Thrifty Thursday: Smorgasbord of Saving Tips!

This week I’m offering a smorgasbord or hodge-podge of saving tips for your Disney vacation, with both money savers but also sanity-savers!  This week I traveled by air (no, not on broomstick, I went by plane) instead of my usual 4-wheeled mode of transportation.  What an experience!  Read more

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Thrifty Thursday: More Time-Saving Disney Thrifty Tips!

Character Dining is great with Reservations!

I’ve talked a bit about time-savers in the past but ran across these time-saving tips in my notebook.  Being thrifty with our time when at Disney gives us more fun-TIME!  Read more

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Thrifty Thursday: Free, Free, Free ~ Disney Cartoons, Parade, Fireworks and Playgrounds!

If you have been touring the resorts and your munchkins are too tired to take another step, you do not have to stop the touring adventure.  It’s time for a cartoon break!  Disney resorts have setup televisions in the lobbies playing Disney Cartoons!  This is entirely a free activity for all lobby guests, not just registered resort guests.  Since you are frugal mouseketeers, I know you have your backpack snacks and drinks tucked away to refresh yours and the little feet and tummies!  Read more

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Thrifty Thursday: Disney Countdown!

Want a cheap night in with the family??  You’ll save money by not going out and doing expensive activities and you’ll have some Disney fun!  Why not make a Disney Countdown poster?  We do this every trip (except for the trip we took in 2010 where we kept it a secret from Ash and surprised her the day of…but that is a whole other post!) Read more

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Disney Vacation Planning: What to Think About When Planning Your Trip

While thinking ahead to a possible trip in the fall, I start thinking about what I could or should set aside to make it easier. First thing that comes to mind is money (of course), which gets me thinking about all the things I could do to save, to help with the final cost. I have learned over the years, a trip can be very expensive or it can be not much more than planning for an elaborate hotel weekend get-away. Either way – it takes patience and planning to pull it off. Read more

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