Saving Money at Disneyland

For us to get to Disneyland, it takes quite a bit to travel there

And since I like to go often, I need to save money where I can, so we can go more!

I will give my best tips for Saving Money at Disneyland

Saving Money at Disneyland:

Always check out

Mousesavers.com for the most up to date deals, coupons, and offers

• Take your own water into the park – water costs a fortune per bottle in the park. You’ll need alot of water and to re-hydrate often, so make sure you have plenty of water.
• Get free ice water at all counter service restaurants – good for refilling your water bottle with COLD water!
• Take your own lunch and snacks. You can take a soft sided cooler into the park. We just put it in the bottom of the stroller. We pack Sandwiches, carrots, string cheese, chips, etc. We keep a large bag of carrots out on the stroller all day and the kids munch on them – they are often gone by the early afternoon! Just bringing in your own snacks (since my kids are ALWAYS hungry) will save you TONS of money! If you don’t have a stroller, you can always rent a locker or carry a backpack.
• You MUST and I mean MUST have a Dole Whip outside the Tiki Room. If you have never had one before, ask for a FREE button to commemorate the event! For a shorter line, go inside the Tiki Room outside waiting area – it is often a MUCH shorter line!
• One of the best places to eat is Rancho Del Zocalo near Big Thunder Mountain RailRoad – the plates are HUGE and I highly suggest sharing! Splitting entrees will save you on the cost of your meals and there is usually more than enough food to share!
• If you don’t want to share an adult meal, get a kids meal. Cheaper and usually has plenty of food (at least for me!) and includes a drink!
• Eat Breakfast at your hotel. If your hotel does not have a free breakfast, simply pick up breakfast items at the grocery store and save a ton of money using your hotel room refrigerator and/or microwave (we will do this for lunch/dinner as well!)
• The Blue Bayou, in MY opinion, is WAY overpriced, and only mediocre food. but it is fun to eat inside the Pirate of the Caribbean ride. However, now that I have done it, I don’t plan on wasting my money on it again.
• Jazz Kitchen Express in Downtown Disney has decent prices, good food, and the Beniets there are DELICIOUS!
• Have a Birthday within a month or so of your trip? Head over here and get my tips for getting lots of free food for your birthday!
• Rainforest Cafe has Club you can join – it costs money, but you will make it back in Welcome Rewards, you will get a birthday reward, and you get a discount in the store! I happened to get mine when they were running a sale for $10! Check out my post here for how to get FREE Rainforest Cafe gift Cards!
• Earl of Sandwich in Downtown Disney is always a delicious and inexpensive (for theme parks!) place to get a sandwich
• If you have a Disney Visa card, you can get 10% off at many restaurants (check your card website for the restaurants currently being offered)
• Head over here to MouseSavers for up to date coupons for restaurants in the area

• My husband gets Disney Ticket discount through work – you might check your place of employment and see if they have a discount program
• Getawaytoday.com offers discount on Theme Park Tickets – you can even get discounts on Character Meals from them. They also offer a  Best Price/Best Service Guarantee, so if anything, including tickets have a price reduction, they will honor it – how cool is that?!?! So you can buy worry free!
• Check your local Costco – ours often has tickets available at a lower price
• Watch for Gift Card deals at your local Grocery store. Around here, they often have the Park Hopper tickets at the store, and they are often included in the gift card deals (like save $10 on your next grocery shopping trip when you spend $100 or 10x gas rewards, etc.) This would also work to buy Disney Gift Cards, to pre-buy some of the food, souvenirs, etc you are planning on spending at Disney anyway -so you might as well save some money by getting the gift cards!
• If you plan on doing other things, like Universal Studios,  Sea World, or San Diego Zoo – you might check out the CityPass tickets – they are a GREAT deal!!