Lets talk money

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Registered: 01-21-2005
Lets talk money
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Sat, 04-28-2007 - 8:57pm

Hi Everyone!

We are making our trip May 19-May 25. That is 6 days of park fun with 2 days of travel via rental car from Louisiana. Setting aside the rental car and Hotel and park tickets...I am wondering how much extra money to take with us for food and gifts? Does anyone have an idea about how much to take with us? I have made 2 ADR and that will be all as far as nice restraunts. We get 6 days of free American buffet breakfast at our hotel, so that will be money saved. We are planning on bringing $1000 with us. Will this be enough? I don't want to get there and run out of money. Thank you in an advance.

Cindy

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Sat, 04-28-2007 - 8:59pm

oops..I forgot to mention we are a family of 4 with 2 adults and a almost 5 year old and a 3 year old. Thank you

Cindy

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 04-28-2007 - 9:28pm

Parking is $10 per day (don't rely on offsite shuttles, use your rental car!) x6 =$60


Not knowing which two sit downs you've planned we'll average them at $100 each including tax & tip x2= $200


counter service meals - 2 adult meals would fill up all 4 of you most of the time, plus extra drinks, but to err on the side of caution we'll average 2 adult meals and 1 kids meal and 3 drinks at $30 each including tax (rounded up) x 10 meals =$300


we'll take $50 for mickey ice cream bars and bottles of water or other snacks


there are some small misc charges like toll booths (about $8 round trip) and I don't know if you're including gas in that $1000 or not, so we'll set aside $200 for gas.


That leaves approx $200 for gifts and suvioners (a word I can never seem to spell! lol)


So yep, $1000 should be fine.


FW Cabins- Dec 2006, POFQ- August 2006, FW Cabins- Dec 2005, Contemporary-Sept 2004, offsite July 2002, FW

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Sat, 04-28-2007 - 9:38pm

Thank you for the quick response. We are going to the Rainforest cafe and Hard Rock cafe for our sit down dinners. Gas in not included in the $1000, we have already set that aside. Your post makes me feel better. Thank You

Cindy