When my family began taking our first Walt Disney World vacations, we always stayed off-site. At the time (early 80s), there wasn’t but a few Disney resorts and it seemed cheaper to stay at a nearby Maingate Quality Inn (our standard at the time). Even today, there are many families that continue to believe the same thing; that staying at a Disney Resort is too expensive and completely out of the question for anyone traveling on a budget. One of our resident bloggers, Lisa Pietsch, has already covered how to save by staying at the various Value Resorts that Disney … Continue reading →