Disney Outlet Deal 20% OFF

They are already doing it again - here is a code for an additional 20% off all Disney outlet items- BARGAIN20
is the discount code be sure to go check it out and see what you can find- I did notice that things are pretty picked over since they just did a sale in past week or so, but you never know what you might find at a good price you just have to take the time to dig.  The e-mail I received did say they have added some new items-  Good Luck and happy shopping!

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Disney Outlet Deal

DISNEY DEAL ALERT

Kids T-shirts and sweat shirts starting at $2.99 and there are also great deals on adult T- shirts- they have a full size run of both Goofy and Donald t-shirts and they are only $4.99 and then the 20% off a great way to get in the Disney spirit for your trip is to where some Disney T-shirts

This deal has expired- will keep you posted about new deals

Should you go to Disney for vacation?

This is a question you really can only answer for yourself but the biggest thing to consider when deciding if Disney World is a good vacation for you is "What kind of vacation are you wanting?"  If you want relaxing, hanging out at the pool then do not do Disney you will probablly end up dissapointed.  If you want excitement and adventure and to be busy the whole time then YES go to Disney World.  Many people spend a lot of money to go to Disney World and only spend a few hours in the park a day and then go back to the hotel and hang out these are the people who usually get back home from vacation and say Disney is way to expensive.  I agree with them sort of if you are really spending most of the trip sleeping in and laying out by the pool go somewhere cheaper there is no reason you need to be at Disney World to do that.  If you go to Disney World with a plan of attack and a schedule to maximize all the time you will be there and see everything you want to see you will not feel like you wasted your money.  In the coming weeks I will address how my husband and I create our schedule for our trips to WDW. So if you are thinking about a trip WDW then ask yourself the most important question then go from there......and if you decide Yes WDW is where we want to go then I hope we can offer some great ideas fro you to use on your trip

Dumbo

This morning I have been going through pictures of my Family's Disney trips from the past 4 years and one ride I keep seeing a lot of is Dumbo. So I thought I would blog about Dumbo today. The Dumbo ride is a great classic Disney ride and in fact the one you will probably wait the longest to ride in all of Fantasyland. It does not matter the time of day or the time of year you will probably wait at least 30 minutes to get on this ride. I am not saying there is not the rare occasions where "the stars are aligned" and everything is timed perfectly and you get on in 10 minutes, but this is rare.

Now the exciting news about Dumbo- this Disney Classic ride will be relocated and expanded as part of Disney World's Fantasyland expansion. Here is some concept art of the new ride

The key changes will be that there will be two Dumbo rides going at once and they will be adding fun activities to the waiting areas. The Fantasyland expansion project is due to break ground sometime in early 2010!

Hopefully once all is complete and newness wears off this will make the wait times for Dumbo not so ridiculous and if they are long you will have some games etc to make the time go by quickly. However Dumbo will always be a ride you have to go on at least once while at Disney no matter what the wait!

My Tips for Dumbo:

-If you are doing an extra magic evening hours and plan on staying awhile do Dumbo around 11:45 or so.

-If you do not have extra magic hours then the best bet is going to be to get to the park at opening go straight to Dumbo no stopping for photo pass pictures in front of the castle no Main Street Bakery breakfast just get in line for Dumbo!

-For good pictures if you have a family of four of larger get Dumbo's next to each other and take pictures of each other during the ride (the grown-ups might have to grab the controls a time or two the get the shot lined up)

-Also don't forget you can make use of the Dumbo outside the ride for photos as well

- One more tip- if your child loves the Dumbo ride and you do not want to wait over and over maybe try the Triceratops spin at Animal Kingdom or Magic Carpets of Aladdin at Magic Kingdom in Adventureland both these rides are very similar to Dumbo but usually have much shorter wait times

Money Saving tip #2- for those with little Princesses

The bibiddi boppidi boutique is very expensive in fact I have never taken my girls, but they have not gone with out all the glitz and glamor of going. I have only ever paid full price for their princess dresses and those I bought at the Disney Outlet so that may not even really count as full price. One of my favorite things is surprising the girls the night before or morning of our princess breakfast with a new Princess Costume. We buy them when they are on sale like right now go check out these deals. The dresses at Disney usually will run you at least $80 and that is just the dress not the biddidi boppidi boutique trip. I like the Disney Store dress better then the Disney Parks dresses usually.

So you are thinking "what about the hair part of bibbidi boppidi boutique and all the glitter?"- and my answer is a can of Spray glitter which is about $2 or you can even purchase it right after Halloween and get it even cheaper. For my older daughter with long hair i do French braids and then spray the glitter all over her. With my 31/2 year old we just put her hair up in a clip and pray glitter. You really can do whatever hairstyles you would like and then just go crazy with the glitter.

Here is a photo of my 6 year old after my version of a bippidi boppidi make over:

we even have people ask her if she has been to the boutique during the day as she is walking around all dressed up.

If you want the experience the closest money saving option I can offer is to take your children to the main street barber shop (located near the Fire Hall) and get them to put some "pixie dust" in there hair. I do not know and exact price of this we went this past trip and my husband had his beard trimmed and both my daughters received "pixie dust" and we paid less than $15 including the tip we left them

here are my 2 girls after our trip to the Barber Shop-

Saving money Tip #1- T-Shirt Souvenirs

My girls love to have Disney souvenirs but if you get them all at the parks they are very expensive. One thing I do is watch the Disney Store for deals on T-shirts either at the store or online. I have even found that I usually can get them for $5 or less. I am signed up to receive their e-mails about when there are sales going on and receive coupons sometimes for additional percentage off the sale price- I will try to post on here when there is a good deal in case you do not want to fill your e-mail boxes up with all the junk.

The wall-E shirts my girls are wearing here I bought for $3.99 each and then one morning on our trip we surprised the girls with them.

I got the 2 wall-e shirts and a Donald Duck T-shirt for my husband and spent less than $20 after tax and shipping not a bad deal at all.

patience

patience is key- if you want to get a good deal on a trip to Disney you need to be flexible about when you are going and then just be patient and wait for a deal. If you play your cards right and are flexible on your travel dates you can almost always save at least 30% off your Disney vacation. Here is the latest deal and here is a link to a more in depth view of the deal from allears.net