TAKE YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER ON
JACKLYN'S TRIP TO LONDON
FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE
OF TAKING HER TO DISNEY WORLD¹
As Grandmother did with Jacklyn, you could take your child or
grandchild to Disney World
over these same days in March, staying 6 nights in a comfortable
suite (two beds, two baths, no
kitchen) under Disney World Resort’s
moderate “Magic Your Way” plan for about $5,150. The price
includes tickets to different theme parks each day, plus ground
transportation. Adding round-trip
flights from Philadelphia* to Orlando for one
adult and one 7-year-old adds over $750 to the
overall cost.
Adding a meal plan—all meals at a wide choice of theme park and resort
restaurants—adds $300. Total for 6
nights with everything: $6,200.
Or, you could take your
7-year-old daughter or granddaughter to London in March for seven
nights. Stay at a one-bedroom Home At First apartment at St. Katharine’s
Marina by the Tower of
London. Ride the London Underground and the public buses of London using
the London Transport
Pass. Add in tickets for “The Lion King”, Windsor Castle, the Tower of
London, and the Original
London Sightseeing Tour. Splurge on a 4-Day BritRail Flexi-Pass (2nd
class; child of 7 rides free
when accompanied by 1 adult pass holder) so you might travel to any of
hundreds of destinations—
like Windsor—reachable by the superior
British railway network. Fly on British Airways from
Philadelphia round-trip to London. Total for 7 nights and 7+days in
London: $3,060.00. What about
meals? Use your apartment’s kitchen and the great local shops,
supermarket, and restaurants and
budget as much or as little as you wish. You have almost $3,000.00 left
from your Disney budget to
eat one.
Of course, all American
children want to go to Disney World. Most of their parents do, too.
London and England are not Disney World. At Disney World you are permitted
to see the Queen’s
bedchamber.
¹This
price comparison study was done in March/April, 2007. For current rates,
please contact HOME AT FIRST.
*Note:
We used Philadelphia for this example, because that's where Jacklyn
lives. Other departure cities across
North America available at different rates and most with similar
results when compared with Disney resort
package prices available on-line.
• Base price: about................. $5,150.
Price includes tickets to a
different them park each day,
plus ground transportation.
• Plus Airfare: add..................... $750.
Adding round-trip flights from
Philadelphia to Orlando for one
adult and one 7-year-old adds
over $750 to the overall cost.
• Plus Meals: Add....................... $300.
Adding a meal plan—all meals
at a wide choice of theme park
and resort restaurants—adds
$300.
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• Total for 6 nights:................. $6,200.
EXTRA-COST OPTIONS: Disney
offers upgrades in lodging,
water park entry, and Park
Hopper transportation. Total
of these extras can be in the
hundreds of dollars.
*Priced from Disney's web site:
See for yourself:
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/
tickets/packageListing?id=PackageListing07Page
• One-week Full Package to London.......... $2836.
Price includes:
1. One-bedroom Home At First apartment
at St. Katharine’s Marina by the Tower
of London with living/dining room,
kitchen, bathroom with tub/shower,
and furnished balcony.
2. London Transport Pass valid for the
Underground and buses of London
Transport.
3. Round-trip flights on British Airways
from Philadelphia to London (1 adult,
1 child under 12, March travel).
• Plus Theatre Tickets for “The Lion King”... $100.
• Plus Entry to the following attractions:
1. Windsor Castle.................................... $25.
2. The Tower of London......................... $31.
3. The Original London Sightseeing Tour $50.
4. Thames Riverboat............................... $18.
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• Total for 8 Days and 7 Nights.................. $3060.
What about meals? Use your apartment’s
kitchen and the great local shops, supermarket,
and restaurants and budget as much or as little
as you wish. You have over $3,100.00 left from
your Disney budget to eat on!
EXTRA-COST OPTIONS: Splurge on a
4-Day BritRail Flexi-Pass (adult 2nd class;
child of 7 rides free when accompanied
by 1 adult pass holder) so you can travel
to any of hundreds of destinations—like
Windsor Castle—reachable by the superior
British railway network. Price: $235.
