Disney World On the Cheap

Keep these budget tips in mind on your next trip to Disney World.

By Ellen H. Parlapiano

Courtesy of Walt Disney World News

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Park Pass Guidelines

When buying your park tickets, the key to saving money is keeping it simple. With young kids, you probably won't have the time or stamina to visit water parks, so you'll be good with a base ticket that gets you into Disney's four parks: Magic Kingdom, Disney Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. Three-day base tickets start around $203 for adults and $171 for kids age 3 and up; four-day passes start around $212 for adults and $178 for kids 3 and up. Children under 3 get into parks free. Base tickets let you enter only one park per day, so if you'd rather hop around, add the Park Hopper option for about $50 a day. Buy in advance at disneyworld.com to avoid price increases.

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Comments (7)

tamikajohnson1 wrote:

me and my family just went to disneyworld june of 2011 for a family of three it got to be pretty expensive we stayed for seven days we went to disney hollywood studious,magic kingdom, animal kingdom, universal studious, island's of adventure and also blizzard beach my son is 4 years old and he really enjoyed it hope to take him back before he out grows disney the key is to plann early and start saving early we planned this trip for a year so start saving now.

8/14/2011 09:45:38 ?? Report Abuse

djbreed_2000 wrote:

I have an adult ticket to sell we didn't use if anyone wants it. It's for 4 day 4park ticket(adult). djbreed_2000at the yahoo

12/29/2010 12:04:46 ?? Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

You're right, not everyone could afford Disney prices, but if they could, you would just have to wait longer in lines and get less for your money. Go to a less expensive park nearer your home. Enjoy it.

5/25/2010 08:59:25 ?? Report Abuse

loverlyflower wrote:

Disney World just isn't full of magic...I think its a crock

5/13/2010 03:37:26 ?? Report Abuse

sheenamanzanar1 wrote:

Yes I agree! My kids are 6 and 2, and we're saving up to take them on a Disney World vacation in about four years. At this price we'd better start saving a lot now! lol

4/12/2010 06:52:08 ?? Report Abuse