Captainkidd76
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2017
I'm a big fan of keeping my options open and not locking myself into something when there's no real advantage in doing so.
OP is looking at Disneyland next summer. And he indicated in a followup post that he would need to start making payments now in order to make that work. So start making payments now, but make them into your own private vacation account. Set aside the same amount that you'd be paying if you booked it now (and even a little more any month that you can manage to scrape it together).
This has all kinds of advantages. Maybe your family has a great year financially, or maybe you have a hard year. A lot can change, and it can change quickly. But in six months you'll be able to make an even more informed decision about what you can afford. It could also be that in six months, the pool doesn't seem like quite as big a deal to you and your kids. Or maybe you realize that it really is the make-or-break thing. Who knows? Maybe you even start missing WDW (and forgive them for whatever went wrong last time) and decide to go there instead. And on top of it all, it gives you a chance to sit back and watch for deals. Who knows what kind of promotion Disney might come up with between now and then?
Great points. I would only want something booked just to make sure we definitely have a room. As for WDW, I can safely say, no desire to go there anytime soon for vacation. Magic Kingdom pales in comparison to Disneyland, and the whole place just seems like there's construction everywhere. That and the never ending crowds. It's strange because Disneyland can be just as crowded and it's smaller, but it the lines don't get as long and it never feels as claustrophobic as the Magic Kingdom.