Originally Posted By jsnelk I tried something new last year. I will not buy pop in the park and the water is not the greatest that you get for free. I stocked up on the little packages of single servings of drink mix before we left. We then would get a water and each person could add their own packet for a cheap drink. Worked great.
Originally Posted By cinderella143also >>I personally don't carry in the water bottles - if we want water we get a free cup of it... We used to carry it but there has been alot of controversy on the refilling of them and the breakdown of the plastic... << The controversy on refilling them??? Water is free whether you get it in a paper cup that you throw away or whether you REUSE a recyclable plastic bottle............ As for White Water Snacks IT IS WONDERFUL and it is a GREAT DEAL!!! The portions are HUGE (a kids meal is usually too much for me!) and the food is always made to order-hot and fresh- and the food is yummy (better than a lot of stuff you find in the park). WW Snacks is also off the beaten path tucked away in the GCH...I love how cozy it is!
Originally Posted By cinderella143also Also, you can request a microwave at HoJos to warm food up and such...we had one in our room there in Nov and it was GREAT!!
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I think the controversy on refilling them isn't in regards to the cost. There have been some reports that refilling plastic water bottles breaks down the plastic and causes Cancer.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains ^^^^^^^Thats what I meant... we used to refill them forever... Now we don't -
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"One word on leftovers, though, the HoJos does NOT have a microwave in the room."<<< HoJos DOES have microwaves available. We also asked AND received one in November!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains HoJo's is in the process of adding microwaves to all the rooms - you can simply request one of the newly redone rooms with the microwave
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"I think the controversy on refilling them isn't in regards to the cost. There have been some reports that refilling plastic water bottles breaks down the plastic and causes Cancer."<<< Yeah-I don't think refilling your water bottles a couple of times in DLR is going to give you Cancer. I wonder who paid for THIS study? If you are going to worry about something I would be more worried about the plastic that your food is wrapped in, the plastic buckets that your popcorn comes in, the chemicals that is used in your food when it is processed. I will be bringing in my own water bottle to be refilled.
Originally Posted By grammy954 just FYI - there really is no issue with plastic water bottles - check it on SNOPES
Originally Posted By cinderella143also Weird I hadn't even ever heard of the whole cancer-refill your water bottle thing and I am a big health news junkie!
Originally Posted By NJ AP Thanks for letting me know about the microwaves at the HoJos. That's good news! As for water bottles, we pick some up from the grocery store, stick a few in the tiny hotel freezer and bring in cold bottles of water we can recycle as they get empty. Still cheaper than DL water. The best place to refill the bottles is the first aid station at the top of Main Street. It is always cold. Thank you, Grammy, for letting me know the plastic water bottles causing cancer is a hoax. Whew! We do this all the time.
Originally Posted By marmarl Also, if you want to eat at Blue Bayou on the cheap, go there for desserts!
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<just FYI - there really is no issue with plastic water bottles - check it on SNOPES >> Once upon a time PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) was used for food packaging, until it was discovered to be a carcinigen. Today most packaging is polypropylene. Quite safe.
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan we just budget ahead of time for the things we want to eat/do/buy in the park. It is a great way to teach the kids 13, 11 and 4 about the value of the dollar. We have envelopes for each thing we want to do, ie meals, souveniers, build a bear ect. We sit down and figure aprox how much each experience will cost and then we start saving our $$$. so for valentines/easter the kids will decide if little presents for these holidays would be better spent as $$$ towards an awsome dineyland vacation in june? two of my daughters will have graduations before we go....they can have a graduation present or put it towards things they want in Disneyland. It is really amazing how frugal a 11 and 13 year old can become when given the choice. We find ways to save a little everyday and the kids are amazing at pointing this out to us (my latte in the morning, 3.00, if i make coffee at home that is almost $60 a month towards Disneyland) We also buy disney clothing at Wall mart for the trip. I agree about the sweatshirts in an earlier post....the quality is not so good, one wash and the sleeves are too short... My daughter did get at least 10-15 compliments on an Alice in Wonderland "t" shirt last year though...everyone wanted to know where to get it.(wallmart) Autograph books we buy for souveniers in the park, but we get the disney character pens at wall mart. Because we fly from out of state we dont like to take alot with us, and shopping when we get there is not an option because we only go once a year so our time in the park is special. a dollar here and there not spent at home really adds up to a wonderful disney vacation!!!! we also have alot of fun with it.....saving money??? well we dont spend what we havnt budgeted for...so no impulse buying.
Originally Posted By julybaby Stay at a hotel that offers free breakfast. Or bring breakfast items with you if you are traveling by car. One time I brought a toaster and bagels and milk/cereal/plastic bowls/spoons. This saved tons of money on breakfast and we were able to eat bagels and stuff for lunch back at the hotel. Also, like everyone else suggested bring your own bottles of water.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I have gone to costco and bought the Muffins - and some milk - they also sell packs of nestle choc milks or the organic milks that are not in the refridgerator cases...
Originally Posted By mater4 We get the big package of danishes and instant oatmeal packets at Costco. I also bring a water bottle I bought from Sports Authority and refill that. I think I might check into the water purification tabs that caught my eye when I was at Cabela's yesterday. Then I could fill with tap water. Also I do the koolaid singles and crystal lite packets to add to my water. Better than soda.
Originally Posted By WendyAz What is something special we could do for my son's birthday while we are there? Any good ideas? Oh and did anyone notice that I spelt Ways wrong in the title??? I just noticed it...lol.
Originally Posted By ABBY Get a birthday button for him at City Hall. I got one for my 40th and received lots of special attention by the cast members and other guests. Check out the "My Disneyland Birthday Party" at the Plaza Inn.
