Staying close to home for fun saves money

This year we skipped the small stuff for the big stuff - we did a week at WDW instead of taking two weeks at 20 smaller places like we normally do each summer.

Lord Gonchar said:
This year we skipped the small stuff for the big stuff - we did a week at WDW instead of taking two weeks at 20 smaller places like we normally do each summer.

I think coaster enthusiasts like us are special exceptions ;)

12 more days till Disney!

Three weeks until Vegas!

I'm checking in at Bonnet Creek in five days. No theme parks this trip though---just water parks, and the "other stuff" we never get to do because we're so busy. (That said, we might sneak a visit in to Sea World.)

I did the same thing as Gonch last year, which at least to me says that Disney is better at pricing itself for the going market than a lot of other places do. We blew off Cedar Point's on-site hotels, first time in something like eight years for me. Skipped over-nighters in general, actually. Made day trips to Waldameer and Kennywood, and even then only paid for half of those tickets.

Good to see some positive news for the smaller venues, but some of the big boys could really use the money. I understand that even a single day at an amusement park can be wildly expensive, but I would hope that at least a decent amount of people have the disposeable income to make it work. I say that mostly in hopes that the majors that really need some profits *cough* Six Flags *cough* manage to make enough to ride this out.

^ I know what you mean. I went to SFNE on 7/5 (see trip report) on a Sunday, with PEFRECT weather (low 80's, full sun, and a light breeze after a two weeks of rain), and waited NO MORE than 30-35 minutes (no Q-Bot either) for a ride.

Nearly everythimg was a walk-on, (with the exception of Bizarro).