Don't go to Walt
Disney World
without
Making Memories
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Don't go to Walt
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When
you begin to plan your next Walt Disney World vacation, keep these numbers
in mind:
Needless to say, you'll have a hard time fitting it all into your trip, unless you're staying for two or three months! Now
let's look at a few more numbers that should play into your planning.
Suppose you're a party of three (2 adults and one child age 3-9 years),
traveling to WDW for a 7-day, 6-night stay. You're staying at one of
Disney's moderate resorts (nicer than a value, but not as extravagant as a
deluxe), where the pricing ranges from $139 to $215 per night, plus tax.
We'll assume the minimum rack rate for this calculation. You'll be using
7-day "premium" Magic Your Way park tickets (the premium feature
includes the ability to visit more than one park each
day--"park-hopping"--and allows for visits to the water parks,
Pleasure Island, and a few other nice add-ons), and as a smart shopper,
you're buying the tickets in advance by telephone to save a few dollars
off the on-site prices. Those park tickets are $268 each for adults, and
$231 for children. You're budgeting for one full service meal (estimated
cost of $25 per meal per adult and $15 per meal for the child) and one
counter service meal each day (estimated cost of $11 per meal per adult
and $5 per meal for the child) for six days. Here's the breakdown:
...for a grand total of $2243 for your stay Looking
at it another way, that's...
And remember, the $2243 doesn't include souvenirs, drinks and snacks besides the two meals, transportation from home to WDW and back, or any extras to make your vacation more special. Wow! That's a major outlay, and your actual vacation is likely to be even more expensive. You may choose a hotel upgrade, one or more of the many elegant--and higher priced--restaurants, a separately-priced guided tour, a special event, souvenirs, cocktails by the pool...the list goes on and on and the price goes higher and higher! But make no mistake: WDW is Worth The Price!!! Of course, with so much to see and do, so many rides and attractions to experience, so much dining to choose from, so many stores and shops to browse, you can easily get lost in Mickey's maze. To make the most of your visit, you need to plan. Plan well in advance. Plan thoroughly. Don't be like so many visitors, riding the monorail back to the hotel on the last day, lamenting that there's so much they didn't get to do, so much they didn't find out about until it was too late, that they went here when they should've gone there. So, what's the best way to make sure you'll stay at the hotel that's best for your taste (and your budget), take in all the attractions you'll want to do while bypassing any that don't suit your interests, eat at restaurants that serve the foods you love, and browse the right shops for souvenirs that you want to take home with you? The answer is simple. Read This incredible WDW vacation planning guide contains 500 pages of current information about the central Florida Resort, all arranged in a convenient, reader-friendly format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy--and makes Making Memories interesting, exciting and fun to read. You're probably aware of many of the Walt Disney World travel guides on the market today. Perhaps you're wondering how Making Memories compares to the others. When creating Making Memories, author Aronda Parks knew what she'd like to see covered in a guidebook. Many available guidebooks focus on one or two strong points--such features as detailed hotel room layouts, color photos within the pages, blanks useful for planning a vacation, or comprehensive coverage of theme parks and attractions beyond WDW. All of these are nice, but it seems that most guides emphasize one or two features, while neglecting so many other important matters. For example, you may have seen guidebooks with detailed touring itineraries. Aronda believes that the best vacation for you is one that you've planned yourself, based on your own interests and activity level. For this reason, she created the Prep Pad (you'll find out more about this shortly) that you'll use with Making Memories to create your own touring schedules. No one knows your vacation priorities better than you, so why let someone else do your planning? Don't buy someone else's idea of the "perfect" WDW vacation--design one of your own that's perfect for you! Making Memories is an invaluable resource for planning a WDW vacation. It focuses exclusively on the Walt Disney World Resort with in-depth coverage of each of the four major theme parks and Downtown Disney, as well as the water parks, and Disney's Wide World of Sports. Additionally, it includes chapters detailing dining (in the parks and at the hotels), shopping (Aronda's book was the first WDW travel guide to cover shopping as a separate subject), the hotels--even a chapter covering vacation "enhancers" like backstage tours, special services, special events, and more. Additionally, extra chapters are included to help you manage your vacation wisely--such subjects as VABs (Vacation Burnout Syndrome), romance at WDW, traveling with children, fitness and sporting opportunities, and more are included. In all, seventeen chapters guide you through all phases of vacation planning--making you a well-informed visitor indeed!
To help you keep your vacation plans organized--from the earliest planning stages all the way through your trip--Aronda has developed a handy pocket-sized planning workbook called Aronda's Walt Disney World Vacation Prep Pad. The Prep Pad is designed with plenty of blank spaces so that you can organize your visit day by day. You'll decide which attractions, stores, restaurants, and other activities you'd like to experience, then add them to your Prep Pad, along with reservation information, notes, and whatever else you need to remember to make your trip go smoothly--so you can relax and just have fun. The Prep Pad is specially designed for planning--from its convenient layout to its lay-flat binding. Its small size makes it easy to carry right into the parks with you in your pocket, fanny-pack, or wherever you want to keep it. Even in the parks, you'll continue to keep track of your spending by using the expenditures section, check off attractions you've experienced and stores you've shopped--and see at a glance which ones you still need to visit. You even keep your receipts and FASTPASSes in the pockets in the back! The Prep Pad is like having your own personal secretary right there in the parks with you! The Companion CD, a bonus collection of even more planning tools included with every copy of Making Memories, features full-color maps of all four major theme parks and Downtown Disney. Additionally, you'll find planning worksheets to accompany most of the guidebook chapters, theme park scavenger hunts for the whole family, a huge collection of full-color photos, games, trivia quizzes--even a useful packing list. There's also a tribute to "The Happiest Celebration on Earth," which features a color photo album focusing on Disney's magnificent celebration. To top it all off, there's even a quiz on the very last page to see if you were paying attention during all your Disney experiences! Aronda's Companion CD adds more than 80 pages to the Making Memories experience. When you decided to vacation at Walt Disney World, you made a great decision! Now it's time for your next great decision. Make sure your vacation will be one of the best you'll ever have...read Making Memories! We've arranged a very special offer just for visitors to our website. Making Memories 2006 lists for $21.95, and the Prep Pad at $7.95, but as Aronda's guest, you're invited to take both for only $18.90--that's 35% off the retail price! And if you order now, we'll throw in free standard shipping to US addresses--your total cost is only $18.90 delivered to your door! If you'd prefer USPS Priority Mail shipping, just add $2.00--Aronda will split the $4.05 cost with you! In addition, you'll also receive Aronda's Walt Disney World Home Movies: Expedition Everest on DVD as a free gift with your order. You'll get the 500 page Making Memories 2006, including the Companion CD, the Prep Pad, and Aronda's Expedition Everest Home Movies DVD...all for only $18.90! To purchase online with your PayPal account, just select the deal you want from the choices below and follow the PayPal instructions. Or forward your payment directly from your PayPal account to our e-mail address shown here. If you prefer to mail your payment, simply print out our order blank and mail it with your check. All items are in stock and ready to ship--you can be Making Memories right away! For a printer-friendly mail-in order blank, click here.
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