The key to making your holiday truly magical at Disney as well as affordable is plan ahead. First of all how do you get there. If you are Canadian and live near a US airport, check out the prices. The drive across the border may just be worth it.
Drive or Fly. For us flying. After checking out the distance on Mapquest. http://www.mapquest.ca/ we realized driving wouldn't be an option. It was just going to be too far especially driving from Winnipeg Manitoba to Orlando. Flying as an option out of Winnipeg was quite pricey for five, around $4000 roundtrip so we decided to check out flights from Minneapolis. We were able to fly roundtrip from MSP http://www.mspairport.com/ for just over $1500 taxes included. What I did was research flights on various fare searchers including priceline, expedia and hotwire. My favourite is priceline. http://www.priceline.com/ For flights out of Canadian airports I like expedia. http://www.expedia.ca/ . Our drive to Minneapolis from Winnipeg was just under 8 hours. Another bonus we found out from a little more research was http://www.parksleepfly.com/ . We stayed at a hotel near the airport that offered rooms at a decent rate as well as free shuttle service to the airport, free parking at the hotel for up to 14 days and for an added bonus a free shuttle to Mall of America. Here's the link for people who live in the mid-west or planning on a visit. http://www.mallofamerica.com/home
Well that's enough talk about Disney for this blog. Time for me to sign off. I'll be on tomorrow talking about acquiring my ride on lawn tractor. I am planning on getting a second hand one. New they retail for $999 for the type I'm interested in. Used they are $300-$500. I am interested in one that's advertised at $400. I'll try and get it for $300. I refuse to pay HST where I can avoid it.
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