How do people afford to stay at the Disney hotels?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While I agree that Disney is pricey once you factor in everything from start to finish, the hotels really aren’t the cost that jump out imho.

We’ve gone to Disney on a whim, stayed at one of the more affordable properties when we saw a good deal, and ultimately paid far less for the hotel than what we’ve paid at crummy beach hotels.

True, you cannot get a cheap room at Poly, Grand Floridian, etc. ever, but you can get a decent rate at Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, etc.

We know lots of families who take long weekends in Orlando when they see cheap flights/cheap hotels—and they never actually visit the parks.

It is pricey, for our family of 3 it is about $1000/day with hotel, aor fare and tickets. When I compare it to other vacations we have taken it’s not remarkably different

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Anonymous wrote:We can afford it, but have no interest in spending $20k+ for standing in lines and going on rides.

+1 MILLION

And please don’t compare waiting in line for a man-made ride to waiting in line for the Colosseum or pyramids or something.

The good news is, you don't have to. You are under absolutely no obligation to ever visit Disney, ever. You weren't even obligated to open this thread or comment on it. Yet, you did. It's bizarre.

You’re not the thread police so I’ll just comment as much as I want, thanks!

I never said you couldn't. I just find it odd and am commenting on your oddness as much as I want, thanks!

I don't like "death metal" music. If someone started a thread about death metal music, I probably wouldn't open it at all. If I did, maybe out of curiosity, I definitely wouldn't comment "I have the ability to hear and access to the radio or music downloading services, but I have no interest in listening to someone screaming noise in a hoarse voice."

I mean, you low-key excoriated me for daring to comment on a Disney thread. So chill out. And maybe examine why you’re so GD defensive over Disney.

For the record, I opened up the thread because 1) I wondered if I would learn something new (I didn’t) and 2) I felt like it and 3)It’s a free country.

So, chill out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We can afford it, but have no interest in spending $20k+ for standing in lines and going on rides.

+1 MILLION

And please don’t compare waiting in line for a man-made ride to waiting in line for the Colosseum or pyramids or something.

The good news is, you don't have to. You are under absolutely no obligation to ever visit Disney, ever. You weren't even obligated to open this thread or comment on it. Yet, you did. It's bizarre.

You’re not the thread police so I’ll just comment as much as I want, thanks!

I never said you couldn't. I just find it odd and am commenting on your oddness as much as I want, thanks!

I don't like "death metal" music. If someone started a thread about death metal music, I probably wouldn't open it at all. If I did, maybe out of curiosity, I definitely wouldn't comment "I have the ability to hear and access to the radio or music downloading services, but I have no interest in listening to someone screaming noise in a hoarse voice."

I mean, you low-key excoriated me for daring to comment on a Disney thread. So chill out. And maybe examine why you’re so GD defensive over Disney.

For the record, I opened up the thread because 1) I wondered if I would learn something new (I didn’t) and 2) I felt like it and 3)It’s a free country.

So, chill out.

I did not "excoriate" you. You came on here to "+1 MILLION" criticize anyone that is wiling to wait in line for something that is not the Coliseum. Maybe examine why you're so defensive about your travel choices, and why you feel the need to say the Lord's name in vain.
So chill out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We can afford it, but have no interest in spending $20k+ for standing in lines and going on rides.

+1 MILLION

And please don’t compare waiting in line for a man-made ride to waiting in line for the Colosseum or pyramids or something.

The good news is, you don't have to. You are under absolutely no obligation to ever visit Disney, ever. You weren't even obligated to open this thread or comment on it. Yet, you did. It's bizarre.

You’re not the thread police so I’ll just comment as much as I want, thanks!

I never said you couldn't. I just find it odd and am commenting on your oddness as much as I want, thanks!

I don't like "death metal" music. If someone started a thread about death metal music, I probably wouldn't open it at all. If I did, maybe out of curiosity, I definitely wouldn't comment "I have the ability to hear and access to the radio or music downloading services, but I have no interest in listening to someone screaming noise in a hoarse voice."

I mean, you low-key excoriated me for daring to comment on a Disney thread. So chill out. And maybe examine why you’re so GD defensive over Disney.

