Anonymous wrote:OP: party of five. Three kids under 10. We'd be ok staying in one room but would prefer a suite. I'm having trouble locating a suite though.

Suites will likely start around $1500/night at the lowest.
If any of your children are under the age of 3, you will not have to buy them a ticket.

Do you or your spouse happen to be active duty military or retired military? There are great room and ticket discounts for that!

Family of 3, $6k offsite

Anonymous wrote:Do not do the dining plan. It is fun (did t for my honeymoon) but no one eats that much to make it worth the money. Try the Boardwalk Villas. If you are a AAA member there are discounts.0

You went to Disney for your honeymoon?

Anonymous wrote:OP: party of five. Three kids under 10. We'd be ok staying in one room but would prefer a suite. I'm having trouble locating a suite though.

You might have to call to get a suite. All of the suites in the Epcot and monorail resorts are "Club level"--so you will have access to the lounge for breakfast, snacks, and evening offerings. If you get a dining plan in addition to that, you will probably find it is too much food. I made that mistake once, and it was just too much. Plus, we found we had to plan too much of our day around our dining reservations.
I also want to clarify that when I say "suites" and that they are in club level, this is different than the DVC villas. The DVC rooms and villas are separate from the regular "resort." The villas will have their own kitchen, suites do not.

Do not do the dining plan. It is fun (did t for my honeymoon) but no one eats that much to make it worth the money. Try the Boardwalk Villas. If you are a AAA member there are discounts.0

Anonymous wrote:We want to do a week at Disney World over spring break which I understand is peak season. Looking at one of the monorail hotels, the Beach Club/Yacht Club, or Boardwalk for easy(ish) access to the parks. What did your trip cost you?

Are you an experienced WDW visitor? I do NOT recommend holidays to Disney novices. The weeks before/after Easter are the 2nd and 3rd busiest weeks of the year, and the parks sometimes close based upon reaching capacity.

Probably too late for this spring, but you could potentially have saved a lot by renting DVC points and staying in a DVC property on the Boardwalk.

I would price with and without dining plan. The meal plan is rarely a good deal unless you really want to spend all your time in restaurants and always ordering the most expensive item rather than what you actually want. With three kids under 10 you might be in a rare situation where it's a good deal IF you are planning a lot of character meals and buffets. At table service places they'll be forced to order off the kids' menu if they are on the dining plan, which some kids will chafe at. And you'll be sooo much happier not constantly trying to figure out what configurations of menu items are or aren't covered by the dining plan.

Price out disney parks and a disney cruise. You can do it on their sites, or you can go through an agent.

To cut costs on a cruise, book on one of the older, smaller ships (magic or wonder). And book on a lower deck. All food will be included.

Flights won't be cheap. We paid just under $400 per ticket to fly to Miami for our spring break cruise. The cruise is cheaper than the parks for our family of six.

You can price it on the Disney website pretty quickly. Select your dates, hotel, type of tickets, and meal plan option. Will take you < 10 minutes.

Flights are the killer at this late date.

You can do 5 at the boardwalk.

8k at the Polynesian. 5 people, one standard room.
Tight in there but we are barely in room. Baby in pack n play in bathroom

OP: party of five. Three kids under 10. We'd be ok staying in one room but would prefer a suite. I'm having trouble locating a suite though.

How many people are in your party? Are the kids under the age of ten? Are you ok with everyone in one room or do you and your spouse going to need a separate sleeping space from the kids?

At one of those hotels, I think you are looking at around 10 grand (at least) including airfare and the dining plan. We've stayed at the Polynesian and the Beach Club before during peak season and it was a little over that amount actually. It's fun though! It's one of the few places your young children are guaranteed to have an amazing time

We want to do a week at Disney World over spring break which I understand is peak season. Looking at one of the monorail hotels, the Beach Club/Yacht Club, or Boardwalk for easy(ish) access to the parks. What did your trip cost you?