Klayfish
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 19, 2016
In June, DD11 and I will be heading down to the area for a weekend tournament. We are thinking of heading down a day early and having some fun. Yes, of course our first thoughts are to spend a day in Disney. However, the big drawback to that is the family money tree is wilting...badly. With three kids playing summer sports, including travelling, we're taking a HUGE hit. A one day park hopper for us would be $400, non-park hop would be $250, then add in $22 for parking and about $50 for one night in a hotel. Ouch. Doing TL or BB is still a possibility as that would be $150 for tickets, but not sure we want to do that.
So thinking of other things that we could possibly do. The tournament itself is near Sarasota/Tampa, so that's the area we'd be looking at...we only thought WDW because we love it and will be passing w/in 45 minutes of it on our way down. Looking for fun and inexpensive ideas. DD11 loves the beach. I'm not as into it simply because I go from ghost to lobster in 30 minutes but I can lather up with sunscreen. Are there any beaches that have other things to do, such as a pier or boardwalk with activities? Never tried paddleboarding, is it fun? Other ideas?
So thinking of other things that we could possibly do. The tournament itself is near Sarasota/Tampa, so that's the area we'd be looking at...we only thought WDW because we love it and will be passing w/in 45 minutes of it on our way down. Looking for fun and inexpensive ideas. DD11 loves the beach. I'm not as into it simply because I go from ghost to lobster in 30 minutes but I can lather up with sunscreen. Are there any beaches that have other things to do, such as a pier or boardwalk with activities? Never tried paddleboarding, is it fun? Other ideas?