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Before I even start typing this post, I bet there are many of you out there who know exactly what I m talking about. My son just turned 10 years old this past December, and all of a sudden, Disney considers travel to england him an adult. It poses a lot of difficulties for us, considering that he still behaves like at 10 year old. I d love it if he could go out and find work to help pay for these new found adult bills; but sadly, that s frowned upon. So, what are these challenges travel to england and how do we deal with them?
Dining This is where it hits us the worst. Under the 3-9 year old plan, my son could join us for meals at Crystal travel to england Palace or Ohana for a child s price, between $13.99-$17.99 depending travel to england on the meal or time of year. Sure, that s unreasonable by normal standards, but for a fine buffet meal at Walt Disney World, it s not terrible. As I ve written before, when you re on the Disney Dining Plan and only paying that amount for the Table Service meal and getting a free Counter Service meal, it s a great bargain.
Now, however, travel to england taking my son to buffets is expensive, and it s hard for him to get enough to eat off the kids menus at other Table Service restaurants. That takes our dining costs up significantly, if you figure in one Table Service and two Counter Service meals per day. It comes out to an average increase in price of $30 per day. That adds up over the course of a vacation.
The way we ve so far managed to get around it is twofold: finding less expensive restaurants travel to england and sharing portions. Places like Trail s End charge lower prices than other buffets but still allow the growing travel to england boy to eat whatever he d like. Our favorite new Table Service meal is the Plaza Restaurant travel to england  on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom, where we can get him a sandwich, drink, and side item for under $15. Also, with three of us now eating off the adult menu , the portions are usually large enough where my wife and I can order full size meals, then share with him. If we order a lesser priced appetizer travel to england to share, there s more than enough food to go around.
Tickets With recent price increases, there is less of a discrepancy between adult and child tickets, but it is still there. Magic Your Way tickets cost between travel to england $10-$20 more for 10 year old adults than they do for 3-9 year old children. Again, in the grand scheme of things with a Walt Disney World vacation, that s not a ton. But add it to the dining difference and you re talking about a significant price increase.
There s really no way around this one except to try and look very carefully at how you plan your trips. We have long been advocates of the Least Expensive Ticket Calculator on TouringPlans.com, even before I started writing for the site. It helps you figure out how to get the most amount travel to england of days for the least amount of money. I won t lie, we have created spreadsheets and color coded charts to figure out the maximum number of days we could afford. You have to do things like that with the new ticket system. The burden is now on the consumer to figure out the best ways to save money, unless you have a good travel agent who is willing to walk through it with you.
Hotel Rooms What s the problem? I can hear you asking now. You just get a normal Value resort room, put the 10 year old with his younger sister in a bed and life is good, right? If you think this, you don t have a persnickety 10 year old or an equally persnickety 6 year old girl. While both are excellent children, if we put them in a bed together at this age, neither of them sleep well, which leads to some rather travel to england long and interesting days in the parks. The biggest issue is finding a hotel room where they can sleep in separate beds without breaking the bank.
On Disney property, this task is nearly impossible. For a family used to spending our days at Pop Century , the price of two rooms at Pop just for the kids to have separate beds is pretty unthinkable. That is the cheapest option, however. Look at the family suites at the new Art of Animation Resort : these rooms range from $248-$435 for a night. $248 isn t terrible, but at that same time, two rooms at Pop would cost $188. Is it worth the extra $60? Maybe, if there s no way to get two connecting rooms.
Other options don t fare much better. Look at the Fort Wilderness Cabins . They will run from $285-450 a night depending on the season. They have a great deal of room and the ability to save on food if you prepare your own meals, so it s possible the cabins are worth it if you plan to fix meals at your room.
The best option we ve found?  Port Orleans Riverside has rooms with a trundle bed, which slides out from under one of the other beds. That way you can sleep the kids in separate beds for between $159-239 a night. On the low end of that spectrum, it s definitely a great deal, and the amenities of the resort make up for it.
An even better option? Stay off property. travel to england Yes, that s a sacrilege to some, especially our family that has become accustomed to the Disney property travel to england lifestyle. But two years ago, we rented a vacation rental for only $89 a night, and were able to house our family of four and my parents with both kids having separate beds. That included a hot tub in our rental as well as access to a pool. This was a great deal, and there are many of them off property.
