Strategies for Paying for Disney

This week’s Strategy will help you get the most out of your spending money. Remember that most of the suggestions on the Strategies page will work whether you are traveling to Walt Disney World or Disneyland! So, let’s get saving!

Recently, someone on my other site, The Disney Moms, asked how to get the best deal on air flights for their Disney vacation. To help everyone get a better flight cost, consider the following:

Sign up for Emails - I have always traveled to Disney using Southwest when flying to Orlando. I regularly receive emails from Southwest to notify me of when the less expensive flights are available based on my home city. These emails come to my inbox about once or twice a month, thus not feeling like spam. Other airlines also offer these types of emails to help you save on your airfare.
Sign up for Ding! - If you could use Southwest for flights, consider downloading this software to your smart phone or computer. When a special fare is available, you will hear a “DING!” sound. Click on the application to get the available fares.
Compare Fares if you Dates are Flexible – If your date of travel is not set in stone, go ahead and check to see if there are other days to travel when the rates for the flights are less expensive. If using Southwest, type in where you want to travel to and the dates of travel. Once you move on to the next screen, you will find a list of the available fares for those dates. Above that, you will find a link entitled, “Try Our Low Fare Calendar” where you can review what dates include the lowest available fares for your destination of travel. If you are instead not using Southwest, try the website FareCompare where you can find a similar calendar to include the available flights from most airlines.
Check Other Airports – Simply because you want to travel to Disney World or Disneyland, does not mean that you must travel to the closest airport. There are several other area airports close by each of these destinations that, if selected, may save you quite a bit of money.

These are some of the best ways to save on flights. Should you have favorites of your own, please feel free to comment for others’ benefit! See you next week here for another Strategy for Paying for Disney.