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Our 15 Most Popular Disney World Tips Ever!

If you’re a Disney Fanatic, you most likely have friends that regularly ask you for your best Disney vacation tips. We certainly do!  One of the perks of being a part of our magical Disney Fanatic community is that you get constant access to the hottest and latest tips. So when your friends are planning their Disney trip, you can just sha

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

1. Visit during the off-season What off-season?  While it is harder to find these days, it’s still there.  Basically, avoid holidays and go while the kiddos are in school.  Airline prices, hotel, dining are all cheaper, to some degree.  Plus, Disney will offer discounts-maybe even free dining!  Happy planning!

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

2. Food/Dining Disney allows you to bring your own food into the parks.  Save money by making sandwiches for lunch, find a shady spot and people-watch/rest.  Or, bring snacks and drinks to have during the day, and then experience your favorite attractions while everyone else is eating lunch.  Also, the meal portions are large at Disney. 

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

3. Plan a Free Day Your feet and your family will thank you!  About day 3 or 4, plan a day to relax at the pool, enjoy your resort and maybe even explore other resorts, for future reference.  It’s never too early to plan your next trip!  *Bonus tip: Disney frequently has a “Bounceback” offer.  Basically, you can save money on your next tr

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

4. Tickets Purchase multi-day tickets.  With Disney, the more days you purchase, the less you pay per day.  A one-day ticket is ~$100.  A 10-day ticket is ~$45/day.  Also, unless you are a Disney World veteran, don’t purchase the Park Hopper option.  It’s not really necessary, in my opinion.  Personally, I quit using it years ago.  Travel

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

5. Grocery Delivery Save money on breakfast, snacks and drinks by getting groceries delivered to your room.  There are several great options for grocery delivery.  Do some research and place your order!

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

6. Stay Onsite Wait!  What?  Am I contradicting myself?  No way!  If you want to stay at a Disney resort (and you should), stay at a value or moderate level Disney hotel, to save money.  These resorts are fun, well-themed and clean.  Plus, transportation from the airport and all around Disney is free!  If you have your own car, parking is

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

7. Stay Offsite It’s really quite simple.  Staying off-site (that is outside Disney property) will save you money on your accommodations.  Plus, there are some nice resorts very close to Disney.  In addition, if you plan on doing other things beside just Disney, off-site hotels will put you closer to those attractions.  Photo Credit: Hilt

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

8. Buy Disney Souvenirs Before Your Trip There’s an old saying: Everything at Disney begins with a line and ends with a gift shop!  Haha!  So true!  You can’t avoid them.  However, you can save money on souvenirs by purchasing some items before you go, at places like Wal-Mart, Target or on-line at disneystore.com or amazon.com. 

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How to Save on a Walt Disney World Vacation

9. Plan Your Vacation Before Your Child Turns 3 Kids under 3 years of age can do almost everything for free at Disney.  Hotel, tickets and dining are all free of charge for our littlest mouseketeers!

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