Tips on planning trip to Walt Disney World

[JazzMama]

My husband and I have finally decided to try to plan a trip to Walt Disney World during Christmas 07.

 

We'd like to go ahead and start saving up and planning our stay. Does anyone have any tips on who to contact for hotel/ticket/possible dining packages or how to get some really good discounts?

 

We haven't decided whether or not we'll fly or drive, but any tips on airline tickets would be greatly appreciated also.

 

Please reply or PM me with any information or links. TIA!

[tokanm]

We saved lots of $$$$ by using this website and all their advice

 

www.affordabledisney.com

 

it was extremely helpful and we would highly recommend it

 

Good Luck and Have Fun:tongue1:

[jeninpa]

You can fun tons of info on this message board for anything Disney:

 

http://www.disboards.com/index.php?

 

Just scroll down until you find the category you want to read about.

Jen

[lecomptek]

We used the information from a great book called "Disney on a Dime" when we went this summer. Lot of great ideas.

[JazzMama]

You can fun tons of info on this message board for anything Disney:

 

http://www.disboards.com/index.php?

 

Just scroll down until you find the category you want to read about.

Jen

Nice site - found lots of info.

Thanks to all of you for your help! Keep it coming

[sbaldasare]

www.mousesavers.com is another good site and there's a monthly newletter (if you sign up) that has special discounts.

 

www.allearsnet.com has a lot of pictures of Disney hotels and Disney information.

[sanam]

for hotels i suggest book thru priceline , i got a lovely hotel thru priceline and really cheap !!!

[jedigirl21]

www.mousesavers.com is another good site and there's a monthly newletter (if you sign up) that has special discounts.

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I will have to second mousesavers.com. It is the first site I go to when planning a Disney trip. Mary gives great advice on hotels as well as the latest discounts on hotels/car/air. She also has lots of good pointers for first time visitors.

 

The Dis (www.wdwinfo.com) has a great forum for everything Disney. If you have questions, they have answers.

 

Good luck with the planning and have fun!

[fairydustcrissy]

All the info listed here is great. I have used them all. I would suggest, if you find a hotel you like, contact the hotel directly. We have always gotten better rates that way :)

[cthulhu]

Thank you for this post. I've been wanting to ask this question since I know there are several people here that have taked about going to disney and saving money.

[smangham]

I will have to second mousesavers.com. It is the first site I go to when planning a Disney trip. Mary gives great advice on hotels as well as the latest discounts on hotels/car/air. She also has lots of good pointers for first time visitors.

 

Yes! mousesavers.com was a VERY useful resource for us. The newsletter gave a "heads up" tip regarding Priceline hotel rooms when I was planning for the last trip to WDW.....I ended up staying in the park for $36 a night...which is unheard of!!

[Metallica_Band]

Cast Member here: If you have anyone working for Disney, they can get you discounts on resorts as much as 50%-75% off. Since you are coming Christmas, you can probably only get 20% if it is not withing the Cast Member Block Out dates. So hunt down a Cast Member if possible. Also, you MUST go to Epcot and watch Chrismas Processional. It's really good. Arrive 30 minutes early, for the first show, for a good seat. Don't forget, Disney has a Christmas Day Parade on Christmas Day which I was in last year. It's taped at the begining of December I think. I skipped work twice to be taped. Bwahahahaha... ummmmm I don't have any more advice. I'll post if I think of something else.

 

- Metallica_Band