How Much Is Your 2022 Disney Vacation Going to Cost You?? $$

[CrystalClear82]

For 2 Adults this coming Mother's Day Weekend.

Flights - $200 ( I booked before prices went through the roof at $84/pp RT and we take only a carry-on.)
Hotel - 4nt/5days - $2000
Tickets - No Tickets
Transportation/Parking - $200
Food & Drinks - $1000
Misc/Souvenirs - $500

Total - $3,900....I'd say $4,000.00 is about right.

 

[Marionnette]

For 2 Adults this coming Mother's Day Weekend.

Flights - $200 ( I booked before prices went through the rough at $84/pp RT and we take only a carry-on.)
Hotel - 4nt/5days - $2000
Tickets - No Tickets
Transportation/Parking - $200
Food & Drinks - $1000
Misc/Souvenirs - $500

Total - $3,900....I'd say $4,000.00 is about right.

I'm jealous of your airfare! I just pulled the trigger on our trip for November and the price for 2 RT from Philly was over $1K. Thank goodness I had airline points and could book with them! It still killed me to use 66K points on a single trip.

 

[CrystalClear82]

I'm jealous of your airfare! I just pulled the trigger on our trip for November and the price for 2 RT from Philly was over $1K. Thank goodness I had airline points and could book with them! It still killed me to use 66K points on a single trip.

We live in Cleveland, Ohio.
I can't imagine paying 1k for flights to FL....I'm shocked at the $$ that flights have went up to in cost.

We travel quite often, and this will be our last for awhile.

 

[QueenIsabella]

Approx 18k plus food BUUUUT we are going for 2 full weeks and paying completely for 3 extra people to come along and partially paying for another person. We are staying at an airbnb, we will be doing 5 day park hopper+ with genie+, MNSSHP, Universal 2 day park to park tickets plus express unlimited passes and 1 day at seaworld. We will driving down and back from the nyc area. And that doesn't include food. Which we will be having breakfast in our airbnb carrying in lunch and snacks and buying 1 meal a day (dinner) and the occasional snack.

Don't feel defensive! So long as you're not borrowing or selling a kidney, just go and have a great time! There's a lot of pent-up demand these days.

We're going on a blow-out trip to Hawaii in 2 months, spending an obscene amount of money for 7 people, 13 days. We don't vacation like this every year, or even every other year. Next year, I'm going nowhere (but, DH and DS16 will go to South Korea with the Boy Scouts, and DS16 should also be going to France--both of those should be relatively budget trips).

2024 might be Alaska, if a good land/cruise tour comes out, but would likely only be 5 people at most that we pay for.

 

[kevind2112]

We did a trip over the Xmas Holiday 2021-2022. I'm guessing the total cost was ~$10,000. This included 9 nights at an All-Star, 10 Day Park Hopper Tickets, Flights, and Food. Accommodations were just for me and my wife, but our daughters and their significant others drove down and stayed at a condo. We picked up the majority of sit down dinners we had with them.

Now, sort of unexpectedly, we have to plan 2 more trips for 2022. Our daughter was accepted to DCP, so we will be bringing her down in August, and then visiting her again over the holidays. Here is what we are looking at right now:

August 2022
$1,750 - 7 Nights All-Star - 2 Single Day Tickets**
$1,650 - Food
$500 - Travel Expenses. Driving down from MA
$3,900 - TOTAL

**We decided this trip to purposely only go into the parks twice. Once for Epcot Food & Wine, and a MK day. Our last 6 trips we've been park warriors, but we figured we'd use this time to really check out all of the resorts and Disney Springs.

December 2022
$3,250 - 7 Nights All-Star - 8 Day Single Day Tickets
$1,650 - Food
$500 - Travel - Driving Down from MA
$5,400 - TOTAL***

***We're hoping she might be able to use her DCP discount to get us a cheaper room, though we are not holding our breath considering it's the holiday season. But you never know...

 

[wizardtho]

Taking my wife and two boys for six nights in late September. Taking advantage of the Disney+ discount.

$1600 - BWI, Garden view, 3 nights
$1800 - GF, Outer Bldg, Garden view, 3 nights
$1900 - 5 day base tickets for 2 adults and 2 kids
$500 - Tickets to MNSSHP
$0 - Roundtrip Southwest tickets with points

$5800 so far.

Not yet included are stroller rental, ride shares, food, snacks, drinks, G+ for MK and HS days, and ILL.

 

[Marionnette]

2 adults. 7 nights.

Round trip ground transportation home <-> local airport with tip = $500

Rental car estimated cost is $540.16. That's for a mid-size, Emerald Aisle for one week thru National.

Tolls = $35

Gas = $60

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. 2 nights, 2 adults. 86,669 CSR points.

