How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip?

Crazy4Disney · 07-09-2005

My husband and I are planning a trip to WDW in Spring/Summer of 2006. The only way we can do it is to start saving for it now. How far ahead of time does everyone else start to plan and budget for their WDW trips? Please tell me I'm not the only one who jumps the gun ;)

**DisneyTeacher** · 07-09-2005

I start saving as soon as I get home form WDW! I put any left over money in as my start up and go from there. I have saved so much money in the last year, I did better than I thought I would. We usually have to use my DH summer money (he teaches for a local college in the summer) for our vacation but this year I almost have our whole trip covered.

I think saving for a year is a good idea, no credit cards that way.

**Dopey** · 07-09-2005

We are going in November of 2006 and I have already started to squirrel money away. I have a 3 pound coffee can - in there goes all the money that I find doing the laundry (propably mine to begin with) and all the tips that I get. It adds up to quite a bit and usually pays for food (which was nearly $2000. last time we went) and goodies.

It's never too early to start saving for such important things as a Disney Vacation!

mickeymotto · 07-09-2005

Gosh I started in December 2004...and we are going in December 2005!!!

You fit right in with the rest of us nuts!

gingles · 07-10-2005

Months and months.

BuzzLightyear · 07-10-2005

We start saving at least a year before the trip, sometimes even two years out.
We are set for our trip next May, but will continute to save for 2007. We always try and have enough saved for 2 vacations.

bali · 07-10-2005

I'm just continually saving for vacations. I am a very tight penny-pincher for the most part, but I will splurge on two things in my life: vacations and education. So I constantly have savings accounts for vacations, to pay off my masters degree, and to eventually get me through my PhD.

LuvPainting · 07-10-2005

We never stop putting aside money for Disney trips. Even if we have enough saved up for the next trip, we will start saving for trip after.

Pooh Fan · 07-10-2005

Since we take long trips every 2 years, I save for about ayear and a half for our trips. This way, the entire trip is paid for before we go and we can do pretty much anything we want while we are there. In fact, I usually bring more money than we need, so we put the leftovers in our Disney savings when we get home and start saving again.

**llama** · 07-10-2005

I'm always saving. I try to put away $20.00 a week, for sure, and any extra that comes my way goes into the Disney fund.

BTW, welcome to DC - you're in good company here!

Laneysdad · 07-10-2005

We start by having a child and then selling it on the black market along with a non-vital body organ per traveler. From there we then move to a new locale and become drug kingpins only to vanish when we have squandered enough money.

Actually its not different here as for everyone else. We use the Disney Visa which saves us some while we spend - I also have a 5-gallon water bottle that gets 1/2 of all gift money and change. Between Disney Visa and the Change Jug I think we may be REALLY close to having our package paid for. 5Nights in Mod with Hopper and Dining PLan.

jenbarnwell · 07-10-2005

We are going in January and we started saving in April. It's the only way we could afford to go. I waittress and I put at least $10.00 a night and all the change. Sometimes I put more. Dh puts in some from every paycheck. I also sell stuff on ebay and put the money in the jug also.

**cinderbella** · 07-10-2005

I put change in an empty mayonasie jar...and sometimes i'll put a few dollars away a week so that i can save...i do this continuously...

**Dopey** · 07-10-2005

We are a Disney devoted bunch! I am proud of our saving habits

**Dana** · 07-10-2005

I start the day I plan to go. That is usually about 8 months to a year before the actual trip. You are best off starting your savings now. It won't be as hard on the pocket book if you do a little each week. Before you know it, you will have a paid in full trip and the spending money in advance.

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Crazy4Disney Junior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 24	How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? My husband and I are planning a trip to WDW in Spring/Summer of 2006. The only way we can do it is to start saving for it now. How far ahead of time does everyone else start to plan and budget for their WDW trips? Please tell me I'm not the only one who jumps the gun ;) __________________ DisneyWorld August 21st to 27th @ POR. DisneyWorld 9/96 - Wilderness Lodge DisneyLand 6/98 - FairField Inn DisneyLand 3/18/00 (DisneyMoon) - Stovalls Inn DisneyLand 5/03 - Super 8 DisneyLand 7/04 - Hyatt Regency

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,305	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? I start saving as soon as I get home form WDW! I put any left over money in as my start up and go from there. I have saved so much money in the last year, I did better than I thought I would. We usually have to use my DH summer money (he teaches for a local college in the summer) for our vacation but this year I almost have our whole trip covered. I think saving for a year is a good idea, no credit cards that way. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 241 days 21 hours 4 minutes

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Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,468	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We are going in November of 2006 and I have already started to squirrel money away. I have a 3 pound coffee can - in there goes all the money that I find doing the laundry (propably mine to begin with) and all the tips that I get. It adds up to quite a bit and usually pays for food (which was nearly $2000. last time we went) and goodies. It's never too early to start saving for such important things as a Disney Vacation! __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends

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mickeymotto aka CliffhangerMotto Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Not close enough to WDW! Posts: 2,725	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? Gosh I started in December 2004...and we are going in December 2005!!! You fit right in with the rest of us nuts! __________________ MickeyMotto **~~Magical Memories~~ June 1976~Offsite January 1978~Disneyland March 1995~Offsite November 2004~Universal-Royal Pacific December 2005~AKL/Disney Wonder September 2006~Wilderness Lodge February 2007~Animal Kingdom August 2007~Poly February 2009~Wilderness June 2009~Animal Kingdom Lodge http://www.mickeypath.com/id/1233809966.png My Disney Countdown Counting down to:** Well deserved, after the holidays, Adult Only Trip!! 60 days 9 hours 4 minutes

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gingles Phantom of the MB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baton Rouge...where Tigers bite Posts: 2,249	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? Months and months. __________________ Can You Twitter? Facebook DD#1 is Southern Belle and DD#2 is LSUTigerLily! GEAUX LSU FOOTBALL TIGERS!!! FLORIDA MAY BE THE PRESEASON NO. 1 BUT WAIT 'TIL YOU COME TO OUR HOUSE... My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to WDW for Free Dining Toto, is this Kansas?

