Believe me, letting the relatives know that you are going to WDW and want Disney Dollars for the holidays can save plenty of $$ for you, plus you don't have the hassle of presents that don't fit, are wrong, etc (I know, it's the thought that counts, but I'd lots rather have $10DD than another hat and scarf set from Auntie Whoosis!). We accumulated $500+ in DD last Christmas for the 3 of us 'cuz the relatives knew we were giving DD trip to WDW for present. Also, stay offsite. I don't buy the "magic" thing when you're looking for a place to sleep, and often in Jan. it's WAY too cold to need to swim in an elaborately-themed pool. If you MUST have magic, go to the dollar stores ahead of thime and look for Disney-themed cheapies, and leave surprise "gifts" for the kiddies in the off-site room. It's easy to set this up- just go back to the room for the "forgotten" camera or a final pee-stop while other adult takes kids to car. We've also bought glitter to sprinkle around room as pixie dust for kids to wake up to. Lots of magic is available without the cost of an on-site hotel! Choose and offsite place that has a free breakfast buffet to savew money- even cheaper than renting fridge and doing donuts and cereal in room! Check out prices at choicehotels.com or hotelkingdom.com for Comfort Suites Maingate East- 1K ot 2Q beds in a semi-split room, tons of space in room and bathroom, sofabed, table, fridge and microwave, great pool and amazing b'fast was $58/nite last Jan (1/6/01-1/13/01). DON'T thank that huge, late morning character buffet b'fast will hold kids til dinnertime. Most kids I've travelled with a)don't overeat like adults do at these things to get them thru the day and b)will still want meals at regular times.