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Budget Disney Tip: Pay With Gift Cards

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Gift cards aren’t just for souvenirs anymore. You can pay for your meal at Be Our Guest, your tickets to the parks, even your resort room fee! For our upcoming trip, to “save money,” we planned on staying off property for our arrival night. In my search for an affordable room for our family of 5, every hotel told me we exceeded the room limitations. In other words, we’d need two rooms. If I’m going to pay for two rooms, I’d rather be at Disney World. And I know they can accommodate our party in one room at some resorts. Continue reading Budget Disney Tip: Pay With Gift Cards→

How To Take Full Advantage Of A Disney Bounce Back Offer

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Bounce Back Offer. My favorite! We love a good Bounce Back offer because the kids and I LOVE to go to Disney. Truth be told, I’d go every month if the budget allowed. But, alas, it doesn’t. And that, my friends, is where a good deal comes in to play! What Is A Disney Bounce Back Offer? A Disney Bounce Back Offer is a discount you will receive if you book a future Disney vacation while you are attending your current Disney vacation. You only qualify for this special deal if you are currently staying at a Disney resort. What Continue reading How To Take Full Advantage Of A Disney Bounce Back Offer→

A Dozen Ways To Do Disney On A Budget

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A Dozen Tips for Disney World on a budget!

We all look for ways to do Disney on a budget. For some, Disney World is a once in a lifetime trip. For others, (like me) a regular trip to Walt Disney World is as much a necessity as eating, drinking, and breathing. But how can people afford to go on a regular basis? Or at all, with a limited budget? #1 Store promotion discounts We signed up for a Target Debit card. We get a 5% discount on all of our purchases, and that includes Disney gift cards. It all comes directly out of our checking account, just like Continue reading A Dozen Ways To Do Disney On A Budget→

How To Eat Cheap at Walt Disney World – But Not Too Cheap

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We are a family of 5 and at least 4 of us jump at every chance to visit Walt Disney World. (Still working on my husband) Feeding a family of 5 can get expensive. So, I’m always looking for ways to eat cheap at Disney. I recently read an article about feeding a family of 5 on $150 for 5 days. I was intrigued. But their family of 5 had 2 children under the age of 5. My “children” are Disney Adults – all over the age of 10. And two teenage boys are not going to be sustained on Continue reading How To Eat Cheap at Walt Disney World – But Not Too Cheap→

Disney Gift Cards: Uses, Tips and Tricks

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It’s no secret to my family and friends that I LOVE Disney. Everyone knows, for birthdays and Christmas and even Mother’s Day, I love a Disney gift card because I’m always scheming for my next trip. And I love Disney gift cards because they can be used in so many wonderful Disney ways. Uses Pop one in your child’s stocking or as a countdown gift for your upcoming trip. They can “pay” for their own souvenirs and learn how to budget, too! For more countdown ideas, click here. Obviously, to pay for the bulk of your trip. But who wants Continue reading Disney Gift Cards: Uses, Tips and Tricks→

How To Do Disney On The Cheap

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Whenever my husband and I take our family to a baseball game or local fair or even putt-putt golf the topic always comes up — a day at Disney isn’t much more than this! Think about it. To get a decent seat at a professional baseball game you have to be willing to shell out $60 minimum, depending on the time of year and how well the team is doing. And that doesn’t include parking. And the food? Many times it’s more than the counter service at Disney. Local amusement parks and fairs aren’t much better. Dollar for dollar, after an Continue reading How To Do Disney On The Cheap→

To Use An Authorized Disney Vacation Planner…. Or Not?

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Hi. I’m Maureen. And I am a control freak. (There. It’s out there. You all know my dirty, little secret.) I have planned vacations to Walt Disney World since the early ’80s. Oh, who am I kidding? I orchestrated trips earlier than that, dragging my family around from ride to ride because my parents knew I had studied and honed my skills since first visiting the park the year it opened. My grandparents took my sister and I, just months after the grand opening. And they stood there, befuddled with how to use the ticket books. We were wasting valuable ride time and Continue reading To Use An Authorized Disney Vacation Planner…. Or Not?→

Quick and Painless Disney Budgeting Tip: Gift Cards!

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Want a quick and easy Disney budgeting tip? Gift cards aren’t just for souvenirs anymore. You can pay for your meal at Be Our Guest, your tickets to the parks, even your resort room fee! For an upcoming trip, to “save money,” we planned on staying off property for our arrival night. In my search for an affordable room for our family of 5, every hotel told me we exceeded the room limitations. In other words, we’d need two rooms. If I’m going to pay for two rooms, I’d rather be at Disney World. And I know they can accommodate our Continue reading Quick and Painless Disney Budgeting Tip: Gift Cards!→