Inflation drops again

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Depends on your budget, I plan Disney / Orlando holidays for others as a bit of a hobby, a few from the last few months, done a budget trip £8.5 K for the 4 of them, this was not staying on disney, flying TUI ,then upto near 20 K, flying BA, staying in a nice disney hotel, doing a few Star Wars things ( lightsaber build and going to the cantina )

but for point of reference my trips

Pre covid ( *PC ), Flights were about £3 K, Now, the same

14 day disney tickets *PC were just under £400 each , now just under £500

17 day car hire *PC about £600, now £550

A Sit down table service meal in Disney *PC for 4 people, £200, now £250 ( maybe £280 )

a Coke, *PC $4, now almost $6


I used to budget £ 10 - 12 K pr trip, will still do the same, but to combat the meal costs onsite, we will eat a few offsite, the kids love Taco Bell and we can all eat for $30, so that saves us $220 over a disney meal, do that twice and the food costs look similar

We are also doing a disney cruise, so its unfair to compare last years disney trip with this years, but £4 K more ( due to the cruise )

Nice one thanks they are fantastic holidays.

I used to go when the kids were home and probably about 10 years ago was the last time we did it for £6K. We used to hire big villas and I shared with my sister and her kids, I'm pretty sure the tickets were quite cheap under £200 but the exchange rate was better too.

I might go in 2025 maybe May so my Grandaughter can see it, so will pm you nearer the time for some up to date advice :thumbup:

[blue matt]

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Nice one thanks they are fantastic holidays.

I used to go when the kids were home and probably about 10 years ago was the last time we did it for £6K. We used to hire big villas and I shared with my sister and her kids, I'm pretty sure the tickets were quite cheap under £200 but the exchange rate was better too.

I might go in 2025 maybe May so my Grandaughter can see it, so will pm you nearer the time for some up to date advice :thumbup:

Yea the exchange rate has made it a little more pricey, but its moving back in the right direction, 10 years ago it would have been $1.7 to the £1 , 15 years ago it was $2 - £1, now its below $1.3 that really did make a difference

Yea PM me, I love to help plan a trip, Gives me something to do in the evenings and nice to help others have a great trip

[goats]

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Depends on your budget, I plan Disney / Orlando holidays for others as a bit of a hobby, a few from the last few months, done a budget trip £8.5 K for the 4 of them, this was not staying on disney, flying TUI ,then upto near 20 K, flying BA, staying in a nice disney hotel, doing a few Star Wars things ( lightsaber build and going to the cantina )

but for point of reference my trips

Pre covid ( *PC ), Flights were about £3 K, Now, the same

14 day disney tickets *PC were just under £400 each , now just under £500

17 day car hire *PC about £600, now £550

A Sit down table service meal in Disney *PC for 4 people, £200, now £250 ( maybe £280 )

a Coke, *PC $4, now almost $6


I used to budget £ 10 - 12 K pr trip, will still do the same, but to combat the meal costs onsite, we will eat a few offsite, the kids love Taco Bell and we can all eat for $30, so that saves us $220 over a disney meal, do that twice and the food costs look similar

We are also doing a disney cruise, so its unfair to compare last years disney trip with this years, but £4 K more ( due to the cruise )

Definitely the food is the main cost, if you need to eat out three times a day you will be in for a shock. Laughably the new dining plan gives you $1000 if you stay two weeks! So that should cover two days maybe….:hehe:
Reckon last years trip cost twice the one we did there in 2018, which was 3k all in, tickets and food for the whole 7 days. No chance we could do that now…..

[blue matt]

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Definitely the food is the main cost, if you need to eat out three times a day you will be in for a shock. Laughably the new dining plan gives you $1000 if you stay two weeks! So that should cover two days maybe….:hehe:
Reckon last years trip cost twice the one we did there in 2018, which was 3k all in, tickets and food for the whole 7 days. No chance we could do that now…..