For the record, I opened up the thread because 1) I wondered if I would learn something new (I didn’t) and 2) I felt like it and 3)It’s a free country.

So, chill out.

I did not "excoriate" you. You came on here to "+1 MILLION" criticize anyone that is wiling to wait in line for something that is not the Coliseum. Maybe examine why you're so defensive about your travel choices, and why you feel the need to say the Lord's name in vain.
So chill out.

Ma’am/Sir, take a Xanax.

[Anonymous]

Points. And saving for five years. 100% worth it.

[Anonymous]

Some people drive to cut costs.

Some stay at the least expensive Disney hotels.

Some skip the meal plan.

Some only go to the parks for a day or two.

Fwiw, I know a lot of people who vacation at Disney resorts without ever going to the parks. The lower tier properties aren’t expensive.

[Anonymous]

I stayed 7 nights, $225 a night. I was only going to stay two but tickets get so much cheaper the more days and the Disney owned hotels get early access so we had chill days, ordered groceries, packed picnics and explored everywhere

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can afford it, but have no interest in spending $20k+ for standing in lines and going on rides.

+1 MILLION

And please don’t compare waiting in line for a man-made ride to waiting in line for the Colosseum or pyramids or something.

The good news is, you don't have to. You are under absolutely no obligation to ever visit Disney, ever. You weren't even obligated to open this thread or comment on it. Yet, you did. It's bizarre.

You’re not the thread police so I’ll just comment as much as I want, thanks!

I never said you couldn't. I just find it odd and am commenting on your oddness as much as I want, thanks!

I don't like "death metal" music. If someone started a thread about death metal music, I probably wouldn't open it at all. If I did, maybe out of curiosity, I definitely wouldn't comment "I have the ability to hear and access to the radio or music downloading services, but I have no interest in listening to someone screaming noise in a hoarse voice."

I mean, you low-key excoriated me for daring to comment on a Disney thread. So chill out. And maybe examine why you’re so GD defensive over Disney.

For the record, I opened up the thread because 1) I wondered if I would learn something new (I didn’t) and 2) I felt like it and 3)It’s a free country.

So, chill out.

I did not "excoriate" you. You came on here to "+1 MILLION" criticize anyone that is wiling to wait in line for something that is not the Coliseum. Maybe examine why you're so defensive about your travel choices, and why you feel the need to say the Lord's name in vain.
So chill out.

People love to feel superior to Disney visitors, most have never been or went in with a bad attitude and didn’t have fun. For me Disney is a trip I can take where my physical disability does not hold my family back at all and that means a lot to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stayed 7 nights, $225 a night. I was only going to stay two but tickets get so much cheaper the more days and the Disney owned hotels get early access so we had chill days, ordered groceries, packed picnics and explored everywhere

This is what I want to do. If you stay longer you don’t have to splurge on the park hopper tickets or after hours events to get all the park time in. That said I have a fear of everyone getting covid on day 3! (we got covid after our first 3-day trip there even though I had been vaxxed 3 weeks prior.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They cost like $1000 per night. I can’t believe they are supposed to be for families. Who on earth can afford this?

they are rich

they do not give to charities

they have 40,000 SALT tax loopholes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Points. And saving for five years. 100% worth it.

This. I use points to stay at the Swan.

There are lots of affordable on-site hotel options. The only expensive hotel I would splurge for is the one at Animal Kingdom where you can see the giraffes outside your window. And maybe Yacht or Boardwalk to be extremely close to Epcot.

[Anonymous]

Kids are older and glad to have checked the Disney box. While we make much more money now, than we used to, I don't know if we could afford, or justify Disney prices.

My spouse used to work for the Department of Defense, so we got to stay at Shades of Green, which is a great deal. The kicker is you have to be military or DoD to stay there.

The hotel is located across the street from the Polynesian- great location. Hotel wasn't fancy, but plenty comfortable with decent amenities. It's been a few years, but I remember rooms being about $200. Similar Disney rooms were about $500.

[Anonymous]

Some of the hotels sleep 6 so it easy to bring grandma/others to keep cost down

[Anonymous]

We planned ahead and saved.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who works for Disney. We wouldn’t have gone otherwise. She can get us a large % off of the hotels and get the three of us into the parks each day at no cost.