A Disney World Vacation on a Budget: How Much Does It Cost?

Trying to plan the cost of a Disney World Vacation with a party of 10 was no easy task.

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We got a Southwest Airlines credit card with an 80,000-mile point bonus in anticipation of this trip.

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If we didn’t have points, the tickets would have cost our family about $1,600 from St. Louis to Orlando.

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The total price for five nights at Pop Century and three days of park tickets for four people was $2,973.

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We did pay $42 for airport parking back home and tipped the bus driver to and from the airport $5 each way for helping with bags.

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Food and Drink

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Miscellaneous Costs

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