Universal Islands of Adventure - Save Time in Line!

Published June 30, 2008 in Uncategorized, Save and Universal. 0 Comments

The Most Miserly Mom is not only miserly with her money - she is also miserly with her time. Most families are the same way, right? No one wants to wait in line too long with their impatient (but happy) children? Well, here is one tip for Islands of Adventure that the Most Miserly Mom must share with you.

When you hit the park running at opening time (9:00am) head towards Dueling Dragons instead of The Hulk if you are ready for a morning adrenaline rush. The Hulk’s lines immediately begin, and by the time you arrive may have a 30 minute wait. Dueling Dragons, on the other hand, will most likely have a 5 minute wait! So, grab your teens and get ready to flip, flop, and roll on an awesome coaster.

The Most Miserly Mom definitely recommends this one!

Universal Studios Offers 6 Months Free!

Published June 26, 2008 in Save and Universal. 0 Comments

The Most Miserly Mom always wants her readers to know about savings, and Universal Studios is always helping families with savings!

Right now Florida Residents can get 6 months FREE when they purchase a 2-Park Preferred annual pass. What’s more, Universal allows you to pay monthly on your yearly passes! So the cost of $199.00 can be broken up over 12 months!

Here are the details:

Now through August 31st, Florida Residents can buy one year and Get 6 Months FREE* when you purchase a 2-Park Preferred Annual Pass for the regular price of $199.99 plus tax.
Enjoy:

18 months of unlimited park-to-park admission to both Universal Studios Florida® AND Universal’s Islands of Adventure®
FREE parking**
Discounts on food and merchandise
Savings at Universal CityWalk® and on-site hotels
Admission to special events like Mardi Gras and Universal Holiday festivities

Passes must be purchased by August 31, 2008 and redeemed by September 30, 2008. Restrictions apply. Please see complete ticket details for more information.

Here is the web site for more info:

http://www.universalorlando.com/summer_annual_pass.html?__source=emailfl0608

The Most Miserly Mom will be visiting Universal Studios tomorrow! Maybe I will see you there!

Disney World Raises Ticket Prices!

Published August 9, 2007 in Save, Disney, Universal, Sea World, Airfare, Hotels and Car Rentals. 0 Comments

The Most Miserly Mom is not pleased that Disney World is raising their ticket prices!

The one day/one park pass has increased from $67 to $71. Yikes! If you purchase multi-day passes you save money, but that is still a lot to pay for a one day trip to the parks!

Luckily my book has tons of ways for you to save money on tickets to the theme parks as well as ways to save money on food, lodging and everything else on your Disney/Orlando vacation.

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Cheap Airfare to Disney World and Orlando!

Published August 1, 2007 in Save, Disney, Universal, Sea World and Airfare. 0 Comments

The Most Miserly Mom knows that when you are planning your trip to Disney World the airfare can eat up a lot of your budget. That’s why it is always best to plan and to be aware of everything you can in the airline marketplace.

One thing you can do is sign up with the various airlines that run promotions, such as Southwest, Jet Blue, Spirit, and any other local airline carrier in your area. This way they will email you when they have specials to Orlando from your airport.

You can also sign up with Hotwire.com or Cheaptickets.com or any of the other major travel sites for the same type of promotion notification. Although you might feel overwhelmed with sale spam, it may end up saving you hundreds of dollars in the end.

The Most Miserly Mom just received an email from Spirit Airlines running sales for $.05 each way. Yes, you heard it $.05 each way. The days are specific, but my goodness it would be worth it, wouldn’t it?

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Halloween at Disney’s Magic Kingdom 2007!

Published July 27, 2007 in Save. 0 Comments

The Most Miserly Mom wants all you families who plan to visit Orlando, Disney World and especially Disney’s Magic Kingdom to know about the special events at Halloween.

Walt Disney World offers so much fun for everyone at Halloween. The littlest kid to the oldest kid at heart will enjoy Halloween at Disney. No one will be scared, in fact everyone will be delighted with parades, fireworks, cookies, hot chocolate – all with Minnie, Mickey, and the Gang of Disney characters. Disney calls this special event, “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.” We love this event, and we recommend it to kiddies in strollers, pre-school children, and pre-teens. We adults love it for the warmth and the fun and the smiles with real tricks and treats!

When you arrive at the Magic Kingdom for this event, you and your children should actually be in costume! All of the Disney Characters are in costume too! You will each be given a trick-or-treat bag that will be filled by Disney cast members around the park. Normally there are pumpkin ear balloons floating to show guests where the trick-or-treat stations are. Sometimes the cast members in the parades offer candy to trick-or-treaters as well.

Halloween Parade

Speaking of parades, Disney offers a unique Halloween parade at 8:00pm and 10:00pm. Everyone is in costume, and there are floats and characters like you have never seen before. In fact, the “headless horseman” starts the parade!

Mom’s Miserly Tip: Get to the parade route at least 15 minutes in advance!
Head to Liberty Square to see the headless horseman begin this not-so-scary parade down Main Street.

Halloween Fireworks

The fireworks are different on these Halloween Party nights as well. Usually tinker bell starts the fireworks, but Disney does a good switch here, and puts a “witch” on a broomstick to start the fireworks. They are awesome! They begin at 9:15pm.

Mom’s Miserly Tip: Head to the least crowded place to view the fireworks!
The best place to view the fireworks for us has been at the entrance to the Rose Garden path. The crowds are thinner, and your view is excellent.

This “party” only happens on certain dates, and you must purchase your tickets to the Halloween festivities in advance. This is in addition to your regular admission fee. The cost varies from $38 and up for adults and $32 and up for children ages 3-9. Children under 3 are free. The reason the prices vary is because Disney wants you to purchase these tickets in advance. You actually make reservations for this event, and the park is only open to those who have reservations and tickets. (Sometimes you can purchase the tickets the day of Halloween Party, but you risk the tickets becoming sold out and you pay more for them).

Mom’s Miserly Tip: You must reserve these tickets early!
The tickets sell out fast, so make sure you call 1-407-W-DISNEY as soon as you decide you want to celebrate Halloween with Mickey.

Mom’s Miserly Tip: Don’t Forget Your Complimentary Family Photo!
This is one of those rare times that Disney includes a complimentary family photo. It is a 4 x 6 photo, and a great family souvenir to take back with you (along with your memories of course!)

The dates of “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party for Fall/2007 are as follows:

Dates:

September 14, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

September 21, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

September 28, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

September 30, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 4, 2007 - October 5, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 8, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 11, 2007 - October 12, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 14, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 16, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 18, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 21, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 23, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 25, 2007 - October 26, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 28, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

October 30, 2007 - October 31, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

November 2, 2007, 7:00PM - 12:00AM

For reservations you can call 1.407.W.DISNEY.

You can also read more about the event on Disney’s Web site:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/specialEvents?id=MickeysNotSoScaryHalloweenPartySpecialEventPage

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