Originally Posted By mickeymousears I am creating a field trip to disneyland (where else would we go ). I first want the kids to create a disneyland budget; they need to anticipate everything they might purchase (food, sweaters, toys, candy, drinks, pens, pins, face painting, etc etc etc etc) Can we create a list of things to purchase and their price? Obviously they need a ticket: $79.00
Originally Posted By ryanbalas Make a stop at the Character Warehouse before you go into the park. (Harbor and Orangethorpe) In the Circuit City shopping thingy. It is right off the 91 Fwy/Harbor exit about 7 minutes from Disneyland. Clothing, gifts, items all marked down 50 to 75 percent off. Show them how much money they will save if they buy there first (the original price tags are still on the stuff). Plus, if you sign up on their email or mailing list you get an extra 10 percent off. And you get notified of new deliveries. I am still wearing my "temporary" Mickey Head Dragon watch that cost me $9.99. It is one of the best places to buy leather jackets, coats and Nightmare stuff (since the ride switches back to HM - most of the Nightmare stuff moves over to the Warehouse). Oh, and if you track their temporary stores. When they close those - they sell the stuff at even cheaper prices until it is all gone. You can get an item at 75 percent off and get an extra one thrown in free! Have fun!
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Soda $3 Candy $2.50 or more Sweatshirt $18 and up Churro $2.75 Pen to go with autograph book $2.50 +
Originally Posted By ryanbalas Oh! And, one of the best cheap things for a child to do and have fun is pin trade. Go online and look for Disney tradeable pins that are on sale. Buy lots! Then any child that wants to trade can buy the starter lanyard and add their pins. Then, everytime they meet a castmember with a lanyard, they can trade a pin for one they could never afford if they bought it new. I still have the Tomorrowland pins (Goofy, Minnie, etc. in spacesuits) that I bought to trade but, ended up keeping after I saw they were retired.
Originally Posted By ryanbalas Are you going to do both parks? Are you a SoCal resident? Is anyone in your group a SoCal resident? You can save bundles of money on tickets if you are. <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/reserve/specialOffers/detail?name=2FerSpecialOfferPage" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co m/disneyland/en_US/reserve/specialOffers/detail?name=2FerSpecialOfferPage</a> In the past, we used the twofer ticket for two days at the same park but, I love both parks.
Originally Posted By mickeymousears thank you thank you thank you... yes we are going to both parks, and I know about the discounts for group/so cal (im giving everyone the normal price/estimating high) hopefully they will have extra money. We are strickly staying in the parks, even downtown disney maybe off limits. does anyone know, is there a site that lists prices?
Originally Posted By ryanbalas Ask castmembers or everyone here about where to get the best bang for your food buck. Examples: Quick protein to maintain energy? = Bengal BBQ, Best burger deal - Pilots in DCA (build your own burger) or in Tomorrowland Terrace (fries included). Lots of good food for a great price? Cobb Salad at the Plaza Inn (Loaded, Fresh and Yummy!). Want a quick Carb to gain some energy? Take the Tortilla Tour and get a free fresh, hot flour or corn tortilla! For the adults, we wanted to watch the Electrical Parade so we bought sourdough bread from the Wharf area, got butter and bought a glass of wine and watched the parade from the balcony of the Vineyard Room.
Originally Posted By Westsider >>"In the past, we used the twofer ticket for two days at the same park but, I love both parks."<< That's not an option for you anymore. That was an old Cynthia trick. In the past, they would let people go to Disneyland twice with their 2Fer ticket. But now, you have to visit the park you didn't go to on the first day of your 2Fer ticket. In effect, they are forcing people to visit DCA now. And believe me, I know a couple girls in Guest Relations, and some people are FURIOUS when they learn they have to visit DCA on the second day of their 2Fer ticket. But the managers are standing their ground, and no amount of yelling at the Guest Relations booth will get you back in to Disneyland again for your second day. (I've heard some hilarious stories lately about irate 2Fer1 guests demanding to be let in to Disneyland again, all to no avail, and they either sulk across the Esplanade, or they storm off back to the parking lot in a rage.) The 2Fer1 ticket is exactly what it says it is; two different parks on different days for the price of one.
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Oh yeah, and Popcorn $3.00 or $5.00 w/ souvenier bucket Hot pretzel $3.50 Ice cream or popsicle $3.50 Spinning light toy $12-16.00 Face Painting $10.00 Balloon $10.00 (probably not good for field trip though) Kid's Meal about $6.00 Turkey leg or Chimichanga at cart $6.00 Anything else you need to know just ask...
Originally Posted By cmpaley Churros: A bargain at any price. Popcorn: Always a ripoff. So saith His Sweetness, Christopher, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of the Most Holy Churro of Disneyland and Emperor of the Churroian Empire.
Originally Posted By ryanbalas IRT mickey42397, have you ever seen the Spongebob episode where they go to GloveWorld?? One of the best plsbsttt episodes plsbsttt I have ever plsebstttt seen plsebstttt. "Ewww, Glove flavor..." And, thank you Westsider, I had no idea they were doing that with the twofer tickets now. I have guests popping in soon and if they come during the promo time, I will definitely let them know!! And again, so much of that crap, I mean, wonderful merchandise can be bought discount at the Character Warehouse if your timing is right. Even the lighty spinning things.
Originally Posted By hammertime mickey42397 Thanks for the load down on prices. I'm starting to make a list for my trip in June.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>Churros: A bargain at any price. Popcorn: Always a ripoff. <<<< Watching cmpaley eating popcorn... priceless
Originally Posted By cmpaley You can't prove a thing! Besides, there's a Papal Dispensation about the consumption of popcorn before shows involving fireworks and Fanstamic. So there!
Originally Posted By mickey42397 and not to mention that they pipe out artificial smell to make you want that popcorn. Even if you don't usually eat it the smell makes you want it.
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife That is so true! I don't even like popcorn but just one whiff from a popcorn cart and I have to buy one! Then I'm always disappointed.
Originally Posted By mickey42397 I wasn't joking either, they really do that. They also do it at the bakery and at the candy shop. They have artificial scents for popcorn, tollhouse cookies, and some other sweet stuff.
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland "and not to mention that they pipe out artificial smell to make you want that popcorn. Even if you don't usually eat it the smell makes you want it." I know for a fact that we do not pump the smell of popcorn into the air. What you smell is the wagon venting the incredibly hot steam from the kettle. Believe me, I know those wagons intimately. Outdoor Vending's prices: Churros: $2.75 Popcorn: $3.00 (scoop sized)/ $5.00 (bucket) Frozen Lemonade (drink): $4.00 (chiller cup) Mickey Mouse Pretzel w/ Cheese: $3.25 Filled (Jalapeno Cheese, Cream Cheese, Cinammon Apple) Pretzel: $3.50 Turkey Legs: $6.00 Chimichangas: $5.00 (as far as I know - unless we have recently changed those prices) Cotton Candy: $3.00 Frozen Precupped Lemonade: $3.75 All Ice Cream Bars: $3.50 Bottled soft drinks and water: $2.75
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland "They have artificial scents for popcorn, tollhouse cookies, and some other sweet stuff." Wrong. We have no artificial popcorn smells. What you smell is the real thing.
