We have been to Disneyland SO many times, here's a breakdown of how much I spend on average and below how I make it most affordable:\
$104 x 2 adults on tier 0 day (cheapest)
$50 x 2 kids (with a fall promotion)
$44 lunch for 4
$5.75 lemon ice cream
$7.5 x 2 pretzels
$20 kid dinner
$5.5 popcorn
$18.75 valentines bucket
$120 lightning lane x 4$35 park
TOTAL $572
Which is expensive for a day, but considering that high demand days at Disneyland tickets alone are at $194 per person and that kids over 3 usually pay just as much as adults…. Not so much.
We also don’t have the costs of travel, flights, hotel, and more Disneyland days so I can’t complain.
On top of that we make it more affordable by:
Tier 1 day (cheapest and emptiest)
Buying promos when they come out
Of course, kids under 3 are free, we have utilized that a lot in the past
Having a big healthy fulfilling breakfast at home.
Bringing in loooooots of healthy snack options to balance (best distraction in lines), of course I could have saved even more by bringing all our lunches and kids dinner too, and not buy the Disney snacks. But some flexibility makes it more fun & easy so to me this balance is worth it.
Bring our big waters.
Having adult dinner at home!
Some things I would not save on:
- Lighting lane saves the day on empty and busy days!