Self-parking at Universal for 2 nights - $56.

Universal tickets for 2 days = ? Sunk cost. They've been sitting in a drawer since 2003. ETA: I found the receipt for the tickets. OOP cost was $92.23 per ticket tax + shipping included. 2022 price = $359 w/tax and digital delivery.

American Airlines. 66,000 points + $22.40 for 9/11 fee. Non-stop flights. Free first checked bag, free seat selection and boarding group 5.

2-day Disney base tickets from 2013 = $197 × 2 another sunk cost

1 night Christmas Party tickets @ $225x2 (best guess and not even sure we will go) = $450

5 nights DVC using points for a Copper Creek Cascade Cabin - ? (Points are a sunk cost)

Dog Sitter (7 nights @$60 plus tip) = $550

Dining, alcohol, groceries = $1200

Souvenirs = $200

Total = $3600+ without including park tickets or DVC points

 

[disney-inspired]

Updating this as some things have changed.

Fixed Expenses
7 nights DVC rental at BCV - $856
6 day park hopper - $568 (rough estimate using current UTC prices)
RT nonstop airfare - $301 (decided to pay extra for the return flight to get me closer to home & for an upgraded seat since I have to change planes)
Mears Connect - $32
Fixed cost total - $1,757

Variable Expenses
Food - $525 (Breakdown of $75 a day, which may be excessive unless we do a table service meal each day. Which we may do because it's been freaking cold both times I've gone in January)
Spending/misc. money - $250 (I don't buy many souvenirs anymore but always like having the option. Includes any instacart orders)
Flexible total - $775

Estimate total - $2532

After a full day out and about last week, I decided to be cautious and schedule an ECV rental.
I have rheumatoid arthritis and while I'm much better than I was at the onset (practically immobile), after awhile my joints swell up and walking is not possible without extreme pain.

Budgeting an extra $230 for the week long rental from gold mobility, bringing up my budget to $2762

 

[Elle23]

I really wish I didn't see this thread, lol. This trip is not our usual. It's usually just me and DH. We use DVC, SW points AP, Raglan Road maybe California Grill and Epcot food booths. No extras. I'm in sticker shock but I do use all the tips here to get discounted GC.

$3700 - OKW 2 bedroom 10 nights 7 adults me, DH and young adult children427pts (dues cost)
$788 – Alamo mini van 11 days
$ 3555 - 5 9 day tickets w park hopper plus (all but the 20 year old college student bought their own)
$1620 – 2 Annual pass renewal
$0 – 7 Flights Southwest – 6 with pts 1 comp pass
$2300 – R & C Dining package, MK enchanted dessert, splittsville, beachcomber shack
$ 2000 - Via Napoli, Raglan Road, Whispering Canyon, Epcot F&G booths, T-Rex (tradition)
$2500- lunches, snacks, drinks and DRINKS
$650 – Groceries- Alcohol
$900 for Genie+ and ILL
$95 airport parking
$19,908

This is about $1810 a day for 7 adults.

Are you a DVC owner or renter? I’m impressed your 2 bedroom Villa for 10 nights is cheaper than our ASMo 2 rooms for 10 nights.

 

[chaoskids]

Are you a DVC owner or renter? I’m impressed your 2 bedroom Villa for 10 nights is cheaper than our ASMo 2 rooms for 10 nights.

We own DVC. That was the cost of dues on 427 points.

 

[Scalemaster34]

We own DVC. That was the cost of dues on 427 points.

I have seen some that go ahead a factor the cost of their points in as well... pretty simple to take the total cost you paid and divide it by the number of point you'll earn over the life of buy in. Then add the dues accrued during the year(s) these points were accumulated. Really the only way to see the real cost.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

I have a spreadsheet for this. :-D TL;DR - $11,000-ish

We pay for our trips with earnings through Swagbucks, and go every other year.

We are a two adult, one 11yo family. This is what our $11k covers:
- A night-before hotel stay at our departing airport
- Three RT airline tickets PVD>MCO via Southwest
- 14 nights in a 2-bedroom Wyndham Bonnet Creek timeshare we are renting
- 10 day standard Disney park passes (not hopper)
- $300 a day budget for food/drinks/souvenirs
- About $100 in groceries for the timeshare
- Travelling via Uber to and from the parks, and the airport
- Three passes to the airport lounge at MCO
- Three magic bands

I think that's it - I'll edit more in if I missed it!

I also use swagbucks and shopkick to pay for my trips. Mostly it pays for my tickets.
I used my first two hundred to make the res.. then I would continue to add the giftcards to the account.
Doordash if I do one or two deliverys a day I add 10-20 a day
My kids also do shop kick on thier phones they love scanning in the store and getting dgc.

Swagbucks has a thred on here if people have questions it's also under budget board.

