Wonderful or Wordless Wednesday- Planning Trips

Planning trips to Disney can be tricky, especially if your on a tight budget. Disney's own website has a really great tool to help price out your hotel stay and meal plan, but there are definitely some tips and tricks to get the cheapest stay that are not advertised online.

Tip #1. Go During the Off Season- Not only will hotels be cheaper and easier to book but lines will be shorter and your trip will be more enjoyable overall. Disney sometimes even offers free meal plans to families staying on site during the off season. Speaking of food, did you know Disney raises the prices of restaurants during the busier months of the year. So traveling during September or January will save you a lot of money in the parks.

Tip #2. Disney Gift Cards- Disney gift cards can be used on nearly everything at Disney World including hotel stays. Before you leave stock up on Disney Gift Cards from Target. If you have there credit card they allow you to save up to 10% on them. So it is like you are getting free money.


Tip #3. Plan a "Free" Day- There are plenty of things around Disney World that are free yet still full of that Disney Magic you want on your vacation. You don't need to go to the parks everyday. Spending time at the pool, going to Disney Springs, or just Resort Hopping is a great way to plan a day that won't cost you tons of money. You can also see the fireworks from the Polynesian Resort beach eating Dole Whips to end the day off in a perfect Disney way.

Tip #4. Cheap Airfare- Keeping you flight possibilities open and not so rigid is a good way to save money on flights. I like to use the website Skyscanner and look though an entire month to find the cheapest flights. Keep your options open. Flying in and out during the middle of the week might be a good option to save some pennies.

Tip #5.  Skip the Park Hoppers- As much as people want to be able to have the freedom to go to any park they want, more often then not you don't leave the park you start at, especially if you have kids in tow. Save that extra money you would be spending on a park hopper and really experience a single park in one day. I promise you won't get bored and you mind and body will thank you for it later. Every park, Even Hollywood Studios, has more then enough things to do to fill up an entire day from park open to park close.