My husband and I generally stick to a budget, not only to manage our day-to-day spending, but also to save for other goals. Retirement. College for our little boys. Home improvements. The list goes on. Saving for vacations, and Disney vacations in particular, are a priority in our finances. Children are young for such a short time and little kids experience the magic unlike anyone else. Since becoming a mom, I’ve found nothing more shocking than how fast time gets away. I want to make lots of Disney memories with my family that we will all treasure forever. Read more
Disney Vacation Planning
Disney with Special Needs: Venturing Outside of the World
Brace yourself. I’m going to tell you something shocking and I want you to be prepared. I’ll give you a minute. Are you ready? Are you sure? Alright…here we go.
Sometimes when my family goes to Florida, we don’t just go to Disney World.
I know. I’ll let you process it. Read more
Wordless Wednesday: Stepping Into New Worlds
As many times as I have visited Walt Disney World, I will never cease to be amazed at how you can easily enter a new world….or part of the world…..simply by visiting new sections of a theme park, or a resort hotel. I think the hotels especially are fabulous ways to pretty much forget you’re in Florida. Take Coronado Springs Resort for example. Are you *sure* you’re not actually in the Southwestern United States? Read more
Disney with Special Needs: FastPass Killed the Spontaneity Star?
Do you plan everything? Always.
Yeah, me, too. I’m actually…no, I’m not a planner. I would say I’m a kind of fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal. You know, moment to moment. That’s me. That’s….yeah. Read more
Thrifty Thursday: Buyer Beware When it Comes to Disney World Tickets
As a travel professional, I am asked all the time about where to buy discounted Disney World tickets and I have to say that this is a question that always makes me cringe a bit because you know that saying about “you get what you pay for”? If there is one thing that you have to be SUPER careful about when it comes to saving money on your Disney vacation, it’s where you buy your tickets. On a regular basis I read about folks who got ripped off trying to save money buying Disney tickets somewhere…only to find out that the tickets they bought were worthless. What a less-than-magical way to start a vacation, to say nothing of the money that was lost buying supposedly “discount Disney tickets” that were not valid. It’s sad, but unfortunately people just don’t know…and so they get taken advantage of.
I love talking about ways to save money on a Disney vacation, and I will gladly tell you where you can save money. There are ways to save money on Disney tickets…and there are also places you need to steer clear of. I’ve written about this in the past, but it’s SUCH an important topic, I’m going to revisit it again today. Read more