Pat-n-Eil
11-10-2005, 02:58 PM
I recently broached the idea of taking a friend of mine to Disneyland.
He hasn't been there since the first opening of Space Mountain in 1977. This is going to be sort of a "guy's trip". My wife gave me her blessing to pursue the idea. It'll be the first time I've just gone to Disneyland with a buddy instead of a family trip.
I should say, he's had kind of a bummer of a year personally but he seems pretty eager to go have a nice little vacation. Our birthdays are both in March so we thought we'd set it up for next March. We are thinking about early March - the 4th through the 6th in an attempt to be able to visit both the reopening Haunted Mansion and the going down for refurb Pirates of the Carribbean. (If we have to choose, we'd shoot Pirates).
I figure this trip would be leisurely. Ride rides, enjoy lobster nachos, have a couple drinks, take in Aladdin.. And of course, do the rides we'd like to do in both parks. We'll likely arrive around noon on the 4th.. Enjoy the parks that day, the 5th and some of the 6th before we headed back home (about 8 hour drive).
I see that the prices of staying at a Disney property go up substantially after January. My AAA pricing says I could get Paradise Pier for two nights and a 3 day parkhopper for two for about $600. This includes the AAA enhanced FastPass.
But I can get Park Inn Anaheim or Best Western Park Place Inn for closer to $470 - both in January and in March.
But in March, that price for Paradise Pier goes to $715 & while I want to give my friend a top notch experience - that's a pretty penny to pay just to get an enhanced FastPass.
I'm assuming that the crowds will be manageable as I think we're missing spring break
So here, finally, is my question. Do you think the cost for a Disney Property through AAA (Disney Travel) might come down if I wait for a last-minute deal? Otherwise, we'll take the $250 savings and spend it on meals & entertainment. :)
He hasn't been there since the first opening of Space Mountain in 1977. This is going to be sort of a "guy's trip". My wife gave me her blessing to pursue the idea. It'll be the first time I've just gone to Disneyland with a buddy instead of a family trip.
I should say, he's had kind of a bummer of a year personally but he seems pretty eager to go have a nice little vacation. Our birthdays are both in March so we thought we'd set it up for next March. We are thinking about early March - the 4th through the 6th in an attempt to be able to visit both the reopening Haunted Mansion and the going down for refurb Pirates of the Carribbean. (If we have to choose, we'd shoot Pirates).
I figure this trip would be leisurely. Ride rides, enjoy lobster nachos, have a couple drinks, take in Aladdin.. And of course, do the rides we'd like to do in both parks. We'll likely arrive around noon on the 4th.. Enjoy the parks that day, the 5th and some of the 6th before we headed back home (about 8 hour drive).
I see that the prices of staying at a Disney property go up substantially after January. My AAA pricing says I could get Paradise Pier for two nights and a 3 day parkhopper for two for about $600. This includes the AAA enhanced FastPass.
But I can get Park Inn Anaheim or Best Western Park Place Inn for closer to $470 - both in January and in March.
But in March, that price for Paradise Pier goes to $715 & while I want to give my friend a top notch experience - that's a pretty penny to pay just to get an enhanced FastPass.
I'm assuming that the crowds will be manageable as I think we're missing spring break
So here, finally, is my question. Do you think the cost for a Disney Property through AAA (Disney Travel) might come down if I wait for a last-minute deal? Otherwise, we'll take the $250 savings and spend it on meals & entertainment. :)