When a Quick service ( QS ) meal costs $23 for a burger, Fries and a drink each, family of 4 its close to $100 ( most prob for Lunch )

A Table service ( TS ) costs you $300 ( for most Dinner )

something for breakfast and a snack

that $1000 isnt lasting you long ( you are right, 2 or 3 days :hehe:)

long gone are the Dining plans with a free TS, QS and 2 snacks per person per day, they were enjoyable though


Off-site is where its at these days for most, some nice new restaurants opening up since Covid with the food bill under $150 for a fam of 4 for a evening meal ( then head back to the parks after that )

[MOZZER2]

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When a Quick service ( QS ) meal costs $23 for a burger, Fries and a drink each, family of 4 its close to $100 ( most prob for Lunch )

A Table service ( TS ) costs you $300 ( for most Dinner )

something for breakfast and a snack

that $1000 isnt lasting you long ( you are right, 2 or 3 days :hehe:)

long gone are the Dining plans with a free TS, QS and 2 snacks per person per day, they were enjoyable though


Off-site is where its at these days for most, some nice new restaurants opening up since Covid with the food bill under $150 for a fam of 4 for a evening meal ( then head back to the parks after that )

don't forget the 20 per cent tipping on top too when eating out !

just back from the sates and the cost of food and drink is crazy especially in California

[Wash DC Blue]

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don't forget the 20 per cent tipping on top too when eating out !

just back from the sates and the cost of food and drink is crazy especially in California

Glad you stuck to the 20% Mozz :)

A four day trip to Disney in Orlando is the most expensive trip I have ever had.
A week on the Queen Mary 2 including a heavy bar tab was much cheaper.

The price of food at Disneys Animal Kingdom Resort disgusted me.

[blue matt]

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don't forget the 20 per cent tipping on top too when eating out !

just back from the sates and the cost of food and drink is crazy especially in California

25% recommended on the bottom of disney checks now

[Wash DC Blue]

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25% recommended on the bottom of disney checks now

Balls to that 20% is more than acceptable.
They are adding tips to everything nowadays.

[splott parker]

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Talking of tips, have bar staff in this country taken a massive hit with advent of card payments? ‘Keep the change love or mate’ must be a rarity nowadays.

[Doucas]

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Would people would accept a payrise when inflation is high and when it comes back down again - they take a pay cut ?

The terrifying thing is, lots of voters (especially those in the dailymail comments section) think this is how inflation works.

[xsnaggle]

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Talking of tips, have bar staff in this country taken a massive hit with advent of card payments? ‘Keep the change love or mate’ must be a rarity nowadays.

In my local the staff are not allowed to accept drinks at all, whether to drink or to put the money in the pot for later. Nothing.

[Pembroke blue]

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What rankles me is the price at the pumps differing I drove past 4 Texaco garages and the price ranged form £1.39 to £149 and they boast about a " proud to be in Wales " factor, it pushes out of one of the biggest refineries in Europe 270,000 barrels a day , employs a few thousand folk .. a standard lowest price for us in South Wales please , hey Mr Drakeford please have a word with them at the next hospitality event .

I live 7 miles from Valero oil refinery in pembroke the one you refer to and fuel is same price as in Brecon don’t make sense

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Would people would accept a payrise when inflation is high and when it comes back down again - they take a pay cut ?

Gladly go back to my salary equivalent from 1975 if prices of everything did the same.

[life on mars]

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I live 7 miles from Valero oil refinery in pembroke the one you refer to and fuel is same price as in Brecon don’t make sense

1.39 Texaco both types Porthcawl, £1.49 Blackwood, ££1.45 Caerphilly. Feel its very unfair as the later areas have somewhat more folk with less money .. its the made in Wales tag that irritates.

[dandywarhol]

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1.39 Texaco both types Porthcawl, £1.49 Blackwood, ££1.45 Caerphilly. Feel its very unfair as the later areas have somewhat more folk with less money .. its the made in Wales tag that irritates.

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