I'm a big fan of brown bagging it in the parks. I know it's not for everyone but it suits the way I prefer to eat and the savings are huge.
They sell super cute water bottle lanyards at many of the drink kiosks at Disney World for about $4 or so. We still have ours from our first trip in 2001 but I saw them there last winter as well.I made my kids carry a bag with their water. The only one that complained was my 7 yo so my dh carried hers most of the time. I need to find a lanyard so they can carry their water that way/cross cross a toss their body.
They sell super cute water bottle lanyards at many of the drink kiosks at Disney World for about $4 or so. We still have ours from our first trip in 2001 but I saw them there last winter as well.
Here's a pic of the lanyards they sell. Each park has a different design I believe. We have Thermos bottles too, and keep them in the stroller most of the time.I will have to look around. My girls and myself will carry a bag and my dh a back pack and my son has a bag too but I was thinking of no bags but I have a camera and we all will have a phone and portable chargers.
And we have the double insulated aka heavy thermos containers since they keep the water cold.
I use the 18 oz thermos water bottles. They are great and last forever. Stays cold for a very long time.Screen shot it and then insert it.
I did a search. There were a few that came up.
I saw the neoprene ones on a,axon a few years ago and almost bought them but someone said they stretched out after a while and I can't recall if they would,hold our bottles.
My kids have these:
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DH and I have this:
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They are both 24 oz bottles and kept our water ice cold even in FL summer temps.
I use the 18 oz thermos water bottles. They are great and last forever. Stays cold for a very long time.
When did you send the pkg down exactly? Do you just get it when you check in? Also, did you look at that Garden Grocer, and if so, what made you pick Amazon instead? Thanks!We had an Amazon Prime Pantry box shipped to our room ahead of time with breakfast items, drinks and snacks. You could get more elaborate than we did and even have peanut butter, jelly, microwavable mac and cheese and other meal items delivered. This would save a lot of money over eating in the parks.
Do all resorts have a microwave for people to use?Kids meals
Skip the sides
Don't get soda, it will dehydrate you anyways.
Plan ahead. You can find menus with prices online and plot them out on the maps.
Bring snacks into the parks to cut down on any impulse buys/can't wait a minute longer starvation situations.
If practical, bring/get food delivered to your room. IE I packed microwave meals like easy mac and barilla meals and nuked em in the food court when I got back to the resort at night. I flew southwest and didn't even bring my free second suitcase, so it saved a lot. Buying in MI where prices and tax are lower too helped as opposed to picking up in Orlando (not that I had a car). I supplemented throughout the day with extra snacking (fruit snacks, wheat thins) to stretch out the time between meals.
I love breakfast sandwiches, and have had a starbucks card for *mumble* years, and never have "fancy" breakfasts at home, so that was the big treat for me. There are easy ways to earn giftcards online, check out the swagbucks thread on this board. Essentially free food.
When did you send the pkg down exactly? Do you just get it when you check in? Also, did you look at that Garden Grocer, and if so, what made you pick Amazon instead? Thanks!
Do all resorts have a microwave for people to use?