So, you’re planning a visit to Disney World and you’ve decided to stay on-site at a Disney-owned resort! Great idea! For the budget-minded among us I wanted to do a little compare-and-contrast to each of the Value resort options. There’s 6 to choose from! Let’s start cheapest and work up. I’ll quote 2020 pricing below….
Author: jenmcwilliams84
Kids Pastor, DVC Member, Hanson fan. I love helping people plan their trips to Walt Disney World, and I spend most of my free time watching videos and reading blogs to learn about all that's new!
Walt Disney World 101
A few weeks ago I went to a friends house to plan their first trip ever to Walt Disney World. It’s been a long time since I’ve talked with someone that knew so little about the world… (“is there a second park…. Ep-something?”) I realized that starting from 0 can be very overwhelming! I had…
Early Morning Magic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney has really been ramping up the special ticketed events in recent years. In May I experienced Early Morning Magic at Toy Story Land. $79 got us in 90 minutes before park opening to ride the 3 rides, meet the characters, and enjoy a light breakfast (one hot entree and a cold buffet). This is…
Purchasing DVC – 5 Things I Wish I Knew Beforehand
On my last trip to Walt Disney World, my husband and I did a stupid thing. We got “free” Universal park tickets by staying at an offsite hotel, with the catch that we had to attend a timeshare sales presentation “breakfast”. Needless to say, the tickets were not free, the hotel was not great, we…
Disney After Hours At the Magic Kingdom: Is It Worth It?
In January 2018, my husband and I splurged on tickets to Disney After Hours at the Magic Kingdom. This is a $125 hard ticket event that gets you into the Magic Kingdom for 3 hours after closing. Most rides are open, some character meets, and you get all you care to enjoy popcorn, bottled…