Those are the main things travel to england we have had to deal with at Walt Disney World just because our son has turned 10. There are other issues, such as souvenirs, but that s only because the 10 year old adult has bigger dreams than the 6 year old girl. All told, the extra cost comes up to about $120 a day, when you combine the hotel, food, and ticket price issues. We try to get around it, but it s definitely tough.
Another room option for everyone getting a bed for themselves would be to rent DVC points, and get a 1 bedroom that has a pullout chair. We re DVC owners, and I did that one trip so my 12 yr old son would have the chair bed, my twins had the pullout couch and I had the bed.
I never dreamed of having my 12 and 8 year olds sleep in separate beds for a week at WDW. My brother travel to england and I slept in the same full size bed on every vacation until he got married and moved out even when he was 20 and I was 12. What I d be more likely to pay extra for is an extra bathroom!
The Port Orleans Riverside rooms for 5 (Alligator Bayou) are almost done being refurbished the trundle bed is being swapped with a Princess and the Frog-themed Murphy bed. We look forward to staying in them this fall (our son and daughter will have to flip a coin for the Murphy bed)! Your son is adorable, BTW.
If they won t sleep with each other, can you split them up and each sleep with a parent? We did this at CBR this spring, our 8yo daughter was in my bed, and our 6yo son was in my husband travel to england s. No issues!
Yep, our oldest turns 10, 3 weeks after our next trip. (Yes, we planned it especially for that reason!) We actually have 3 kids so our cost keeps going up and up. Last time our youngest was 2, so we were fine with one value room and she was free. This time she needs a ticket, but my Mom is tagging along, so we were able to put one of our kids in her room so we still are only paying for one value room. Next summer we re looking at 3 adults, 2 kiddos, and Port Orleans Riverside, here we come. Talk about at price hike, yikes!
The price of the tickets no longer travel to england effect me since now there is no longer a child annual pass (which I think is ridiculous) anyway, I went with my daughter last year and had her stand in line for the Toy Story ride when the park opened so I could get fastpasses for us to be able to ride again. I didn t anticipate the line moving so fast and the cast member would not let me go inside the building to join her in line. I told him she was a child and I was informed that she had to be 12 yrs old to stand in line by herself (she was 11 yrs). He would not let me go get her and would not hsve a cast member tell her I was outside. My question is, if they are adults at the age of 10 why do you have to be 12 to stand in line by yourself?
Why do you think saving a spot in line is an acceptable practice, regardless of your child s age? It s unfair travel to england to everyone in line behind you. I d rather be with my children sharing the experience than trying to game the system while leaving them alone.
Yeah, I totally agree. I know we re getting totally travel to england OT here, but it really travel to england bothers me when people think they can push ahead just because a family member is in front. It s cutting, plain and simple. Then my kids would ask, how come those people get to cut in front, but we can t ? Not a good example.
Don t forget about the Bunk Beds available at AKL and Wilderness Lodge. The rooms themselves are small but provide that extra bed space for the kids! And if you aren t eating on the DDP to save that 10yo adult money, then you can use a hefty room discount. We got the bunk bed wilderness lodge room for about $160 last year in November.
My 11 yr old has not eaten off of the kids menu at any restaurant in 2 years. We usually get the dining plan whether we have to pay for it or not (you inevitably pay for it one way or the other). It s all in the planning. You can check out menus and prices online. Eat where you love to eat. Who cares if you hit the same place twice in one trip. It s your vacation! The price of food is up everywhere so I m not surprised that Disney has raised their prices. As far as hotels go, we prefer to stay on property for the transportation and EMH (even if it s only 2 hours at night starting next year). We like the Pop. I m only in my room to sleep so size is not always my first concern. The price of EVERYTHING is going up and we all have to do what works for our budgets and everyones budget is different. travel to england But that is why I love these pages and posts and blogs because travel to england you can learn new things to help you save money and give tips that may help others. Keep posting!
I ve had this problem ever since my eldest travel to england turned 10. Honestly, we ve been to Disneyworld once and Disneyland twic