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6. So Much to Do It’s impossible to be bored on vacation when Saratoga Springs is so full of fun activities. At Horsing Around Rentals you can rent bikes—regular or surrey bikes—and cruise around the grounds. For sports lovers, there are basketball courts, tennis courts, and shuffleboard courts all for complimentary use, including necessary gear. At nighttime, families can roast ...

7. Treehouse Villas  For larger families, the Treehouse Villas of Saratoga Springs offer plenty of space and privacy with a cozy wilderness view. Each villa has three bedrooms, a full kitchen, and a deck with a grill. The Treehouse Villas have their own boat dock for easy access to Saratoga Spring’s main campus as well as Disney Springs. Often villa ...

8. Senses Spa Oh, yes, the “and Spa” part of the name is real! The elite Senses Spa is located within Saratoga Springs, offering the ultimate relaxation and pampering to guests. Styled after the original spas in New York, but offering the latest in spa services, Senses Spa is the premiere place for unwinding on vacation. Treatment reservations are required, ...

When purchasing Disney park tickets, you’ll notice that you can add an option called “Park Hopper” to your entrance fee. The Park Hopper option is exactly what it sounds like—it gives you the ability to enter different Disney parks on the same day. (Park Hopper does NOT include water parks; that is a separate option when you’re purchasing a package.) ...

You May WANT a Park Hopper If…. 1. You’ve Got One Day and You’ve Been Before If you’ve been to Disney parks several times before, you know what attractions and experiences you want to hit, and you know how to navigate transportation between parks efficiently. So if you find yourself in Orlando for a business trip or a reunion of ...

2. You’re Staying A Long Time If you’ll be vacationing for five or more days (and plan to visit the parks each day), adding a Park Hopper option is really a no-brainer. The Park Hopper remains around $50-$70 whether you add it to a one day ticket or a 10 day ticket. So when you do the math on a ...

3. You’ve Got Small Children If you’ll be traveling with small children, a Park Hopper option can be a really good thing. First of all, kids under three are free no matter what, so you kinda feel like you’ve got some wiggle room in the budget. Also, there is currently not a ton of stuff for a two year old ...

You May NOT WANT a Park Hopper If… 1. You’ve Got One Day and It’s Your First Trip If it’s your first trip to Disney World and you’ve only got one day, I always tell people to just concentrate on one park. It takes a while to figure out the layout of the park and acclimate to transportation. You don’t ...

2. You’re Debating 3 or 4 Days If you want to experience all four parks at Disney World, you may be considering doing a three day ticket with a Hopper. In theory, this would work out just fine. You could plan your days well and hop effectively and cover all four parks in three days. But here’s the math: currently ...

3. You’re Buying a Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket Florida residents have the opportunity right now to buy a 4 Day Discover Disney Ticket for $159 without Hopper or $194 with a Hopper. A great deal, right? Well, yes and no. The non-hopper version is a great deal for four single days. But if you want the freedom of the ...