Affordable Disney Vacation

A Disney World vacation can be an expensive trip of a lifetime. There are some very easy ways that you can save hundreds of dollars on your next Disney World vacation just by using some basic tips. So how can you be the family who gets better value out of their vacation? How can you avoid the mistakes that most Disney vacationers make?

1. Buy the Right Ticket

There are so many combinations of Disney World tickets available. This is the one area that people have told me time after time that they find the most confusing. You spend hours of research just working out what all the options mean, and then you have to start searching for the best place to buy. If you take some time to understand all the options available you can save yourself hundreds of dollars.

2. Choose the Right Place to Stay

The Disney World hotels are great places to stay - but they can be expensive.

You can save hundreds of dollars and have a great Disney World vacation by staying in a Florida vacation rental home. Why would you want to stay in a small hotel room when you can stay in a beautiful resort Florida vacation rental home close to the Disney parks? Most homes are within 10 or 15 minutes of all the theme parks - so just the same and sometimes closer than the hotels. Plus you will get so much space for you and your family.

Most Florida vacation rental homes have a private swimming pool. Imagine coming home from the parks and relaxing in your own private swimming pool and spa. Many villas are beautifully maintained and are used by the owners as their second home.

3. Get the Right Price for a Flight

Searching for flights can be time consuming and complex. There are many choices which you need to make – which airline, date, route, schedule, and place to book. Explore the options that you have for traveling from a smaller, local airport, and always search different days and times so that you can see the best prices if you are able to be flexible. Take some time to search online to get an idea of the routes available. Many sites allow you to search different dates and airports and then show you the best prices.

4. Save Money on Food

Affordable Disney World

Is there such a thing as an affordable disney world? What! You must be joking right? Fortunately for you, I have been to disney world several times, and have learned some tricks along the way...

1) Do some research beforehand and find out if there are coupons: The internet is a wonderful place to learn about coupons. You should also look to see if you can save additional money by getting your disney tickets at a local grocery store in Orlando. We did this and saved big!

2) If you can, travel during the off season: Disney does a lot less business then, and not only are the parks much less crowded, but the hotel rates drop bigtime. Pulling the kids out of school can be a pain, but you can call it an educational trip. Just have your kids keep track of what they did, and what they learned.

3) Save on eating costs: You can eat breakfast at your hotel, and pack lunches to eat in the park. Disney actually allows you to bring a backpack of food inside!

4) Don't buy souvenir every single day: Buying your souvenirs at the end of your trip cuts out those impulse buys. Plus, when you are buying stuff every day you don't realize how much you've gotten, it really adds up! This way you can decide at the end of the week, after you have seen all of the parks, and know exactly where to spend your money.

I sure hope that my tips help to make an affordable disney world for you!