pinkxray
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2009
We just did a quick weekend for Marathon weekend. When I started planning it last year it was supposed a super cheap weekend. However, after a health scare in Oct. I upgraded it. It was DD and myself to start. A week before the trip Dh agreed he and the 2 little kids would like to come. Flights for them were double what I paid for DD and I.
Sw flight for DD and I - 168 each plus $50 each for EBCI
SW flights for Dh,DS,DD 368 each plus $25 for EBCI(only did it for them returning home) thankfully I had just enough SW points to pay for all the flights so just paid fees and EBCI out of pocket (my SW points are wiped out though)
1 night at YC/ 1 night regular dining plan/4 - 2 day park tickets 1900ish (used discounted Disney gift cards)
1 night YC around 500 but used AA miles so $0 OOP
1 night GF $600 but used AA $0 OOP
Food/souvenir around $700 (used discounted disney gift cards)
car rental 150(used chase points so $0 OOP)
Parking at resort and airport at home $175
So without using any points it would have been over $5000 and we came in under $3000which isn’t horrible for 5 people staying at Deluxe resorts.(we used Disney gift cardsI got at least 10% off but some were more like 20% but I don’t cheap a running total of how much I save on gift cards )
It was an amazing weekend and I was able to complete my first half marathon since having our 2 youngest so almost 7 years.
We are taking another trip in Nov. at Universal/ Disney cruise. I just totaled that one up but need to track down the paper. Not pretty.
Sw flight for DD and I - 168 each plus $50 each for EBCI
SW flights for Dh,DS,DD 368 each plus $25 for EBCI(only did it for them returning home) thankfully I had just enough SW points to pay for all the flights so just paid fees and EBCI out of pocket (my SW points are wiped out though)
1 night at YC/ 1 night regular dining plan/4 - 2 day park tickets 1900ish (used discounted Disney gift cards)
1 night YC around 500 but used AA miles so $0 OOP
1 night GF $600 but used AA $0 OOP
Food/souvenir around $700 (used discounted disney gift cards)
car rental 150(used chase points so $0 OOP)
Parking at resort and airport at home $175
So without using any points it would have been over $5000 and we came in under $3000which isn’t horrible for 5 people staying at Deluxe resorts.(we used Disney gift cardsI got at least 10% off but some were more like 20% but I don’t cheap a running total of how much I save on gift cards )
It was an amazing weekend and I was able to complete my first half marathon since having our 2 youngest so almost 7 years.
We are taking another trip in Nov. at Universal/ Disney cruise. I just totaled that one up but need to track down the paper. Not pretty.