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[quote=Anonymous]Quick Disney money saving tips... I could write a paper on it but most of this is standard online advice.

1. Stay off property at a good neighbor hotel (not really necessary but a small benefit) as close as possible unless you value early entry or must have walking distance access (young kids or very limited time).
2. Buy tickets using the authorized resellers like Undercover Tourist, or if you have a larger party, have one of your party buy an annual pass and the rest dated tickets if the discounts from the annual pass will end up saving you money (no way on a short trip).
3. Don't pay for things you normally wouldn't do on a normal vacation, like staying in deluxe hotels for early entry when you never do anything before 10AM.
4. Weigh paying for lightning lanes versus an extra day of vacation. It may be cheaper to drop a day and use lightning lane to run up the ride score. Same with park hopper... Animal Kingdom is a half day park if you're good.
5. Check Costco, Best Buy, online stores, etc. for discounted Disney gift cards and load them on your phone. These are more rare than they used to be but still available time to time. You can pay with the bar code in the parks.
6. Do popular things when other people are eating, or sleeping, or drinking. Magic Kingdom can be amazing in the evening when they are open until 11 or 12.  I can leisurely do most of the rides (except Tron and PP) in a couple hours late night.
7. Check the online crowd calendars to plan what parks on what days. I find weekends can be less crowded than weekdays many times depending on the park and time of year. Sunday nights are great. Also many of the locals have blackout dates on their cheaper passes.
8. Don't waste the fixed costs of travel. Unless you go there occasionally, anything less than three days for the experience I think is shortchanging yourself in such a huge place.[/quote]

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