 

[chaoskids]

I have seen some that go ahead a factor the cost of their points in as well... pretty simple to take the total cost you paid and divide it by the number of point you'll earn over the life of buy in. Then add the dues accrued during the year(s) these points were accumulated. Really the only way to see the real cost.

Too much effort to reply to a post. We bought DVC in 2001 and didn't finance it. It makes it much easier to plan for actual out of budget cost by factoring in the dues we paid on the points we are using.

 

[Griffchard]

Thanks guys, now I can at least roughly orient myself on the cost.

 

[robinb]

I have seen some that go ahead a factor the cost of their points in as well... pretty simple to take the total cost you paid and divide it by the number of point you'll earn over the life of buy in. Then add the dues accrued during the year(s) these points were accumulated. Really the only way to see the real cost.

I know that I can sell my points (purchased in 2002-BWV and 2007-AKV) tomorrow and make money even after fees and taxes just like I did when I sold OKW back in 2007. We paid cash, so maybe I could calculate the time value of money for the $20kish I spent 20-25 years ago but I think that with the profit it'll all come out in the wash and my dues will be my only real expense.

 

[Meglen]

I know that I can sell my points (purchased in 2002-BWV and 2007-AKV) tomorrow and make money even after fees and taxes just like I did when I sold OKW back in 2007. We paid cash, so maybe I could calculate the time value of money for the $20kish I spent 20-25 years ago but I think that with the profit it'll all come out in the wash and my dues will be my only real expense.

I believe at or before 20 years is usally break even for points that old. I could be wrong so after that time buy in cost is no longer used to calculate trip costs.

 

[Mandy Poppins]

My husband and I went December 12-16, 2021. This was our first trip without kids and to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Stayed at the Wilderness Lodge for 4 nights. We had 3-day park tickets plus the Very Merriest After Hour tickets. We flew Allegiant into Sanford Airport and rented a car (rental car was around $500 I think). Ate 5 sit down meals at: Whispering Canyon Cafe, Be Our Guest, Liberty Tree Tavern, Hollywood Brown Derby and Le Cellier. Other quick service meals and snacks, souvenirs, parking etc. I did not keep my detailed spreadsheet but found the text I sent to my husband with the grand total. It was right at $6,900.

We went back in March 2022 with kids and son's girlfriend. 4-day park tickets and 2 rooms 5 nights at Pop Century. Flights and rental car. I think 5 sit down meals. I didn't keep this total but I'm sure it was more than the December 21 trip. Rental car (van) to fit 5 was about $900. This trip was also more because we had boarding for 3 dogs. I wish I had kept grand total.

The only cost savings were gift cards purchased from Target.

 

[cjlong88]

5 adults. 9 days. Dec 25-Jan 2. 2 rooms. Yacht Club Water View. 7-Day PH Tickets with Genie+. 18K for room and tickets.

Flights using Delta SkyMiles and companion certificates. Will bring about 3K additional in gift cards for food. After that runs out, everyone is on their own. Honestly though, with how we eat that’s more than enough for us. Only other thing needed is transportation to and from the airport.

Typically our trips are less than 4K for two people. Weekend trips we can keep to 1K or less for two. I will say, 3K pp for room and tickets isn’t too bad considering we are visiting a deluxe resort for a longer amount of time during one of the busiest and most expensive times of the year. BIL is covering about 4K. My husband and I are paying the rest for my MIL and FIL’s 30th anniversary. They never stay deluxe or for longer than a couple days, so we really wanted to treat them. They can’t wait. MIL has had health issues and we haven’t been on a family vacation in 8 years. They love Disney and are so excited to stay in the Boardwalk area.

 

[mikalkwin]

2 adults, 1 child (8)
14 nights Yacht Club Garden View + 14-day PH ticket with Genie+ : 8161€ (probably around 8800USD).
International Flights roundtrip : 5124€ (around 5500USD) mix of Premium Economy and Business class
transport MCO to YC roundtrip : 200USD
H20 glow nights tickets: 234,31 USD
MNHSSP tickets: 337,62 USD
Cirque du Soleil tickets : 621 USD

We have to add food and Extras (Space 220, Hoop Dee Doo, Dessert Party, Droid Depot etc...).

We are going all-in this year (2020 trip was cancelled) but we won't come back for years after that so it is a one and done kind of holidays.

 

[DisneyLover83]

1 adult and 1 child

7 nights at Pop with 6 Day tickets including G+ and Memory Maker $3100
southwest RT flights - $22 (54k points + 9/11 fee)
$119 - airport parking
$59 - Mears Connect
Food and "other purchases" $1400 ( some ILL purchases, 3 character meals, Loungefly bag..... this wasn't just food)

Total $4700