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BuzzLightyear MB Cast Member ® Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Space Mountain Posts: 3,917	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We start saving at least a year before the trip, sometimes even two years out. We are set for our trip next May, but will continute to save for 2007. We always try and have enough saved for 2 vacations. __________________ 86,92,96 Offsite * 2002 AKL * 2003 BCV * 2004 Contemporary * 2005 WL * 2006 BWV* 2008 CSR * My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 110 days 2 hours 4 minutes

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bali Dreamfinder Society Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,387	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? I'm just continually saving for vacations. I am a very tight penny-pincher for the most part, but I will splurge on two things in my life: vacations and education. So I constantly have savings accounts for vacations, to pay off my masters degree, and to eventually get me through my PhD. __________________ May 02 offsite * May 03 AKL * Oct 03 CSR * May 04 POR * Oct 04 CSR * May 05 BCV * Oct 05 SSR * Dec 05 BWI * Jan 06 WL * May 06 AKL * Sep 06 PC/BCV * Dec 06 WL * Jan 07 CSR * Apr 07 BCV * Jun 07 BW * Oct 07 BWV * Nov 07 WL * May 08 CSR *

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LuvPainting Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 56	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We never stop putting aside money for Disney trips. Even if we have enough saved up for the next trip, we will start saving for trip after. __________________ Like a grand and miraculous spaceship, our planet has sailed through the universe of time. And for a brief moment, we have been among its many passengers. From the very beginning, we have always sought to reach out to one another ... to bridge the gaps between us ... to communicate. - Spaceship Earth Disney Quest - My favorite place to be!

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Pooh Fan Sweeter than hunny Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,068	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? Since we take long trips every 2 years, I save for about ayear and a half for our trips. This way, the entire trip is paid for before we go and we can do pretty much anything we want while we are there. In fact, I usually bring more money than we need, so we put the leftovers in our Disney savings when we get home and start saving again. __________________ 1976 Disney World Offsite as a kid 1995 Disney Land Offsite 2002 Contemporary Resort 2004 All Star Movies Resort and Royal Pacific Resort at Universal 2005 All Star Movies and Hard Rock Hotel 2006 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2007 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2008 AKL Savannah View Concierge and Royal Pacific Resort Kid Suite 2009 Beach Club and Portofino Bay Hotel Portofino Suite My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Counting down to our Christmas trip. Disney, Universal, and the beach here we come! 25 days 9 hours 4 minutes

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llama Practically Perfect Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Slurpee Capital of the World Posts: 7,379	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? I'm always saving. I try to put away $20.00 a week, for sure, and any extra that comes my way goes into the Disney fund. BTW, welcome to DC - you're in good company here! __________________ Your Moderately Moderate Moderator A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BAD KITTY CLUB "Meowany Are Called, Mew Are Chosen" It's Murdoch with an "H" eleven-twenty-ten My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Christmas in Florida 33 days 3 hours 4 minutes

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Laneysdad Big Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: A Plain field in Illinois Posts: 778	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We start by having a child and then selling it on the black market along with a non-vital body organ per traveler. From there we then move to a new locale and become drug kingpins only to vanish when we have squandered enough money. Actually its not different here as for everyone else. We use the Disney Visa which saves us some while we spend - I also have a 5-gallon water bottle that gets 1/2 of all gift money and change. Between Disney Visa and the Change Jug I think we may be REALLY close to having our package paid for. 5Nights in Mod with Hopper and Dining PLan. __________________

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jenbarnwell I need to get a life besides MouseBuzz!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,686	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We are going in January and we started saving in April. It's the only way we could afford to go. I waittress and I put at least $10.00 a night and all the change. Sometimes I put more. Dh puts in some from every paycheck. I also sell stuff on ebay and put the money in the jug also. __________________ Jen # 2 http://www.myspace.com/jenvance1 2009 ~ Jan ~All Star Sports ~ On our Own! 2008 ~ Feb ~ Caribbean Beach and off-site ALL by ourselves!! 2007 ~ Sept ~ Coronado Springs Resort with family and Mom 2007 ~ Jan. ~ Pop Century with the family 2006 ~ Caribbean Beach Resort with DMIL 2005 ~ WDW ~ off-site with my sisters My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to the World! 69 days 20 hours 4 minutes

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cinderbella Crackhead Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: south carolina Posts: 7,226	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? I put change in an empty mayonasie jar...and sometimes i'll put a few dollars away a week so that i can save...i do this continuously... __________________ WDW Restaurants and Resorts Moderator Bella I Deltaco. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: A baby is coming!!!! The baby is here..or at least it should be soon.

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Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,468	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? We are a Disney devoted bunch! I am proud of our saving habits __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: How far ahead of time do you start to budget for your WDW trip? I start the day I plan to go. That is usually about 8 months to a year before the actual trip. You are best off starting your savings now. It won't be as hard on the pocket book if you do a little each week. Before you know it, you will have a paid in full trip and the spending money in advance. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 272 days 16 hours 4 minutes