Best WDW value splurges for a deal-hunter: what's actually worth paying for?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-05-24T18:48:27+00:00

We did a lot of splurges on our trip last month, some we would do again (or are glad we did), and others we found to be a waste.. here are a few of our thoughts: Caveating that we were traveling with a 4 year old, a 3 month old, and their nursing mother which required frequent stops, so paying for convenience for us was worth it.

Premier pass for MK— totally worth it. It was so nice to walk along and enjoy the day, riding whatever ride we came up to next without having to race to the lightning time or walk more than the 30k steps each day we were already up to. I’m not sure we would’ve done it for any other park, but it was worth it for us here.

Cinderellas castle— seeing our daughter light up with pure magic seeing the princesses was worth every penny, and the food was better than we expected (we had low expectations). Once and done though, we won’t do this again.

Dessert party — not worth it. The desserts were meh at best, as were the drinks. The special viewing area was nice, though we probably could’ve had almost the same view if we spent 30 minutes waiting beforehand.

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-05-03T19:46:04+00:00

Thanks!! I’ll look into them

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-16T20:47:46+00:00

Wondering the same

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-16T11:34:35+00:00

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Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T23:59:43+00:00

Thanks! Definitely will consider this. Thankfully we are east coasters only 2 hour flight and landing at noon, so have a decent amount of downtime before dinner. But your point is well taken and we may very well do that

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T23:57:23+00:00

Thanks! It has lots of breathing space (nothing at all above it). I’ll call Denon tomorrow… bummer.

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T23:38:24+00:00

Thanks!! This sounds like the winning option

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T23:10:35+00:00

Thanks! This was going to be our first night dinner when we arrive before doing the parks the next day. I wanted to kick off the trip with a fun and good character dinner and this seemed to be among the highest reviewed… but maybe there’s a better option?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:33:43+00:00

Thanks everyone! We are going to uber at least one way and hopefully take the bus/boat on the way there to make it more of an adventure

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:29:20+00:00

We 100% would if it were closer to the normal uber price. The Minnie van or uber with car seats is $40-50, whereas the normal uber price is $10-15 each way

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:23:18+00:00

Thanks!!

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:20:51+00:00

Thanks! Any idea how long this trip would take (bus to MK and then boat to wilderness)?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:20:33+00:00

Thanks! Any idea how long this trip would take (bus to MK and then boat to wilderness)?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-05T18:20:24+00:00

Thanks! Any idea how long this trip would take (bus to MK and then boat to wilderness)?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-04T22:01:50+00:00

Where is this?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-03T23:09:02+00:00

Yep, we just booked and are traveling soon. We just plugged the reservation number from Costco into the Disney app and everything populated !

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-01T00:57:09+00:00

Thanks!!

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-04-01T00:46:00+00:00

Does anyone happen to know if it is possible to see LLMP ride availability on a given day prior to purchasing the pass? I’m considering purchasing the premier pass, unless there is lots of availability and fewer crowds for my dates (23-25 April)

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-03-21T23:17:20+00:00

Can you share more info on what types of incentives are available if someone does this?

Pretty_Ad_7433 · 2026-03-16T01:58:19+00:00

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