Disney World--worth it?
Leaving tomorrow with the whole family for a month in the US.
I've given in to a well-organized and executed arm-twisting campaign to go to Disney World while we're there, so I went on their website today.
How much do you think it will cost for 3-day passes for the four of us?
$200?
$500?
Try over $1000!
All I can say is for that much, they better have college interns in Minnie Mouse costumes giving handies while I wait for the kids to finish Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle




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The Lizard King
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careful MK! 2B is blurkin'. now he'll use his awesome powers of screenshootin' and
usin' said 'screenshots!' will prove you're one devious, sleezy old man!
whatcha doin' fantasizin' online about 'nubile' college interns givin' you a handie?!
have you no fear!?
mentionin' your kids AND where you gon' be!?!?
you got bigger balls than i do, man...i've been hidin' for months!
also, pluckin' bell! $1000? i thought there was a depression goin' on...yikes!
poor parents havin' have to do this coz of their kids...
(been watchin' some westerns...droppin' g's like it ain't no thin'
)
oh yeah? well, let me ask you this: shut up!
contemporary china = crouching tension, hidden anger.
Monkey King
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Oops, you're right, serious error on my part. What was, I thinking, implying that I find female 20-somethings attractive? Er Bi gonna have a field day!
The shitty economy seems to have affected the cost of lodging in the area. I checked that out and there are hundreds of big luxury condos and villas for like $75 a night, I guess they're just all sitting empty now.
I was pretty happy about that til I saw the Disney ticket prices....I gotta see if I can find some caper that gets me a better deal.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
Herbz
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Hang on, that's without at least a night's hotel?.... yikes, expensive!!!!
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Monkey King
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Yeah, that's just to get into the park. About $80-$90 a day per person.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
Herbz
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http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&newwindow=1&source=hp&q=disn...
But hey... just leave me on "It's a small world"... adorable!
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Jeremy 29
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The gougingest place on Earth.
Look forward to working with you.
osamabinladen
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Hey MK, you wouldn't mind telling us which flight you're on, would you?
pnkearns
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Monkey Monkey Monkey... yep, plenty of vacation weekly condos next to Disney World in Orlando. There are dozens of one/two bedroom condos on SkyAuction.com going in the $400 - $500 range. Next time look at the auction and buy it now options. There's also Resort Vacation Certificates (resortcerts.com) that run Westin hotels/timeshares condos at around $500 per week.
As for the $80+ entry fee per day to see Mickey the Rat, get over it. The entry fees are cheap to keep the family peace. Milk it with the Mrs. and kids.
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chaofan
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yeah, the sounds about right if your buying a multiple day pass. I have never been to Disney World but I have been to Disneyland in LA and it was $100 per ticket but that bought you two theme parks. Believe it or not it is a pretty good deal. yeah it is expensive in today's economy but you will have a great time. I do not know how old your kids are, you said the whole family and I am also assuming you have never been? I loved it as a kid and I hate to say it but I think I had an even better time in my 30's when I went there two years ago. As for the hotel you can always get a cheap hotel near Disneyland and Disney World, the areas are saturated with hotels so if you are not going during peak tourist season you should always be able to get a nice hotel with buffet breakfast, pool, hot tub, etc for under $100 a night.
I am jealous, hope you do it, have fun!
ReneeWine
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I am also jealous.
By the way, I thought chaofan was in his 20's, before I saw this thread.
Comfortable.
chaofan
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I wish! Oh well, I actually have had a better time in my 30's than my 20's, more mature I guess, well, maybe not mature, I am male, that might not be the word I am looking for
ReneeWine
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Have a good sleep, male.
Comfortable.
blackgrey
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If can do one thing, would be great.
JLW1974
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I assume you're going to the one in California... and not the original in Florida. I've never been to any other, but the one in Florida. And Orlando is definitely worth the visit. Very cool city.
Anyways... hope you have a good time there.
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mjtaylor
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worth it if you are a dumbass i guess. take that money and go somewhere real
lucreziab
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The one in California opened in 1955. Florida's Disney World didn't open until 1971.
NewEnglandPats
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The Orlando one can actually be fun, it does depend on when you are going though...lines can be a pain. But they do have a ticket system now that makes it easier, goes something like this: go to a ride, pick up a ticket at the machine and return at the time it says, then your wait will be 10-15 minutes instead of 1 hour+. I'm assuming you are going there since you said Disney World and not Disney Land(the California one).
Lastly, Orlando is a shithole, there is nothing interesting or unique about it. Unless you plan bringing your children for boozing and hookers, I would avoid Orlando at all costs and just stick around the Disney-themed things.
NewEnglandPats
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oh one more thing - check out Universal Studios if you get the chance...its a bit more fun for adults.
Sciency
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Don't do it, MK, think about how humiliating it'll be to get cuffed on arrival in Orlando, right in front your own family.
Mickey and Goofy will be pointing and laughing at you too.
Hyuk hyuk hyuk!!!
Galaxies don't move Sciency. They're in a fixed position.
Sciency
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Check out "Twister" it's amazing. They create an an artificial tornado that you watch tear up a mock mid-western town. All indoors, but you'd barely know it.
Also, half that park *is* for kids. Really hardcore roller-coasters and faster paced insano rides you won't get at Disney.
My daughter loved it, but a full 12 hours of that business in one day was quite enough for me.
Galaxies don't move Sciency. They're in a fixed position.
JLW1974
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wow... you're right. All this time I thought the Florida one was the original. The www is a beautiful thing !!
Anyways... I would bet the Florida one is better anyways... and as mentioned, you have Universal Studios with City Walk & Church Street & all that... which definitely makes it worth it, as an adult. Orlando is loaded with things to do.
Plus, Florida is alot cheaper, overall.
But wherever you are... have a good time
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Monkey King
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Nice tips, pnk, thanks a lot.
And believe me, I will be milking the sh*t out of it.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
Monkey King
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Also solid advice, thanks.
I discovered there are several HUGE websites all devoted to Disneyland/World trips. One even ranked the weeks in order of appeal in terms of crowds, events, prices, etc. The week we're planning to go? #52
I don't care, we'll have a blast. I'm actually starting to get excited myself.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
Monkey King
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Thanks to everyone, actually. I knew this was the place to go for solid, helpful advice and serious discussion.
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
--Charles de Gaulle
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otto
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yeah, MK, take your kids and infant to someplace real, dumbass!
hunt the "most dangerous prey" in Sudan for instance!
kids love that sh*t.
"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
javajoe
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Otto, get help. The first place you think of for a vacation after Disneyland is the Sudan? There's no middle ground for you? Sheeeeit. Stay the feck out of ottoworld, I guess, where "when his son asketh of a father bread, he giveth him a hand-grenade, yea unto having drawn forth the pin and having letteth fly the lever." (The New Reviled Bible)
Java Joe is intermittently an unendurable ball of rock-ape turd, sun-baked but malodorous withal.
mjtaylor
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f*** that sh*t, we're gonna go see some real pirates in somalia.
JLW1974
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