53:38 +0000

I love your post! We have gone several times my husband and I by ourselves and then lots of times with our kids. We try and go every year. I’m impressed with how much you saved.. any amount of savings in Disneyland is a win win!! One water bottle cost $5.50! We always bring our own food and snacks and reusable water bottles. We used to always book through ares travel but recently we started booking through the walt disney travel company.

Way to go!!

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:22:31 +0000

In reply to Carol Colborn. Yep, just spending whatever it costs is easier and takes less time. That's great for folks who save up and can afford a luxury Disney vacation! For everyone else (including me, haha), it's better to use these Disney hacks to save money.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:21:36 +0000

In reply to Ann. Thank you Ann! I'm super proud of our family budget Disney vacation.

By: Carol Colborn

Carol Colborn — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:59:05 +0000

Holy cow! I am glad I don’t have to do that anymore. We had a family reunion at Disney world in Orlando, Florida and each daughter was in charge of her family’s budget. Nobody nudgeted. They said it was the time to splurge. So they did. I would have done exactly what you did if I had to spend for everybody.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:07:10 +0000

You are definitely a great budgeter! I also try to use my credit card points for travel. It’s a great way to save on a trip!

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:22:04 +0000

In reply to Josy A. Great question, Josy. There are water fountains throughout the park so you can fill up your reusable water bottles whenever you run out. You can even find the nearest water fountain on the Disney app. (I have a post all about the best ways to take advantage of the app, too! :) )

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:21:12 +0000

In reply to Natasha. Absolutely - happy to share every penny we spent on our budget Disney vacation if it means more families can benefit!

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:20:36 +0000

In reply to Nitin Singhal.

Nitin, I didn’t even realize that – thank you for pointing it out! I’ll have to think on how to add more tips that anyone can use, even folks outside the US.

By: catherine.art

catherine.art — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:19:57 +0000

In reply to Aditi Sharma. Thank you Aditi! I'm with you: I loooooove family photos, and getting to meet the characters in Disney was one of my kids' favorite parts of the trip.